Tag: gig economy

Top 3 Learnings on the Use of Direct Sourcing to Enable a Gig Economy Strategy

In this article, Praneeth Patola, CEO of WillHire, a Direct Sourcing and Talent Pool Solution, shares their organization’s origin story and discusses their goals to build better ways to connect enterprises with contract labor. WillHire has led many client implementations and shares key learnings. Patola reveals his knowledge of what talent curation means and who… Read more »

Under the Microscope: AB-5 is a Mixed Bag

Uber employee benefitting from the gig economy

There’s a whole lot of ruckus going on in the Golden State. California just approved Assembly Bill 5, which specifically targets the gig economy and app-based companies. Under this measure, independent contractors who are working for such companies would be re-classified as employees and become eligible for minimum wage, benefits, pay guarantees, and union memberships… Read more »