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Laborfair™, Inc.
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Address: Laborfair, Inc. 275 Fifth Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Email address: info@laborfair.com Press Releases
Laborfair Unveils San Francisco Bay Area Wage ReportReal Time Report Demonstrates Significant Savings Available to Bay Area Residents; Cost of Handymen Greater on the Peninsula Than in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 13, 2007 -- Laborfair (www.Laborfair.com), the smart, easy and right way to find quality help, today unveiled the San Francisco Bay Area Wage Report. This real time report documents average fees charged by individuals using Laborfair to find work opportunities across a number of different occupations, from housekeeping to creative services. The report illustrates the significant savings Bay Area residents can realize by connecting directly with service providers. "These numbers clearly show that savvy consumers can save money by contracting directly with a qualified and experienced service provider," said Laborfair founder Jenna Raby. "At the same time, the report gives us a unique window into what people in business for themselves are earning as a living wage instead of what they would earn as a minimum wage at a larger company or agency." Laborfair directly connects service providers and people in search of personal help in a way that's fair, easy, and financially rewarding for everyone involved. The company's online labor marketplace is simple to use, completely transparent, and features peer reviews. Individuals in need of help can search provider profiles that are grouped according to geographic location or type of work performed. The service is free for consumers. The Laborfair Wage Report documents average wages earned by occupation and by location in the Bay Area. Average fees for some of the most popular categories include: -- Child Care: $19.24/hour -- Housekeeper: $17.83/hour -- Handyman: $25.75/hour -- Adult Care: $17.00/hour -- Gardener: $17.37/hour -- Painter: $22.29/hour The report also highlights some interesting variances around the Bay Area in the costs of services by region. For example, the average fee charged by a handyman on the Peninsula is $33.68 while San Francisco is much less at $22.15. Other key findings from the Wage Report include:
-- The five occupations with the highest average hourly fees in the Bay
Area are creative services, event services, personal lessons, therapeutic
services, and automotive
-- Personal lessons is the highest Bay Area fee category with an average
fee of $74.41 per hour
-- Adult care was the lowest Bay Area fee category with an average fee of
$17.00 per hour
-- Personal lessons highlighted the greatest wage disparity in the Bay
Area with an average high of $101.67 per hour in the North Bay and an
average low of $47.50 per hour on the Peninsula
-- Housekeepers demonstrated the least wage disparity in the Bay Area
with an average high of $18.88 per hour on the Peninsula and an average low
of $16.72 in the East Bay
-- Belly dancing lessons are one of highest hourly fees at $200 per hour
while Spanish lessons during a Caltrain commute cost $20 per hour
A real time version of the report can be found at http://blog.laborfair.com/whats-fair/. For more information about Laborfair or local service providers, please visit www.Laborfair.com. About Laborfair Laborfair is the smart, easy and right way to find quality help ranging from a handyman to a personal chef. The company was founded in 2006 in San Francisco to connect service providers and people in search of personal help in a way that's fair, easy and financially rewarding for everyone involved. Laborfair allows people to post reviews, recommendations and feedback on service providers and the work they've performed so that individuals can find the perfect match to suit all of their service needs. For more information on the company or to find a service provider, please visit www.Laborfair.com. Press Contact: Michael Azzano Cosmo PR for Laborfair (415) 596-1978 Email Contact Laborfair Launches Online Labor Marketplace to Make it Easy to Find Reliable, Trustworthy Personal HelpMarketplace Promises to Transform the Way People Connect for Work, Matching People to Providers in a Way That Provides Peace of Mind and Saves Time and MoneySAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 22, 2007 -- Laborfair (www.Laborfair.com), the smart, easy and right way to find personal help, today launched its online labor marketplace for the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Laborfair connects people in need of personal help with quality service providers -- ranging from a housekeeper to a personal chef -- in a way that's simple, fair and financially rewarding. Many Americans are increasingly losing more personal and family time because of the rising pressures of modern day living. As a result, there has been a growth in the number and variety of qualified individuals available to perform personal support tasks -- from walking the dog to painting the house to preparing daily meals. The challenge is finding those individuals best able to perform those tasks in a reliable and trustworthy way, and at a fair price. "We know that people rely on the advice of friends when searching for personal help, so we designed Laborfair to function similar to word of mouth -- only better," said Jenna Raby, founder of Laborfair. "Users can quickly search profiles of relevant, local service providers by category that have been reviewed and rated by their friends, neighbors and colleagues. And because they're hiring an independent provider and because Laborfair is free, they are likely to save a significant amount of money." Now, residents of the Bay Area can choose from hundreds of affordable independent personal service providers across 28 categories. The most popular Laborfair categories are, in order: -- Child Care -- Cleaning -- Handymen -- Patient Care/Adult Care Laborfair functions similar to an online job board with aspects of a social networking site. Individuals in need of help can search service provider profiles grouped according to geographic location, type of work performed or a combination of both. Individuals can also post a public job lead so that interested service providers can respond to them. All service providers on Laborfair must have at least one reference or review. The service is free for consumers. Laborfair is:
