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    THE GIG ECONOMY 101

    Apr 14, 2019 4 minutes
    Words: Hannah James.

    ABOUT 2.5 MILLION people in Australia work in the gig economy (working freelance or on short-term contracts rather than being permanent), or about a quarter of the workforce. Safe to say a lot of them are millennials. Airtasker, Airbnb, Deliveroo, Uber… this kind of work can offer flexibility and sweet, sweet cash – but it also has its downsides. Watch out for:

    TAX. Immediately slice off 30 per cent of every dollar you earn and put it in a high-interest savings account ready to hand over come tax time. It’s not your money, it’s the ATO’s, and they get quite annoyed if you don’t pay up.

    SUPER. It’s

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