by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Mentoring, STEM
Students from YongChun Senior High School thought of their relatives in southern Taiwan who face physical challenges caused by ageing and obtaining drinking water from local water station as they developed a plan for a smart water delivery trolley. This empathy-based...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Gig Workers, Publishing
Maggie Steber is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has worked in 64 different countries, covering guerilla warfare in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) and the fall of Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti. She does her work on a freelance basis and is often as worried about...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legislation
Gig workers are exploited through promises of a flexible algorithm according to a new study published by Flinders University, contending that an out-of-court settled case involving an Uber Eats driver epitomised the problems still facing Australia’s digital...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
It was one of the hottest trends during the pandemic: Zoomtowns, or communities of remote workers in lower cost cities, towns and remote areas cashing big-city paychecks from top companies. And it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. Pre-pandemic, less than 3%...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Leadership
I am a proud parent of a sixth-grade middle school scholar who was recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). This is an important accomplishment in her educational career as she prepares for wherever life’s journey takes her by teaching life...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Future of Work, Unions
The Department of Justice has given the green light to National Guard members on active duty for their states to join labor unions, despite a U.S. law that makes it a felony for military personnel on active federal duty to unionize. The department on Tuesday settled a...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Featured, Jobs, Veterans
Despite learning incredible skills on the battlefield, more than 60 percent of military veterans are either unemployed or underemployed. In 2019, Daniel Crabtree began to plan for civilian life after 16 years of military service. A petty officer second class, Crabtree...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Disabilities, Jobs
Jobs data showed small declines in unemployment for people with and without disabilities in April, according to Friday’s National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) COVID Update. The April data also showed that the number of workers still on temporary...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Future of Work, Technology
Over the past two years, there has been a heated debate on the future of work and its effect on businesses with exponential advancements in technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Many companies shut down as governments enforced the WHO protocols, lockdowns,...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Entrepreneurs, Social, Tips
Social entrepreneurship is a trendy practice these days as ambitious individuals seek to create businesses that help the world and their bottom line. Here’s what it means and how to start your own. Those who get into entrepreneurship have several paths to choose from...
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