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How the Gig Economy is Affecting Women
The gig economy is a growing trend for anyone hoping to control their schedule or make a little extra money, and more than ever, women are seizing the opportunities. For example, the number of women earning on the Uber app has increased nearly 80% since the beginning...
Study: Most Gig Economy Workers Have Been Injured at Work
A study of 1,000 gig economy workers found that of the 59 per cent who have been injured at work, 85 per cent were unable to work for an average of five weeks. But 60 per cent claim this was unpaid, with more than one in 10 admitting they should have taken time off...
Why the Resurgence of Organized Labor Hasn’t Helped Gig Workers
On October 16, an unknown number of drivers for grocery delivery service Instacart went on strike. These shoppers, as Instacart calls its independent contractors, vowed to forgo logging onto the app that provides their dispatches. Other drivers who couldn’t afford to...
The Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek
When people talk about the future of work they usually talk about how machines and automation will impact the workforce. But there’s a different, more holistic conversation also evolving: the idea that the future of work should be good for workers, and not just good...
Work Without the Worker
"Will we be retired -- or unemployed?" the leader of a futurist conference asked in 2007 while envisioning a world filled with AIs possessed of superhuman intelligence. More recent -- and more restrained -- researchers such as Kate Darling have argued that our best...
Critical Strategies to Prepare for the Future of HR
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and how it could soon replace human workers in various industries, but it’s more likely that the future of HR will actually be more human-centric than ever before. But what does this mean for HR...
DoorDash Thinks Speedy Delivery is the Future
DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, household goods and packaged restaurant products. Customers within the delivery zone will...
Lack of Workforce Insight Is Killing Your Business
There’s no denying that the future of work is all about flexibility. As employees, we love being able to replace lengthy commutes with more focused time when working from home, and as business leaders, we also enjoy the increased satisfaction and cost savings...
