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Gigging the Gig Economy
Trading Perspectives: An Economic Podcast
English - October 12, 2022 15:43 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsInvesting Business News economics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, the Administration announced new plans to turn ‘gig economy’ workers into employees, as opposed to independent contractors. While the intent might be well-meaning, what impact will this have on the workers and the economy? Is it necessary and do workers really want it? Finally, who will get hit the hardest if the cost of gig work goes up for the end consumer? In this week’s Trading Perspectives, Sam, Courtney and John discuss the impact of turning gig workers into corporate employees. Is it desirable for the economy? For the consumer? Or even for the worker?