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Study: Skilled Trades Shortages Threaten $1 Trillion Annual Loss

A large shortage of workers to fill millions of skilled trades jobs could result in $1 trillion in economic losses annually, according to new research from JLL. The commercial real estate services company revealed Tuesday that by 2030, an estimated 2.1 million skilled...

You Can’t Be Disconnected At Home And Magically Connected At Work

Here’s the story most leaders carry: I’m different at work. I’m on. I’m focused. Whatever is going on at home stays at home. I understand the appeal. It feels like discipline. Like professionalism. Like exactly the kind of thing a high performer should be able to do....

Paying Workers To Come In — Instead Of Mandating RTO

Employees at Superhuman, which offers AI assistant apps including Grammarly, dug in their heels when a two-day in-office mandate was introduced last April. It was met with "negative energy and sentiment," chief people officer Kenny Mendes told Business Insider. So,...

The Future Of Engineering Is Hybrid

The future of engineering will not be defined by AI alone. It will be defined by how humans and AI work together. AI is a human-created technology. It becomes valuable when paired with domain knowledge, judgment and accountability. Humans with AI can do more than AI...

They have always Worked from Home: Here’s What You Should Know

Apr 28, 2020 | Gig Workers, Tips

Working from home has been a big adjustment for millions of workers as we try to stop the spread of coronavirus. But for some company employees, remote life is all they know."Setting up Zoom or Slack or Google Meet or any other tool ... that is the easy part," said...

Everything You Need to Work From Home Like a Pro

Apr 28, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tools

LONG BEFORE I was forced to stay indoors, I spent most of my time ... indoors. I built a PC back in college (with the help of some friends), and ever since then I've continued perfecting my home office setup—switching desks, keyboards, monitors, and more. When...

Cleo Capital’s Sarah Kunst Launches Fellowship for Laid-off Workers

Apr 28, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers

Sarah Kunst graduated from college in 2008 and went straight into the luxury marketing world with a job at Chanel. Then, the stock market collapsed and Kunst was laid off. It was that layoff, Kunst says, that brought her to the world of startups and eventually to...

Best Money Management Tools for Gig Workers and Freelancers

Apr 28, 2020 | Tools

Freelancers, gig economy workers, and underemployed folks can attest: Inconsistent income is an unruly, disruptive beast. It can be tough figuring out if you have enough to get by each month. Or if you'll be able to cover your bills on time. Side hustles can be a...

Can AI Write Marketing Copy?

Apr 28, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured

AI-powered copywriting technology may not be widely embraced, but it’s here. One of the firms pioneering the process is London-based Phrasee, launched in 2015. I recently asked Phrasee CEO Parry Malm to take us through the platform’s capabilities. Paul...

Transforming the Workplace

Apr 28, 2020 | Featured, Remote Work

The response across the economy and in government to COVID-19 has massively accelerated the future of work. The lofty talk about the future of work – digital transformation, a remote workforce, distributed teams, telework – is suddenly a reality in both the public and...

Tensions Grow Between GrubHub and Restaurants

Apr 28, 2020 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy

With lockdown orders across the country barring people from packing into restaurants and bars, many business owners in the industry are operating solely off of takeout and delivery orders. Many customers rely on food delivery from online apps and websites like...

Musician Started the Gig Economy — Now Getting Relief in California

Apr 28, 2020 | California, Gig Workers

As the music industry reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, professionals are seeing some relief thanks to a new agreement on pending amendments to California’s “Gig Economy” Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). The agreement, announced by a coalition of trade groups...

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