Gig Economy
MIC Global partners with WRMS Global to deliver Flood Resilience cover to Merchants and Gig Workers in India
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES (Feb. 8, 2024) – MIC Global is partnering with WRMS Global and local insurers in India to bring loss of… Read More »MIC Global partners with WRMS Global to deliver Flood Resilience cover to Merchants and Gig Workers in India
Loss of Income Protection for Micro Entrepreneurs: From Risk to Resilience with Micro Insurance
Loss of income is an ever-present concern for micro entrepreneurs. The cause could be as simple as a broken phone or stolen laptop preventing fulfilment… Read More »Loss of Income Protection for Micro Entrepreneurs: From Risk to Resilience with Micro Insurance
Bouncing Back from Natural Disaster: Solving Individual and Economic Resilience with Micro Insurance
Flood. Storm. Earthquake. Wildfire. These are among the most common forms of natural hazard events experienced around the world, and they’re becoming more frequent as… Read More »Bouncing Back from Natural Disaster: Solving Individual and Economic Resilience with Micro Insurance
Protecting Gig Workers from Income Loss
A twisted ankle for a cycle courier. Laryngitis for a temporary customer call operator. Flu for a cabin crew member. While these may not sound… Read More »Protecting Gig Workers from Income Loss
No Income? No Problem! How MiIncome Enables Customer Support During Income Disruption
For the vast majority of us, regular income is essential. From the property we live in and traveling to places we need to go, to… Read More »No Income? No Problem! How MiIncome Enables Customer Support During Income Disruption
GIG Worker Rights
2nd March 2020, France’s highest appeals court ruled that one of Uber’s former drivers should be recognized as an employee rather than as an independent… Read More »GIG Worker Rights
Uber – New Opportunity or Just an Algorithm?
The Gig economy is starting to see large companies become mature, these are led by Uber and the likes of AirBnB. Recently CNBC provided some… Read More »Uber – New Opportunity or Just an Algorithm?
GIG economy and Sharing Economy in 2018
The GiG economy and Sharing Economy is a growing and thriving part of the economy and deserves some policy changes in governments and companies to… Read More »GIG economy and Sharing Economy in 2018
GIG Economy Ruling
Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday 13th June 2018 ruled that a plumber employed in the gig economy (sharing economy) had “worker” status in a landmark… Read More »GIG Economy Ruling
Freelance Working
In this new age of self-employment, who do you work for? A company? A Platform? Your own business? Self-employed? Freelance working? All of the above?… Read More »Freelance Working
Freelance and GIG Economy
The world of employment is always changing, however today there is an acceleration towards people looking after their own hours and becoming more flexible. The sharing and… Read More »Freelance and GIG Economy