Posted 12/8/2023, 7:17:59 PM
Pros and Cons of the Gig Economy: Flexibility for Some, Precarity for Others
- Wide range of workers in gig economy, from those preferring flexibility to those unable to find stable full-time jobs
- Positives include flexibility and ability to augment income, benefits for small businesses
- Negatives include lack of basic benefits like health insurance and unemployment claims
- Many struggling to make even minimum wage as independent contractors
- Gig workers not eligible for unemployment insurance in most cases