Regulating the demand
summary
Claims that 26 million Americans do part‑time gig work and that 700,000 work across the largest platforms anchor the debate; Handy reports 1.3 million applicants and 50,000 activated pros, operates in 28 cities with growth coming from deeper penetration not new markets, and says 80% of pros work 20 hours or less. Regulators and companies push for portable benefits bought hourly or as a percentage of earnings, while investors warn many startups fail for lack of operational scale and margin.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:12What is the work force
- 6:12Whats happening in Washington
- 8:39Ondemand apocalypse
- 11:29Handy
- 15:26Portable benefit system
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