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Many Remote Employees Have ‘No Attachment’ To Their Work, No Passion Or Creativity
L'Oreal's CEO had some harsh words for remote workers, saying they lack attachment, passion, or creativity in their roles, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. As per British outlet the Daily Telegraph, Nicolas Hieronimus — a French businessman who...
Workplace Falls Set To Rise Amid Surge In Older Female Workforce Numbers
Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, suggests Australian research published online first in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine....
Hospital Workers Working Longer Hours—How That Compares To Other Health Care Workers
2023 was a year of historic labor action for U.S. health care workers. A three-day strike involving more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees became the largest-ever documented health care strike in the U.S. The workers said their wages did not adjust for...
Humanoid Robots Will Join BMW’s Production Line
BMW's newest autoworker is 5'6," 130 pounds, walks on two legs, uses five-fingered hands to assemble machines — and takes a break every five hours to stroll to a charging station and plug itself in. Under a first-of-its-kind deal, humanoid robots from a California...
The Future Of Work: AI, Remote Work And The Labor Shortage
Artificial intelligence will change the nature of work in the coming years, interacting with demographics and remote work desire. There is no one future of work that applies to all jobs, but for any specific job, the future depends on how important location is and how...
Discovering Leadership
In returning to work after a hiatus, Ellen discovered that she wanted to become an industry leader. All she had initially desired was decent work, but, in performing it, it was if a recessive gene for leadership had expressed itself. Her story...
Top Tips For Maximizing Earnings In 2024 Gig Economy
Whether you're a member of the gig economy on a full-time or part-time basis, you're in good company. Fiverr Enterprise says that as of the start of 2024, almost half of the global workforce consists of freelancers. Of course, gig work can be a mixed bag. It's nice to...
New Worker Classification Rule Could Disrupt US Gig Economy
App-based ride-sharing services such as Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) earned the title of “disruptors” for the way they drove traditional cab companies out of business. Now, they’re trying to fend off the disruption that could be coming for them, in the form of a new...
