How to Use gig worker in a Sentence

gig worker

noun
  • What is the future of gig workers?
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
  • To be sure, gig workers’ low pay is a real problem.
    — Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • These gig workers need to fulfill orders stat to make these trips pay off.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Many gig workers will find that their state income tax bills mostly stay the same.
    — Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What’s staying the same To be sure, some things have not changed for gig workers.
    — Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Other states appear to be gearing up for their own fights over gig workers.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2020
  • But not all gig workers are happy with the outcomes of the PayUp bill.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Research shows that gig workers tend to work in the service industry.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • Seattle has granted permanent sick and safe leave for gig workers.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One of the busiest airports in the world has become a difficult place for gig workers to earn a living.
    — Eli Tan, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • Gonzalez, 59, is a gig worker who is disabled, walks with a cane and can’t deal with stairs.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • What this means going forward To be sure, gig workers’ low pay is a real problem.
    — Andrew Garin, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
  • As the gig workers bill neared a critical vote, some supporters showed up to his house, unannounced.
    — Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • All said, the catch-up payments stand to be a huge boon to gig workers and delivery drivers throughout the state.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • This push to unionize, for example, and who’s a gig worker, who’s an employee.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • How much will this affect gig workers in their fight for better pay, benefits, and work conditions?
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 15 June 2023
  • Many gig workers are combining part-time gigs instead, making their own rules and setting their own schedules.
    — Ken Fleming, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • When phone prices spike, gig workers from rideshare drivers to creators face higher operating costs.
    — Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That means if a gig worker or their employer computes a tip amount and requires customers to pay it, that tip isn’t tax-deductible.
    — Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Many gig workers hold traditional jobs in the retail and restaurant sectors.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Some eateries also allow remote gig workers to serve customers at kiosks inside the restaurants as well.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • To stand out, gig workers must go beyond tasks—show initiative, adapt quickly and align with company values.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Movie theaters are shuttering, production has plunged and thousands of gig workers are scrambling to find work.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • As the name suggests, the new range of e-scoots is designed specifically for India’s gig workers.
    — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Build for the mom in Lagos, the driver in Manila, the gig worker in São Paulo.
    — Ilya Volkov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Many of the gig workers had already connected on other series and came prepared with picnic blankets.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • California’s long-running fight over the status of gig workers is going national this week.
    — Shira Stein, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But workplace experts say the number of gig workers is growing, and and their impact is being felt throughout the economy.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 24 July 2023
  • But workplace experts say the number of gig workers is growing, and their impact is being felt throughout the economy.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • Labor groups denounced the decision but said there may be other avenues for gig workers to win workplace protections.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024

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