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A “Human Right Movement” Disguised as a Coffee Shop
Brendan O’Donnell, 43, grinned ear to ear as he took an eager customer’s chai latte order. “I have a learning disability, and at a very young age, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to walk and talk. Now, look what I can do,” said O’Donnell, who recently began work as...
Marking Start of Pride Month 2022: Acceptance for LGBT Rights Growing in UK
The story of LGBT rights in the UK is one of growing acceptance as our nation, now more than ever, takes pride in supporting our LGBT neighbours, colleagues, family and friends. That’s the finding of a new Opinium poll of 2,000 adults from across the UK for Stonewall,...
For a Hybrid Work Model, Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore the Trend
Steve Jobs once said: “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” However, a decade after his passing, Apple employees seem to be taking a stand to tell their company what they need...
The Deadliest Jobs in the US
In 2020, 4,764 fatal workplace injuries were recorded in the United States—just under 3.5 fatalities for every 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. This means that for the majority of Americans, dying on the job is not a significant risk, and perhaps not even a...
Guion Partners Shares Guide for Musicians on How to Build Their Career
This most recent how-to guide from Guion Partners, Inc. (“GPI”) contains precise and detailed steps and instructions, designed to be used by people who are starting out in the music industry and others who need it, to help them turn their hobby into a profitable...
Mentoring the Next Generation of STEM Leaders to Solve Inclusive Mobility Challenges
Students from YongChun Senior High School thought of their relatives in southern Taiwan who face physical challenges caused by ageing and obtaining drinking water from local water station as they developed a plan for a smart water delivery trolley. This empathy-based...
The Precarious Lives of Freelance Photographers on the Frontlines
Maggie Steber is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has worked in 64 different countries, covering guerilla warfare in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) and the fall of Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti. She does her work on a freelance basis and is often as worried about...
Exploited Gig Workers Need Industry Reform Claims New Flinders University Study
Gig workers are exploited through promises of a flexible algorithm according to a new study published by Flinders University, contending that an out-of-court settled case involving an Uber Eats driver epitomised the problems still facing Australia's digital...
