by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, U.S. Economy
After a fiercely contentious, chaos-inducing, and at times, dystopian run up to the 2020 presidential election, it now appears clear that Joe Biden will be sworn in as our 46th president on Jan. 20, 2021. A new administration will be poised to implement sweeping...
by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work
With millions of jobs lost, robots on the rise, and white-collar workers toiling largely at home, COVID-19 appears to have ushered in a new normal in the global workplace. But many of these developments stem from failed policy responses to megatrends already in motion...
by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
With some 40 percent of U.S. workers in long-term temporary employment, or “gig” jobs, the idea of a “social contract” in which an individual receives benefits over a lifetime working for a single firm seems antiquated. But, says U.S....
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Benefits, Featured
Most U.S. states have been underpaying jobless benefits for millions of Americans who took a financial hit during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a government watchdog. The Government Accountability Office said in a report on Monday that states...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
Even before the world was thrown into chaos by the pandemic, freelancing wasn’t the most reliable way to make a living. Even ordinarily reliable clients experience fluctuations in the work they can offer. Then when COVID-19 hit, many businesses had to tighten up their...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers
Going freelance is no doubt an anxiety-inducing decision: You have to adjust to a new lifestyle that doesn’t include structure or guaranteed income and might, at first, feel lonely (no more tea-spilling cubemates!). But there are ways to make the move more manageable...
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