Facing a loss of hours, unsecured wages and slow reopenings, some unemployed Britons are reconsidering their livelihoods.
Tag: Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting
Swift Aid Payments Keep Berlin’s Self-Employed Afloat Despite Shutdown
Within days, Germany’s capital distributed money to 150,000 artists, shop owners, hairdressers and other small-business owners and freelancers to cover basic expenses.
On Job Just 6 Weeks, U.K.’s Finance Chief Shines in Crisis
Britain’s chancellor, Rishi Sunak, a virtual unknown not long ago, is winning praise for leading the response to the virus.
Pandemic Erodes Gig Economy Work
Gig companies promoted their flexible hours as an economic lifeline for workers. In the coronavirus outbreak, it has been anything but.
As Coronavirus Hits U.K., Health Workers Fear Getting Sick, and Going Broke
Low-paid health workers in Britain who could be at risk of contracting the coronavirus say they will show up to work even if they fall ill.
One More Way to Die: Delivering Food in Cape Town’s Gig Economy
As food-delivery apps take off in South Africa, thousands of motorbike riders, many migrants desperate for work, have signed up. For some, it is their last job.
Uber Drivers’ Day of Strikes Circles the Globe Before the Company’s I.P.O.
Protests from Australia to San Francisco denounced the employment practices of ride-hailing companies. “I believe we deserve some respect and to be paid fairly,” one driver said.
Drivers Start Strikes Ahead of Uber’s Blockbuster I.P.O.
A walkout by Australian drivers began a series of planned work stoppages around the world to protest wages and work conditions of ride-hailing services.
Madrid Taxi Strike Intensifies After Barcelona Drivers Are Offered Concessions
At least 11 people were injured in the capital as drivers protesting against Uber and other ride-hailing services clashed with the police.
German Reporter Is Said to Face Espionage Charges in Venezuela
Billy Six, a freelancer, was reportedly detained on Nov. 17. He was accused in a military court of talking to the rebel group FARC and taking photographs too close to President Nicolás Maduro.