by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Workplace
There is good and bad news about AI disruption in the labor market. It’s still barely discernible as a trend with the technology responsible for adding around only 15 basis points to the overall unemployment rate. But, that figure has risen from 10 basis points last...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Mental Health
Psychological safety has become a popular concept in leadership strategy. Yet, many organizations struggle on defining it beyond buzzwords. A psychologically safe workplace is an environment where people can speak up honestly without fear of embarrassment, punishment,...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Delivery, Gig Workers
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a major settlement with food delivery platform DoorDash that will return at least $104 million (£77.34 million) to tens of thousands of delivery workers after an investigation found the company used customer tips to...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | China, Featured, Gig Workers, Social Security
With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security. Guangzhou delivery vehicle driver Zhang Liang watches on warily as more graduates, former factory workers and other...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Skilled Trades
The future of work took a measurable step this month, as Upwork’s Future Workforce Index 2026 found that 38% of skilled U.S. knowledge workers now freelance. That is up sharply from 28% a year ago. The report, released July 14, surveyed 2,400 U.S. workers and paired...
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