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Emergency Uber Eats delivery made by Southlake DPD. [Photo via Southlake DPS]
The Last Word: Southlake Police Innovate Community Relations with Emergency Uber Eats Delivery
by David Seeley | Oct 25, 2023
An Uber Eats driver was involved in a car crash in Southlake recently, and the city's police and fire departments went to the scene. The driver turned out to be OK, but was unable to finish delivering an order of fresh-grilled hibachi from Hashi Japanese Kitchen. That's when Corporal Tejada and Officer Grace stepped up to finish the job for the gig worker—and in a sense, gig workers everywhere.
by David Seeley |
Apr 4, 2023
The Colorado staffing startup says it aims to go "beyond muscle for hire" to be the future model for the gig economy workforce. After completing around 5,000 jobs across the gig economy in Colorado, it's starting its Texas expansion in DFW with a goal of providing up to 300 local jobs in the next year. Its "Laborjacks" will help with moves, landscaping, months-long gigs at small businesses, and more. See how much they'll make and find out more.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 20, 2022
Gig Wage has found new ways to help business owners manage cash flow and payment speed. But even more so, it aims to help create "a social safety net for 1099 workers" by offering non-predatory Faster Pay solutions and other features, with a debit card and mobile app offering also in the works.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 13, 2022
Logile says its new Gig-Style Scheduling solution enables retailers to utilize their workforce more fully in two key ways—with "gig-status associates" on their company staffs, supplemented by labor from outside "crowdsourcing" to cover additional staffing needs.
"We see a real opportunity for retailers to change the game,” Logile founder and CEO Purna Mishra says.
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