Trolley Research: Independent Earners Won’t Wait More Than Two Days to Get Paid, and Payment Problems Are Pushing Them Off Platforms

A survey of 450 freelancers, creators, and musicians finds only 28% control when their money arrives, while payment delays now outrank a lack of work as a reason to leave TORONTO — Most independent earners have no say in when they get paid, and payment problems are already costing platforms the people who power them. […]