by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Small Business, U.S. Economy
The Senate on Thursday passed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 with overwhelming support, extending the deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program to May 31 from March 31. Passage of the PPP extension came about one week after the House approved the bill,...
by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Featured, U.S. Economy, Unions
West Virginia is in a unique position to guide the course of U.S. Policy. The “Blue Wave” put the presidency and both houses of Congress under Democratic control, but with a catch. Namely, a few Democrats – most notably the state’s U.S. Senator Joe Manchin – are...
by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work
Is it time to drop the word ‘gig’ from ‘gig economy’? Nobody says ‘smartphone’ any more, since nearly all phones are smart. And we’re now at a stage where on-demand, as-needed work appears to be the future of work; not for all jobs, but for many. A McKinsey survey...
by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Diversity, Featured, Gig Workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic underscored economic inequality, the Institute for the Future set out to address deteriorating work conditions in the age of Uber by collecting low-wage workers’ stories and using them to call for change. “We’ve been thinking of the evolution...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Future of Work
The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on the global call-center industry, and nowhere more than in the Philippines, the world leader in the field. Hundreds of thousands of employees in the former U.S. colony field queries from the other side of the planet,...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Career, Featured
Burnout and stress can take a toll on your career trajectory. But by introducing a mindfulness routine, you allow yourself to tap into what’s going on in the present moment, without the need to be judgmental or frustrated about it. This means it can give you the tools...
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