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Former Uber driver: Ticketing policy 'really harmful' targeting black and low-income neighborhoods as approximately 15,500 Chicago Lyft and Uber drivers suspended in 2019
By Flexible Work News Report | Dec 8, 2022
An Uber driver who drove for the company in Chicago was recently suspended due to unpaid ticket debt owed to the city. Analysis and data discovery shows Chicago’s ticketing policies are putting Uber and Lyft workers out of a job while disproportionately impacting black and low-income neighborhoods and driving motorists into bankruptcy.
Fiverr CMO: 'Data shows businesses are shifting their strategy' for the 2022 holiday shopping season
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 28, 2022
Data compiled by Fiverr showed that small-to-medium sized retail and e-commerce businesses are largely optimistic about upcoming sales, despite looming challenges due to inflation and a recession.
Upwork chief marketing officer: ‘We are in the midst of a work awakening’
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 23, 2022
Upwork announced its new campaign, titled “This is How We Work,” a series of videos that dives into the revolutionizing world of remote work, with the company noting that there is a great transition happening as more workers remain remote and businesses can turn to freelancers and independent professionals to thrive.
Saka: 'I’m happy to be working together with Fiverr, working to amplify the message around equality'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 23, 2022
Fiverr has joined forces with Bukayo Saka, an English soccer player with the Arsenal Football Club who praised Fiverr's dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion by making opportunities available to anyone.
San Francisco passengers can now book Flywheel rides thru Uber App: 'This partnership will give drivers increased flexibility and additional earnings'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 22, 2022
After years of hard competition between Flywheel (formerly DeSoto Cabs) and Uber, Flywheel vehicles are going to be available on the Uber app, in a one-year pilot that has now recently full approval from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
Sprouts Farmers Market: 'By partnering with DoorDash, more people will be able to access our uniquely healthy assortment and the season’s freshest, most delicious produce'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 22, 2022
Healthy grocery store Sprouts Farmers Market is expected to expand its nationwide on-demand grocery delivery through the additional 380 stores to DoorDash starting in the state of Arizona.
Recent study reveals Colorado gig drivers take home only nearly $5.49 an hour: 'No solution is going to be a good one for these workers unless they are collectively given a seat at the table'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 22, 2022
Drivers for platforms like DoorDash, Lyft, and Uber in Denver, Colorado, on average earn below the minimum wage.
Chicago Uber driver removed from platform for unpaid tickets: 'They're going after everybody for money'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 21, 2022
John Sotiropoulos speaks from personal experience when it comes to the way the city deals with outstanding debt from parking and speeding tickets.