gig economy – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:12:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Taskrabbit providing U.S. gig workers with retirement benefits https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/taskrabbit-providing-gig-workers-with-retirement-benefits/ Fri, 31 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156260 Online gig economy platform Taskrabbit Inc. is providing U.S. gig workers with retirement benefits through a new initiative. The program, in partnership with financial services firm Robinhood Markets Inc., provides workers with access to a match program for individual retirement account contributions. During the first year of enrolment, workers receive a two per cent match on […]

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]]> U.S., U.K. delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day over pay, employee benefits https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-s-u-k-delivery-ride-hailing-drivers-stop-work-on-valentines-day-over-pay-employee-benefits/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151984 Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers planned day-long strikes and held mid-day demonstrations at airports in several cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, […]

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]]> New EU gig worker rules to determine who qualifies for benefits of full-time employees https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/new-eu-gig-worker-rules-to-determine-who-qualifies-for-benefits-of-full-time-employees/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148851 In a bid to improve working conditions for people who deliver food and offer rides through smartphone apps, the European Union gave provisional approval Wednesday to rules that determine who should get the benefits of full-time employees and restrict the way online platforms use algorithms to manage their workers. The European Parliament and the EU’s […]

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]]> U.S. bill could deny gig workers minimum wage and other protections https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/u-s-bill-could-deny-gig-workers-minimum-wage-and-other-protections/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125049 A bill that would amend U.S. labour law to establish a new classification for gig workers could also deny them the right to a minimum wage and other employment protections. The Worker Flexibility and Choice Act would change the Fair Labor Standards Act so ’employee’ doesn’t include anyone who’s entered into a worker-flexibility agreement, such […]

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]]> Expert panel: How employers can design health benefits, retirement plans for gig workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/expert-panel-how-employers-can-design-a-benefits-plan-for-gig-workers/ Tue, 24 May 2022 13:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121779 Whether they’re delivering takeout, chauffeuring passengers, or fixing leaky sinks, most gig workers in Canada don’t get benefits. Classified as independent contractors rather than employees, they’re excluded from employer contributions to Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance, they may not be protected under worker’s compensation and they can’t participate in tax-advantaged benefits programs like registered […]

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]]> Ontario mulling implementing new ‘portable benefits’ for precarious workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/ontario-mulling-implementing-new-portable-benefits-for-precarious-workers/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:00:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=116050 Ontario is eyeing a new system to provide “portable benefits” for workers in the gig economy, retail and hospitality sectors who don’t currently have health, dental or vision coverage. Under the plan, workers would be able to keep their benefits even if they change jobs, said the province in a press release. If the plan […]

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]]> Ontario recommending introduction of new portable benefits program https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/ontario-recommending-introduction-of-new-portable-benefits-program/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=113140 A new report by the Ontario government’s advisory committee on the future of work is recommending the introduction of a new portable benefits program. The Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee, which delivered its interim report this summer, set out 21 recommendations, including supporting workers who fall outside the purview of traditional benefits programs. The report […]

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]]> Uber Canada sharing details of self-directed benefits fund for gig workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/uber-canada-sharing-details-of-self-directed-benefits-fund-for-gig-workers/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106513 Uber Technologies Inc. is revealing more details of a labour model it’s pitching to Canadian provinces and territories, a model that’s drawn opposition from some worker groups. The Flexible Work+ model the San Francisco-based tech giant has pushed since March asks provinces and territories to force Uber and other app-based companies to create a self-directed […]

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]]> Exempting Uber, Lyft drivers from employee classification, benefits unconstitutional: Calif. judge https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/exempting-uber-lyft-drivers-from-employee-classification-benefits-unconstitutional-calif-judge/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106128 A judge is striking down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections. On Aug. 20, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that Proposition 22 was unconstitutional. Voters approved the measure […]

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]]> Ontario court certifying Uber class action over employee classification https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/ontario-court-certifying-uber-class-action-over-employee-classification/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105700 Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform’s Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as employees. The class action was certified by Judge Justin Paul Perell in a decision released late Thursday afternoon and stems from a court filing made […]

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