Independent Work

The Future of Work Initiative hosted a briefing Wednesday to discuss the findings and implications of the 2017 Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS). The event highlighted the need for a comprehensive understanding of the labor market in order to develop effective policies for workers.

Moving labor costs off a business’s budget doesn’t make them disappear — it shifts them to the backs of workers, their families, & taxpayers.

Yesterday’s release of the 2017 Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) provides the first government numbers on contingent and alternative work arrangements in thirteen years. Here are our five top takeaways from these new numbers.

Tomorrow’s release of the 2017 Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) will provide the first government estimate of contingent and alternative work in 13 years. Here are nine things to keep in mind about the new data.

The Future of Work Initiative is excited to announce that we have joined the Google.org Work Initiative portfolio, an innovative effort to search for new solutions to prepare people for the changing nature of work.

The Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and Cornell University ILR School are excited to launch the Gig Economy Data Hub, an online resource devoted to increasing understanding of the gig economy and its workers.

Legislation in a number of states would provide certainty on worker classification to a small group of online platforms facing contentious litigation, but could create economic insecurity for workers by making it easier for businesses to reclassify employees as independent contractors.

Following the introduction of portable benefits legislation in Washington State last month, leaders from Uber and SEIU released a letter calling on business, labor and government to work together to develop a portable benefits system.