New Features

We have been working on enhancing how companies manage their groups for the past month or so, and we wanted to provide you with a recap on all of the latest features!

The following are the key functionality enhancements we have added: 

1. An improved way to manage group requirements, including insurance minimums, enforcement of expired items, and buyer/seller notifications 

Groups managers can require notification  and/or remove members from a group if required credentials such as licenses, certifications or insurance expire

Managers can also set a minimum coverage requirement for insurance. 

Our latest enhancements provides additional options for insurance requirements within Work Market for both workers and companies.

For workers:

Under the insurance screen, workers can indicate that Worker's Compensation is not a requirement in their state

They will receive expiration notifications for insurances, certifications, licenses and documents

Allow Workers Compensation insurance requirements to be met either by carrying the insurance/coverage amount or attesting to the above that their state does not require them to carry this

To that end, companies can do the following:

Companies can require insurance for workers to apply for groups 

They can override Worker's Compensation insurance if the state they work from does not require it in one click

We want to make sure companies are updated on the status of their group's requirements. Now, you have the option to receive notifications if a group member's insurance expires, and/or you can elect to remove members when their insurance expires. 

To add these specifications, go to 'Manage Requirements' under your groups. Under 'Insurance', specify the industry and type of insurance required for the group. Then click the desired check boxes to add requirements. Head to the groups page to update your requirements! 

Coming Soon!

We redesigned the navigation bar and put it on the left side of the screen! Simply open the orange circle located on the left to see your navigation options. We made some other enhancements to Work Market. Check it out: 

- The new navigation bar slides out from the left side of your dashboard, and will remain open until you close it.

Coming soon:

Work Market is changing the ways both buyers and workers rate each other. With the introduction of WorkRanking, workers with positive metrics will appear higher in searches, resulting in more work on Work Market

Here is what workers and buyers need to know about our new ratings system: 

Worker's ratings are no longer on a 5 star scale. Instead, they are reflected by way of percentages. Ratings are shown as either excellent, satisfied, or unsatisfied. 

These metrics are based on overall performance, quality of work, professionalism, and communication. 

Workers will continue to receive positive ratings for arriving on time and submitting deliverables on time. 

Current star ratings will translate into satisfaction percentages across the site. 

We eliminated auto-rate and the default rating is satisfied.  

Workers now have the ability to sync their calendar on Work Market with their Google calendar! Links for this new feature are located on your dashboard and on your profile. 

Once activated, all current assignments will sync with your Google calendar. Each calendar event will contain the address, title, company name, client name, and contact name accordingly. 

Your Google calendar will update automatically if you reschedule or cancel an existing assignment. 

We hope you take advantage of this convenient way to organize your schedule. Be on the lookout for other calendar syncs soon!

We rearranged the way groups are sorted on the Join Groups page. This sorting helps workers find the most relevant groups to join.

Groups sorting is based on the number of members, total volume of assignments sent and recency of last assignment sent through the group.

We hope this helps workers join more applicable groups and find more work with more clients.

Assignment Management Update

We made enhancements to how both buyers and independent workers manage assignments! New features include:

All assignment completion tasks are visible in one tab (Confirm, Check In and Check Out, Custom Fields, Survey, and Deliverables)

The "Complete The Assignment" button is now visible throughout the assignment process, and enabled upon completing all tasks

We added an Assignment Checklist so both independent workers and buyers can follow the progress of an assignment

Required tasks are labeled for independent workers 

Mobile Closeout

Independent workers can now closeout their assignments via the Work Market mobile application! 

You gave us your feedback and we listened! We enhanced the buyer scorecard on Work Market by adding Approval Time. Now freelancers can check out how current and potential clients rank in their average time to approve assignments for payment once completed. 

The metrics are based on the last 90 days and display as either Great (less than 5 days), Good (5-10 days), or 10+ days. The truck icon indicates that a client uses parts logistics, indicating they may have a longer approval time due to waiting on the return of parts needed for the assignment.

We made some enhancements to our dashboard, simplifying assignment management for both the buyer (the client) and seller (the contractor). 

If you are a buyer, you will only see assignments you or your company own.  If you are a seller, you will only see the assignments sent to you. For those who are both buyers and sellers, you are now able to toggle back and forth between views. 

Contractors can give clients even more insight in to what makes them stand out by uploading videos to their profile! Videos can be from their portfolio, promotional images, or other professional work and uploaded from their desktop, mobile, or tablet.

Additionally, clients are now able to make videos a requirement for groups or assignments.

Life just got easier with Work Market's new Visa Card! Sign up now for your Visa Card on Work Market today.

Your Work Market Visa Card

- Money deposits each business day at 4 p.m. on to your card. 

- A faster alternative to ACH and PayPal

- Cardholders can use their cards anywhere Visa or Mastercard are accepted. They also work as debit cards at millions of ATMs worldwide.

Mobile Access

Mobile users can check card balances, transfer funds, pay bills, find ATMs, and much more. Receive text and email alerts, notifications when an account has been credited, debited, or when a minimum balance has been reached.

Order your card now and get paid faster!

Work Market's latest enhancement includes changes to streamlining communication. Both businesses and freelancers  can check out the bullhorn

 to see what is happening on Work Market in real time!

With this enhancement comes some changes to your default notification settings. To review your settings, follow this link. Or configure your notifications by selecting Settings under the bullhorn. 

Check out the enhanced notifications on your dashboard now! 

We think ratings on Work Market are extremely important, and we want them to be as accurate as possible. So, we removed automated ratings from the Work Market system to give a better picture about whom both businesses and contractors are working with.

Now, along with LinkedIn and Facebook, you can log in and sign up for Work Market with Google!

Give resources more assignment details with our latest update! This enhancement allows clients to customize their needs with more clarity in the Resource Closeout box.

Work Market's latest enhancement displays freelancer scorecards when searching through the database.