Stride aims to give every gig worker a portable benefits account

Stride secures $47 million funding raise to build out portable benefits accounts for gig workers and gig drivers

One enduring feature of the gig economy is “multi-apping” — driving or delivering for several platforms. Many gig workers drive not only with Uber, for example, but with Lyft, too.

The problem, though, is that gig workers don’t receive benefits from any of the platforms they work for due to their legal status as independent contractors, which has contributed to a back-and-forth between gig workers and gig companies that has roiled the gig economy for months.

But what if gig workers not only...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stride-aims-to-give-every-gig-worker-a-portable-benefits-account

Lena Göthberg, Producer and Host of the Shipping Podcast

The 100th! It’s a milestone! I take the opportunity to share what I have learnt by starting a podcast in the maritime industry. How it all started with a crazy idea and borrowed equipment onboard the worlds’ largest container ship MAERSK MCKINNEY MOLLER and her Captain. 

I got the advice to start by sharing 4 episodes, just in case the prospective listeners wouldn’t get hooked if I only shared one episode and that wasn’t to their taste.

1. Captain Niels V Pedersen

2. Carl Johan Hagman

3. Jonathan...

https://shippingpodcast.com/lena-gothberg-producer-and-host-of-the-shipping-podcast/

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