-- Easy to use: Simple searches produce results within one click
-- Transparent: All providers include a profile with photos,
availability, fees and more
-- Peer-reviewed: Service provider profiles include reviews by past
customers
-- Responsive: Service providers are rated on responsiveness to ensure
timely replieso
"Laborfair will change the way Americans find and hire household or personal services. We remove the mystery from the equation, help deliver peace of mind, and allow everyone to benefit," continued Raby. For more information about Laborfair or to find local service providers, please visit www.Laborfair.com. About Laborfair Laborfair is the smart, easy and right way to find quality help ranging from a handyman to a personal chef. Laborfair was founded in 2006 with a mission to help independent service providers improve their career and life opportunities by connecting them with people in search of personal help. To achieve that mission, the company has created the premiere online labor marketplace for connecting people in search of personal help with those who can provide it in a way that's fair, easy and financially rewarding for everyone involved. For more information on the company or to find a service provider, please visit www.Laborfair.com. Press Contact: Michael Azzano Cosmo PR for Laborfair (415) 596-1978 Email Contact Social Enterprise, LaborFair.com, Launches Labor Day 2006, and Presents at the California Workforce Association’s Annual ConferenceSan Francisco, CA – September 8, 2006 – LaborFair, Inc. announces the Labor Day launch of its website, LaborFair.com (http://www.laborfair.com), a person to person online marketplace for household labor that connects both job posters and service providers directly to negotiate for a fair price through a fair process. A testament to its early success, LaborFair was invited to present at the 2006 California Workforce Association’s prestigious annual conference on workforce innovation, “Meeting of the Minds in Monterey: Pausing at the Speed of Light.” As a social enterprise, LaborFair partners with non-profits, government agencies, and worker centers to uphold and reinforce the principles of fair trade and local living economies: livable wages, cooperative workplaces, and public accountability. LaborFair harnesses the Internet’s power and reach to address both social inequalities and market inefficiencies. Jenna Raby, Founder and Chief Labor Officer, and Ben Picard, CEO, led two workshops titled, “LaborFair: A Fair Price & Fair Process for Household Labor.” The workshops highlighted LaborFair’s role, as a bridge to permanent employment for California’s workforce. LaborFair was one of three private sector companies invited to the CWA’s conference on innovation, indicating its positive current and future impact on worker’s rights and the economy of California. “Presenting at CWA’s annual “Meeting of the Minds” conference on workforce innovations is a real honor for our young company. As a social enterprise, LaborFair.com shares the important goal of putting California’s job seekers into long-term employment at a fair and living wage. LaborFair is a stepping stone in this process,” Raby said. Winner of the 2006 Duke University Fuqua School of Business Start-Up Challenge, LaborFair.com operates as an online job posting board for household services such as homecare, cleaning, cooking, painting, landscaping, and childcare. Customers post jobs and service providers respond directly, together negotiating a price online for the service based on the living wage. A fair price for a fair process, the parties complete the transaction by leaving feedback for each other on the website. A history of positive feedback on LaborFair.com can increase a service provider’s chances of acquiring more work at higher pay and a customer’s ability to attract the best workers. LaborFair.com is seeking further investment for its angel financing round. For additional information on LaborFair.com and investment inquiries, please contact: Press Contact: Michael Azzano Cosmo PR for Laborfair (415) 596-1978 Email Contact Social Enterprise, LaborFair.com, wins 2006 Duke Fuqua School of Business Start-up Challenge and Invited to Compete at MOOT.Durham, NC – April 22, 2006 – LaborFair.com, an online marketplace for household labor, personal and family care secured the title of top social enterprise at the prestigious 2006 Duke Start-Up Challenge. Founded in November 2005 by Duke CCMBA candidates Benjamin Picard, Unmesh Mayeker and Jenna Raby, from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, LaborFair.com protects both workers’ rights and consumer interests as household services are contracted and rendered. The Duke Start-Up Challenge is a three-phase competition which awards $50,000 to the top winning team. Teams spend over six months building management teams, formatting business plans and developing core technology. From its home in Research Triangle Park, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business occupies a unique position in the heart of one of this country’s most prominent and dynamic hubs for entrepreneurial activity. Rounding off the season, LaborFair.com hails to the prestigious invite-only Global Moot Corp® 2006 Competition May 3-6, 2006, crowned “the Super Bowl of world business plan competition” to compete for the grand prize of $100,000. Each May, MBAs from business schools around the globe come to the University of Texas at Austin to present their business plans to panels of investors. With a 23-year history, the Moot Corp Competition is the oldest operating inter-business school new-venture competition and hosts teams from top-ranked MBA programs around the world. For additional information on LaborFair.com and investment inquiries, please contact: Press Contact: Michael Azzano Cosmo PR for Laborfair (415) 596-1978 Email Contact |
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