by dankeelan | Jun 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
The new Pay Up law in Seattle requires companies that employ gig workers to guarantee they are paid at least $17.25 an hour, part of a larger movement to provide more security and stability to drivers and delivery workers. For state and local governments looking for a...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Disabilities
Brendan O’Donnell, 43, grinned ear to ear as he took an eager customer’s chai latte order. “I have a learning disability, and at a very young age, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to walk and talk. Now, look what I can do,” said O’Donnell, who recently began work as...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | LGBT
The story of LGBT rights in the UK is one of growing acceptance as our nation, now more than ever, takes pride in supporting our LGBT neighbours, colleagues, family and friends. That’s the finding of a new Opinium poll of 2,000 adults from across the UK for Stonewall,...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Hybrid Workplace
Steve Jobs once said: “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” However, a decade after his passing, Apple employees seem to be taking a stand to tell their company what they need...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Featured, Jobs, Safety
In 2020, 4,764 fatal workplace injuries were recorded in the United States—just under 3.5 fatalities for every 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. This means that for the majority of Americans, dying on the job is not a significant risk, and perhaps not even a...
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