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Uber, Lyft and Doordash earnings show gig economy profitable for apps
US company caps strong earnings season for big gig economy groups with solid demand and growth in workforce
More employers are prepared to grant staff time off, but there are important financial questions to ask if you do
Tax breaks are needed to encourage more retirement saving
Courts intent on scrutinising contractual terms when deciding whether workers are ‘disguised employees’, lawyers say
Companies pushed hard to attend to workers’ needs during the pandemic. But have they encroached too far into our personal lives?
Seeking FT readers prepared to chat about how rising inflation is affecting their lives
Ride-hailing app refuses to reclassify drivers as workers after similar case against Uber
Definition of ‘worker’ might have to change if more companies do not do right thing on benefits, MPs told
If anyone takes me to a chain restaurant, you can’t trust their judgment on bigger issues
Rare and illegal strike by Talabat food delivery drivers comes as oil and food prices rocket
Plus, bad bosses and the resistance to in-person office work
Professionals are flocking to gig work but they lose the benefits and perks that come with a full-time job
We have a rare opportunity to understand and fix the economic neglect of these individuals
Money Clinic podcast explores how the demographics of the super group’s fan base are tuned in to retirement planning
Online marketplace Airtasker connects people with ‘taskers’ to get odd jobs done
Plus, secret alumni networks, the rise of anti-work sentiment and more
HMRC admits that freelancers are eligible to reclaim all tax paid under IR35 regime if hirers misclassify them
‘Algorithmic management’ is spreading beyond gig platforms and logistics warehouses to other sectors
Revenue beats analyst expectations despite fears that easing pandemic restrictions would reduce demand
The new EU gig economy directive could be ruinous for the food delivery companies.
HMRC has extended January 31 filing deadline as one in three UK taxpayers have yet to file returns
Just 9 people are part of pilot of software that more than 4m people will have to use from 2024
First advertising, and then credit.
Shifts in working life have slowed since 1980s despite AI and gig economy, study shows
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