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AI Displacement In The Workplace Is Increasing – And Affecting Young People Most

There is good and bad news about AI disruption in the labor market. It’s still barely discernible as a trend with the technology responsible for adding around only 15 basis points to the overall unemployment rate. But, that figure has risen from 10 basis points last...

China: Proposed Social Security Law Sparks Gig Worker Pushback

With China's flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security. Guangzhou delivery vehicle driver Zhang Liang watches on warily as more graduates, former factory workers and other jobseekers...

Upwork: Skilled Freelancing Jumps To 38%

The future of work took a measurable step this month, as Upwork’s Future Workforce Index 2026 found that 38% of skilled U.S. knowledge workers now freelance. That is up sharply from 28% a year ago. The report, released July 14, surveyed 2,400 U.S. workers and paired...

‘Digital Lifeline’ – Gaza Tech Workers Give Glimpse Of Possible Future

"I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty," says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. "But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it gets. I'll keep fighting for my dreams." Wearing a headset and glued to her...
The Traits of Great Business Leaders

Are the best business leaders “naturals" or are they products of their experiences? This has been debated for centuries, and I could argue either side with gusto. In an article in Inc., Logan Chierotti writes: “estimates suggest that 30%-60% of leadership is...

Survey: Hybrid Work Not Going Away

About 77% of respondents to JLL’s annual survey on the future of work said offering remote or hybrid work will be critical to attracting and retaining talent in the next few years. Most also said a quality workplace was a bigger priority than expanding their footprint...

Data Management Best Practices

For business owners, the choices of low-cost tools to manage your business data are plenty. The challenge these choice present include keeping tabs on the multiple tools and processes involved in keeping your business up and running. Trying to manage or even define...

Outdated Staffing Models Need Makeover in Gig Economy

More than two years of a pandemic economy have resulted in a paradigm shift between worker and employer. As we come to terms with this next evolution of capitalism, one undeniable change is the move from traditional to transient employment schemes.  Workers have...

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