by dankeelan | Sep 21, 2021 | Featured, Remote Work
As companies debate the impact of large-scale remote work, a new study of over 61,000 Microsoft employees found that working from home caused workers to become more siloed in how they communicate, engage in fewer real-time conversations, and spend fewer hours in...
by dankeelan | Sep 21, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Management
Now, more than ever, is the time to use the services of freelancers: the growth of the market for freelancers is increasing competition between them and lowering the prices for services. Indeed, some tasks are more accessible to outsource to a freelancer than...
by dankeelan | Sep 21, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Technology
The Gig Workers Collective — representing a body of about 13,000 Instacart shoppers — launched a #DeleteInstacart campaign, urging customers to delete the Instacart app as a show of solidarity with workers advocating for better treatment. The collective of...
by dankeelan | Sep 21, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Legislation
Buckle up. The debate over how governments should classify workers at Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other companies in the growing gig economy is headed to Massachusetts. A ballot question supported by those apps is headed to the ballot here next year. Expect to hear...
by dankeelan | Sep 21, 2021 | Diversity, Featured, Future of Work
If you read the title of this article and thought about “equity” in terms of either pay or DEI initiatives, you’re right. Yet there’s another type of equity with which you might not be as familiar. And it underpins most modern workplace efforts...
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