Care.com introduces 'peer-to-peer benefits' for its gig economy workers

Care.com's workers look like some of the least likely to have benefits. The online caregiving marketplace's users fall into two groups — domestic workers and contractors in the gig economy — that are traditionally shut out from benefits programs. 

But the company on Wednesday announced it would create a "peer-to-peer benefits platform" to fund the limited benefits it began offering its workers in 2012. The 9-year-old site connects potential babysitters or other caregivers with families who need childcare, senior care or even pet care. Over 9 million caregivers and 11 million families use its site worldwide, the company says.   Read more...

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