LOS ANGELES: Time-poor households are outsourcing tasks in record numbers, giving rise to a new economic sector dubbed the “gig economy”.
Nannies, cleaners and gardeners who were once the domain of upper-class households are now a mainstay in middle and lower income families.
And websites are allowing tech-savvy users to employ help for even the most unusual tasks — one-off jobs such as putting together flatpack furniture, lining up to buy a new release product and moving rubbish…