by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Higher prices, an imminent economic downturn, and the stock market turmoil have turned working conditions from bad to worse for on-demand workers. For an early riser like Adalgisa Payero-Diarra, 1 p.m. would usually be the time she calls it a day, eight hours after...
by dankeelan | Jul 19, 2022 | Mental Health, Robots, U.S. Economy
“On one hand, robots could take some of the most strenuous, physically intensive, and risky tasks reducing workers’ risk. On the other hand, the competition with robots may increase the pressure on workers who may lose their jobs or be forced to retrain,” one...
by dankeelan | Jul 19, 2022 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Truckers servicing some of the US’s busiest ports are staging protests Wednesday as state-level labor rules that change their employment status begin to go into effect, creating another choke point in stressed US supply chains. Transport workers are demonstrating at...
by dankeelan | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Leadership, STEM, U.S. Economy
More than 500 business, education and nonprofit leaders have teamed with Seattle-based computer education nonprofit Code.org to issue a call to state governments and education leaders to bring more computer science opportunities to K-12 students across the U.S. The...
by dankeelan | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The pandemic recovery is winding down, and the Fed is trying to curb economic growth to fight inflation. Gig workers are an increasingly important part of the workforce — though their wage and employment numbers aren’t counted in the Labor Department’s survey of...
by dankeelan | Jun 28, 2022 | Featured, Mental Health, U.S. Economy
New research from employee benefits provider Unum (NYSE: UNM) shows over half (56%) of U.S. workers, primarily Millennials and Gen Z, felt mentally unwell in the previous year. Additionally, 42% of employees said they needed to take time off from work to deal with...
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