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Rise Of The AI Gig Economy

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is cracking the whip at the forefront of this gig economy revolution. But humans are still benefiting.

There is a new HMRC VIP line reserved for the rich and famous. If you qualify, then you jump the queue and get right through.

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15% of the UK workforce is now classed as “self employed,” but is everybody rolling in cash? Apparently not.

Financial disaster is on the horizon for 2 out of 5 self employed people. The reason? Because they have no pension.

The gig economy has been in the headlines almost constantly through the last few years, and now, it’s PAYE back time.

The boom time for self employment is right now as recent figures show that over 6 million people in the UK are now working for themselves.

What happens if you can’t find any gigs and are generally struggling to make any money in the gig economy? You get £490 into your bank account.

What would you do if you caught a pickpocket trying to sneakily pull £344 in cash out of your pocket? Turn round and punch him, maybe.

In a world where saving for your pension is considered “normal,” many self employed workers are raging against it.

If you thought that having one job was enough then try having two. That is what around 30% of gig economy workers now have to do.

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, AKA IPSE, recently looked more closely at independent workers…

news / February 18, 2017 February 18, 2017 / contractor, freelance, gig workers, pension, retire

In a brand new survey by experts, it was found that 40% of British people in the workforce believed they will never get to retire.

Tory minister Ed Vaizey has gone on record saying that freelance workers in the so called “gig economy” should be on minimum wage.