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Best Practices Aid Employees’ Mental Health Journeys
There’s no shortage of research that shows mental health struggles took rise in the COVID-19 pandemic. One standout study from Lancet of 204 countries revealed an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million...
U.S. Office Vacancy Rate At All-Time High: “Hybrid” Work Takes Toll On Landlords
The U.S. office vacancy rate is at an all-time high as commercial real estate reels from remote-work arrangements. By the numbers: 12.9% of office space is vacant, marking the sixth straight quarter the rate has increased and up from a...
10 Ways To Tell You’re Ready To Go Freelance
Have you been feeling the urge to quit your W-2 job and become a freelancer? Many people are in the same boat, and the number of freelance workers is on the rise. Zippia found that in 2022, there were 70.4 million freelancers in the U.S., a number that has steadily...
Three Things Workers Can Do To Prepare For AI And Future Of Work
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change the world. While AI has not yet disrupted all businesses, the road that leads to a fundamentally reshaped workplace is short and in sight. Understandably so, there are questions, fears, and...
Gig Work Becomes Primary Source Of Income For Majority Of Workers
Among workers surveyed, 61% cited that they complete gig work for their primary income, a nearly 3x increase from 2021, where 21% of those surveyed said the same. Hinting at increasing economic instability, the number of workers who have left, or plan to leave,...
Research Shows U.S. Gig Workers Are Underprepared For Retirement
When viewed through a British lens, one of the big questions of the American economy is how the tireless U.S. worker ever manages to retire. It’s been less than a century (1934) since FDR established Social Security as a measure to provide for Americans past their...
The Real Reason Bosses Are Freaked Out By Remote Work
Ever since COVID began to recede, America's CEOs have been waging a determined campaign to haul their employees back into the office. Big banks led the charge, ordering everyone back to their cubicles and threatening to fire those who refused to comply. In recent...
How Your Business Can Empower Women In The Workplace
According to Pew Research Center, 42% of U.S. working women say they’ve experienced on-the-job gender discrimination. Discrimination can take many forms, including lower wages, fewer career opportunities and different attitudes toward motherhood, among others....
