#69: Big Freelancer Legal Win, 60% Prefer Hybrid, Fed Rate Hike, Record Number Of New Freelancers, Inflation So Bad That Even Tom Brady Comes Back To Work...
What's the secret to stop a Golden Retriever from finding every chicken bone? Not sure, but we do know the rise in freelancing has no end in sight. Talk soon!
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🙌 Big legal win for freelancers as Texas Federal Court advances prior independent contractor classification rule. It’s honestly pretty confusing, but we’ll break it down in next week’s analysis with Azariah Lehman :)
💩 Inflation
🚀 Great Resignation turns into freelancing
According to The Wall Street Journal, unincorporated self-employed people in the U.S. reached 10 million in February (400,000 more than when the pandemic began).
In their words, “Many decided they could make a living without being on someone else’s payroll. Some say the path has been rewarding but challenging.”
💻 What’s the impact of the pandemic on remote work?
🙌 Salesforce offers wellness retreat instead of office.
Almost Twice As Many Workers Prefer Hybrid Schedules To Fully Remote Work according to Jena McGregor of Forbes.
According to a Gallup poll, “Nearly 60% of such employees say that’s their preferred arrangement [hybrid], nearly twice the 32% who say they’d like to work remotely all the time.”
🤔 Fed raises rate to 0.25% and 0.5%
Industry Stock Update (as of Friday at 1 pm)
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