gig economy
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Amazon (Finally) Sets Up A Coronavirus Relief Fund For Its Contractors
In a company blog post today, Amazon announced it’s creating a financial safety net for its contingent workers, making it one of the last major tech companies to do so amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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DoorDash Contractors Earn Less Than Dogshit, Study Finds
U.S. delivery platform DoorDash has been at the top of the public’s most hated gig economy value extraction firms for some time, owing largely to its prior policy of subsidising its wages with customers’ tips. According to a study released today, even with that policy repealed, the efficiency of DoorDash’s race-to-the-bottom pay structure nets workers…
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Report: Rev Asked Workers To Transcribe Audio Involving Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Without Warning
Rev, the $1-a-minute audio transcription gig economy platform that’s been in the news lately for slashing payouts to contractors and an ensuing backlash, had its transcribers listen to content “relating to sex and child abuse without prior warning,” Business Insider reported on Friday.
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‘There Is A Point Where A Person Can’t Do Anymore’
On Monday, we reported that dirt-cheap transcription service Rev was lowering the already precarious minimum pay for its independently contracted workforce by over 30 per cent. The change wasn’t even announced in an email, according to multiple Rev workers.