by dankeelan | Sep 7, 2020 | Future of Work, U.S. Economy
Around the economic recession of 2008 as so many lost their jobs and were faced with financial hardships and difficult decisions, an alternative economic model emerged. It didn’t really have a name at the time, but in the years since then we’ve come to know it as the...
by dankeelan | Aug 18, 2020 | California, Future of Work, Unions
Reasonable people can disagree whether the business model of Uber, Lyft and other transportation services is a model of flexible part-time work or cruelly exploits non-employee workers. Uber, et al, contend that they give drivers opportunities to voluntarily...
by dankeelan | Aug 18, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work, Technology, Tools
When the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends, it will likely be remembered as a time of great tragedy. But like any global crisis, it will also be remembered for the way it transformed society as people found ways to adapt, innovate, and build a new world. For many...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2020 | Future of Work, Management, Remote Work
Facebook will let its employees continue to work from home through July 2021, the company announced today. It joins other companies like Google, will also allow employees to work remotely until next summer due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook has had...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Remote Work, U.S. Economy
Both the makeup and structure of the workforce has dramatically changed as companies figure out how to operate in a world affected by COVID-19. While some changes are temporary, others look to be permanent. In a new survey conducted by the Conference Board of 1,300...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Jobs
There’s now more stress heaped upon the unemployed to find work as the federal government enhanced $600 per week in unemployment benefits will end this month. In what feels like a potential Hunger Games scenario, we could foresee intense competition for opportunities,...
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