by dankeelan | Oct 4, 2022 | Cybersecurity
Digital workforces continue to be highly distributed, mobile, and flexible, requiring more visibility into employee productivity, work habits, and well-being. At the same time, regulations continue to mount for employers and their use of workforce data collection...
by dankeelan | Oct 4, 2022 | Remote Work
One year ago, I accepted the opinion editor position at The Courier Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. This is my first “real job” since 2010 when I worked as the executive director of a small community center in Michigan while freelance writing for...
by dankeelan | Oct 4, 2022 | Age, Featured, Gig Workers
Some people say do what you love, but Scott Walker did not always take that advice. When we first introduced you to Walker in April, the former Loveland attorney had lost his job and needed help navigating Colorado’s unemployment backlog. “I’m...
by dankeelan | Oct 4, 2022 | Pay, Technology
Gig work platform Gigable has partnered with plug-and-play fintech firm Weavr in an effort to make payments quicker for freelancers. Gigable, an Irish start-up, is a platform for finding and booking flexible workers in sectors like food delivery. It is oriented...
by dankeelan | Oct 4, 2022 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
Most CEOs across the globe shared the view that a recession is on the horizon and coming sooner than later, according to a Tuesday report from KPMG on business-leader outlooks. Nine in ten CEOs in the U.S. (91%) believe a recession will arrive in the coming 12 months,...
by dankeelan | Oct 4, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, U.S. Economy
We are at an inflection point. People are burnt out. There have been tons of think pieces on quiet quitting and what it all means but it’s simple, people are drained. In the world of work, the new expectation of “always on”...
by dankeelan | Sep 27, 2022 | Jobs, Tips
Hundreds of online platforms offer freelancers the opportunity to market themselves for a wide variety of jobs and other money-making opportunities. But freelancers who work, sell and rent their possessions through big online platforms say that the real challenge lies...
by dankeelan | Sep 27, 2022 | Education, Featured, Mentoring
Since the onset of Covid-19, veteran and novice teachers experienced increased stress, upheavals, and challenges in their daily teaching life. The induction program mentors at my school expressed new frustrations and feelings of helplessness when attempting to support...
by dankeelan | Sep 27, 2022 | Management, Media, Unions
Staffers at the New York Times are openly discussing the possibility of a work stoppage as talks with management have reportedly hit an impasse over the union’s demands for a salary hike. The guild representing journalists at the newspaper also wants management to...
by dankeelan | Sep 27, 2022 | Career
On June 21, 2002, the United Kingdom confirmed that Ukraine had destroyed a Russian vessel in the Black Sea. The strike was considered a game-changer for Ukraine, now viewed as a talented underdog in the Russia-Ukraine war. This also sparked a conversation about how...
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