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The Biggest Career Obstacles Women Are Facing in 2022
The pandemic forced a workplace revolution of mass resignations, the rise of remote work, and a reversal of the employer/employee balance of power. Despite all the changes, one thing remains the same — women face a unique set of roadblocks on the path to achieving...
India: Why Gig Work is Hard to Regulate
Shaik Salauddin logs long hours. The 36-year-old freelance driver, who lives in the Indian state of Telangana, is also the national general secretary of the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT). He spends mornings and afternoons logging and...
Gig Workers Need Support and Effective Ways to Cope
This weekend, you might hit "place order" for a meal delivery. Or jump in a ride share to meet friends. In both cases, you'll be engaging a gig worker. "Gig worker" is a term that generally refers to people who get work through smartphone apps—think...
Managing Risk as a Gig Worker during Covid
While the early months of the pandemic saw an emphasis placed on the contributions made by previously under-appreciated workers, from grocery store staff to nurses, refuge collectors to delivery drivers. There is a sense that such enthusiasm has waned as the pandemic...
Championing Importance of Work, Value of Skilled Trades
Florida has a workforce crisis and it’s impacting Florida’s employers and job seekers in dramatic and negative ways, and yet it’s an opportunity business leaders should leverage. Pre-COVID, despite Florida creating 1 in every 11 new U.S. jobs (2015-2020), the number...
Still Want a Job in 5 Years? Start with the 7 Skills Needed for The Future of Work
Over the past two years, we have seen unprecedented changes at work. As a result, were witnessing never before imagined workplace phenomena like a rapidly widening skills gap and rising resignation and talent shortages - all resulting in devastating effects on the...
3 Time Management Hacks for Business Growth and More Free Time
Time management is something that, as entrepreneurs and business people, we put a lot of emphasis on. We all want to find a way to make more efficient use of our time to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Why then do so many of us find ourselves bogged down, working all...
Is Remote Work Actually Better for the Environment?
The Covid-19 pandemic gave rise to the largest remote work “experiment” in history, accelerating a long-term trend towards flexible, remote work, and digitalization. The percentage of people working from home in the U.S. alone rose from 5% to 37%...
