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,...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Google and its parent company, Alphabet, will allow its employees to continue working from home until at least June 2021. Google adds to the growing list of top companies, such as Twitter, Square and...
by dankeelan | Jul 21, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work
Amazon announced plans Wednesday to open a new fulfillment center in Pflugerville, Texas, where some employees will work alongside robots. The retail giant is expected to launch the new 820,000-square-foot site in 2021...
by dankeelan | Jul 21, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
U.S. companies are doing more than just allowing many local employees to work from home, even once a vaccine becomes available for COVID-19 and the health crisis passes, presumably next year. They’re also seeking out new employees anywhere in the country, and even...
by dankeelan | Jul 14, 2020 | Future of Work, U.S. Economy
The question the gig economy faces in the 2020s isn’t whether it will grow, but by how much it will grow. Already, 36% of American adults engage in some sort of gig work. And labor trends at enterprise companies suggest that the gig economy has a...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Future of Work, Jobs, U.S. Economy
While the concept of freelance work might bring to mind references to the “gig economy,” MBO Partners says large corporations are increasingly reliant on “skilled independents” or contract employees to get the job done. Contract workers provide services to...
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