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Firms With Hybrid Work Policies Hiring More
Companies with flexible in office policies are hiring faster than those that have fully returned to pre-pandemic attendance rules. But landing a flexible job still comes with challenges. New research from Scoop Technologies Inc., which advises organizations on how to...
Every Worker Is Entitled To Be Safe At Work, But Casual Workers Can Fall Through The Cracks
On Monday, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke flagged the government’s plan to legislate to enable casuals who work regular shifts to convert to permanent work. The move, which has been criticised by business groups who said it would add to costs and red tape, is...
How Remote Blue-Collar Jobs Are Catching On
Early last year, when Tabatha Curtis left her server job at Cracker Barrel to care for a daughter with health issues, her prospects for finding a position that would allow her to work from home seemed bleak. There were plenty of remote job postings – for secretaries,...
Rise Of Gig Workers Changing Face Of US Economy
Lazarus Limo usually starts his day at 10 a.m. ET, driving passengers and delivering food for Uber around Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “I tend to set a minimum target of how much I should get by the end of the day. As soon as I get my target, that’s it; I’m done...
Gen Z: The Most Entrepreneurial Generation
A recent survey conducted by GOBankingRates reveals that a remarkable 51% of 18- to 24-year-olds express their desire to embark on an entrepreneurial journey, with an impressive 14% already taking the leap into the world of business ownership — higher percentages than...
The In-Credible Robot Priest And The Limits Of Robot Workers
In the heart of Kyoto, Japan, sits the more than 400-year-old Kodai-ji Temple, graced with ornate cherry blossoms, traditional maki-e art—and now a robot priest made from aluminum and silicone. “Mindar,” a robot priest designed to resemble the Buddhist...
Managers Say 4 – 6 PM Now A Work Now A “Work Dead Zone”
Gone are the days of the standard nine-to-five workday for many in the US. Say hello to the "triple-peak" workday. The pandemic and its effects on work have reconfigured the white-collar employee's workday in many ways, including changing the...
Here’s How Much The Average Entrepreneur Makes In 2023
If you are the founder and CEO of a unicorn startup, sure, you won’t have to worry about money ever again, but that’s hardly the average entrepreneur. According to research from Payscale, the average base salary for small business owners is $69,147 per year — not that...
