City officials and local freelancers hope the proposal will help increase client accountability. Hailee Schievelbein As more people turn to the gig economy as their main source of income, city officials are looking to help independent workers hold stingy clients accountable. Building on protections laid out by wage theft legislation on both the city and […]
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Writers and journalist have possibly experienced the biggest single employment disruption since the Internet entered our lives. It has displaced the entire traditional paper publishing business as we know it. Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, yellow pages, the entire market is either gone or just a fraction of what it use to be. With our tremendous viewer […]
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TL;DR: Become your own boss with this entrepreneurship training bundle — just $39 in the Mashable Shop. Pivoting from traditional employment to being a freelancer is good in theory, but it’s not as easy as what others make it out to be. Sure, you’ll get to manage your own schedule and do what you love […]
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In the UK , it feels like no one knows where they stand when it comes to Brexit . As the clock runs down on negotiations, few answers about legislations, regulations, or whether we’ll leave with a deal are forthcoming. That Brexit will affect all of us in different ways is certain but how, and […]
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Writing Freelance Proposal and Get Hired You may be the most skilled computer programmer or the best content writer on the planet. Maybe you are willing to work 18-hour days and are happy to complete any project. None of that matters if you can’t write a good freelance proposal. If you have sent out a […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Using technology to run her practice lets defense attorney Susan Williams give clients the time and attention they need. Williams decided years ago she didn’t want a large staff that would require her to increase her caseload simply to have the money to pay her employees. She has one part-time assistant […]
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You knew you were born to be a writer. So, you leaped into freelancing. But it’s been harder than you thought it would be. Being a good writer isn’t enough; you’re an entrepreneur now. You looked all the right freelancing forums and job boards . You’ve niched down. You follow Neil Patel religiously. And you […]
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Don’t miss another episode of Truth In Data! Click on the red bell in the lower-left corner of your screen to receive notifications as soon as the episode publishes. Data for today’s episode is provided by Mercator Advisory Group’s viewpoint – Payments for Work in the U.S. Gig Economy . The Five Types of Freelance […]
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Are you a college student or even a high schooler who wants to work online? Working online in college was how I afforded to pay my rent and tuition, so I’m a huge supporter of online part-time jobs for students. Why part-time jobs? I’ve already written a full guide to the best online jobs for […]
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The demand for talent is at an all-time high, and companies need to focus on building out robust and effective diversity and inclusion strategies that attract both permanent and contingent talent, according to new data released by Randstad Sourceright. According to results from the firm’s 2019 Talent Trends survey (registration), 72 percent of permanent talent […]
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