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Bosses Are Firing Near-Retirees Left And Right

Getting laid off close to retirement is a different kind of problem than getting laid off in your 30s, because there are no decades left to rebuild the income you were counting on. And losing your main income stream can tank your retirement plan. Workers closest to...

September Tech Audit

September is the "New Year’s Day" of the business world. Vacations are over, teams are back at full capacity, and the high-stakes Q4 rush is just around the corner. Unfortunately, many small and medium-sized businesses sprint into this busy fall season using slow,...

Study: India’s Gig Economy Leaving Women Behind

India’s gig economy, which includes 10-minute food delivery and ride-hailing apps, is creating millions of jobs. Yet, women are largely missing from it, according to a new study. Indian women have achieved near parity with men in access to basic bank accounts, but...

Your Boss May Be Watching: How Workplace Surveillance Is Reshaping The Future Of Work

The next time you log onto a company laptop, clock in through an app, or use a work-issued phone, there may be more than a manager keeping tabs on your performance. Employers are increasingly using workplace surveillance technology - often referred to as "bossware" -...
Gig Economy Needs New Payroll Tools

Modern companies can hire talent from almost anywhere in the world. Paying that talent is still far harder than it should be. For decades, payroll was designed for a simpler model of work: full-time employees, fixed pay cycles, one country, one currency and one bank...

Say Hello To The New Class Of AI Jobs

The next time you're at a networking event, don't be thrown if you spot new job titles on people's name tags. AI companies aren't just changing the way people work. They're changing the kinds of roles being hired, including within their own companies. The wider jobs...

The Execution Gap In Workplace Technology

Workplace technology failures are rarely due to inadequate tools. More often, they result from poor implementation or a lack of supporting processes. Gartner puts the failure rate for digital transformation at 70%, a figure barely shifted despite trillions in global...

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