On Better Life Lab: Precarious gig economy work replaces the New Deal with a raw one.
With the advent of the New Deal, employers were expected to guarantee workers a measure of security—a fair wage, a reasonable number of hours, benefits like retirement and health insurance. Recent years have seen a rise in “non-standard” work arrangements—independent contractors and gig workers who work without benefits or job protections.
Gig-work platforms make the tantalizing promise of flexibility and freedom, but that can come at a deceptively steep price for many gig workers: low and variable wages, unpredictable schedules, and paltry benefits. Trying to make a living this way is also enormously stressful—one study of gig workers found that the more employment insecurity they experienced during the day, the more their nights became fitful, sleepless, and anxiety-ridden.
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