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Gig Workers Speak Out as Seattle Considers Labor Law
New legislation under consideration by the Seattle City Council aims to improve wages and job standards for gig workers at services like Instacart, DoorDash, TaskRabbit and Uber Eats. The legislation was introduced this week and showcased at a press event Thursday...
5 Training Lessons Companies Have Learned From the Pandemic
Remember when employees used to be in the same building, and you could do training in-person or shadow someone one-on-one? And when someone new joined the company, they’d be introduced to colleagues, shown around the office and brought up to speed, often by peers in...
How the Metaverse Could Change Work
Imagine a world where you could have a beachside conversation with your colleagues, take meeting notes while floating around a space station, or teleport from your office in London to New York, all without taking a step outside your front door. Feeling under pressure...
Tax Tips for Unemployment Income if You’ve Been Laid Off or Furloughed
While unemployment rates have decreased in America with an estimated 6.3 million claims for jobless benefits and the national unemployment rate just under 4 percent due to job loss or being furloughed, these are still unprecedented times and many Americans are...
What You Need to Know about Career Mentoring
When we look for advice from leaders in the sci-tech community about how people can further their careers, one key tip that keeps cropping up is to find a mentor. But if you’ve never been in a mentoring relationship before, it can be hard to know what to expect....
Hybrid Work is Presenting HR Leaders with a Major Conundrum
The global pandemic has upended business as usual, including the environment in which work happens. These changes have brought about not just a tsunami of hybrid workplaces, but the need for leaders to consider how hybrid work can provide equitable access to...
The Future of Work Needs Consolidation & Communication
Over the past two years, many companies have shifted to a hybrid working approach. Yet how we collaborate both virtually and in person remains unclear and businesses continue to face a critical set of potential benefits and risks. With restrictions and work from...
You Don’t Need a 4-Year Degree to Land these 10 Remote Jobs
The working world has become increasingly remote, with work-from-home jobs available for people with all levels of education. Some companies are now looking at a prospective employee's skills and practical experience rather than a traditional degree, so it's possible...
