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Gig Workers Bearing the Brunt of the Global Economic Crisis
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...
Study: Americans Who Work Alongside Robots Suffer Negative Mental Health
“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...
Reddit Users Share Job-Searching Tips for Job Seekers
If you’re currently in search of a job and need some tips for writing a resume, negotiating salary and how to have a successful interview, Reddit users at r/LifeProTips have shared useful advice for job seekers. Here are their top three tips via Buzzfeed: “From...
“Teach Me How” Microlearning: Teaches Skills through Bite-Size Videos
E-learning has radically altered our lives in ways that are difficult to comprehend; without it, living in the modern world would be impossible. In 2005, e-learning began a slow and steady alteration of the human mind, eventually gaining speed and causing a...
Cultivating Optimism And Leadership In Your Small Business
Most of us have general predispositions, or tendencies, to either see the world as bright and sunny or dark and gloomy. Especially given these times—amid persistent Covid, war, spiraling inflation and a declining stock market—it is difficult to stay hopeful and...
Facebook’s Workforce Grew More Diverse When It Embraced Remote Work
Facebook was one of an array of companies to dramatically restructure remote work during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing employees to continue working from home while they avoided the spread of covid-19. Now, Facebook Chief Diversity Officer Maxine Williams said...
This Tech Leader Was Hybrid Work Skeptic—Until He Wasn’t
Despite all the talk about flexibility as the future of work, more and more prominent business leaders are pushing harder than ever to get their people back into the office. Tech leaders have gone on record saying they still don’t understand how to build...
UK: Unions Angry at Pay Awards for Public Sector Workers
The Government is on a collision course with public sector workers including nurses and teachers after announcing pay rises which were attacked as a real-terms wage cut. One union leader warned of co-ordinated strike action in response to pay announcements by...






