Gig Economy Workers Unite
The architecture and design industry’s intersection with the growth of the gig economy, and with independent workers, is more pronounced than many other industries’ exposure to it – we are responsible for designing and furnishing workspaces for the rapidly expanding coworking movement. While we design the spaces for independent workers to conduct their business, do we really understand who these workers are, what their challenges in the workforce are, and why these workers are so important to our overall economy? A few important organizations have begun to research, advocate for and support independent workers. Meet iPSE-U.S. iPSE-U.S., the Association of Independent Workers, “honors the tens of millions of independent workers, contractors, consultants, freelancers, self-employed, gig workers, and small business owners in America who choose to fearlessly structure their work around their lives. iPSE-U.S. supports these workers with a political voice, industry insights, portable benefit structure and an ecosystem of like-minded …
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