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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...
Why You Should Tap Gen Z’s Digital Expertise

The world has created age ranges and categories to better define when you were born and where you stand in the hierarchy of waiting for Social Security, which may or may not outlive you. Herewith the birth lineup: Gen Z (1997-2012), Millennials (1981-1996), Gen X...

Tax Day is Here: People in These States Have Extra Time

The IRS has already received more than 91 million individual tax returns It's coming down to the wire on taxes across the country, with Monday, April 18, marking the last day to file your income taxes -- for most people, at least. In a country as big as America with a...

Here Are Best, Worst Jobs Right Now

OK, graduates or soon-to-be, here’s some advice about jobs as you begin to transition from classwork to work. Take heart, too. Employers are stepping up plans to hire new graduates. WalletHub has released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst Entry-Level jobs, with a...

How Everything Changed and What’s Coming Next

The future of work has dominated discussions both in the office and at home. What was previously 'the great remote working experiment' has now morphed into 'the great hybrid work pilot' and even 'the great resignation' as companies shake up their workplace policies to...

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