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A breed of gig apps tailored for short-term work slots — from Stint to Instawork to Gigpro — is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom as well as in the United States as one response to the peculiar ways in which economies have been rebounding from the pandemic recession.
LONDON – For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers, and she scoured the ...
LONDON — For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed.
For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was scrolling through TikTok and stumbled on a video about an app called…
With Britain facing pandemic- and Brexit-induced labor shortage, apps that recruit gig workers are playing a role. In the U.S., similar apps are Gig Pro and Instaworks.