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5M People Moved to a New Area Since 2020 due to Remote Work
Since the start of the pandemic, nearly 5 million people in the US, or 2.4% of all Americans, are estimated to have moved to a new location as a result of remote work's location flexibility. "For the first time, remote work allowed many people across the country to...
Remote Work Has Opened the Door to a New Approach to Hiring
Imagine a consultant telling a C-level executive in 2019 that huge swaths of their company could transition to remote work with only a few days’ notice, they would experience a productivity boost after an adjustment period, and many of those workers would not want to...
Australia: Business Baulks at Victorian Plan for Five Days of Sick Leave for Casuals
Unions have welcomed a trial that will see 150,000 casual workers receive leave at the minimum wage. About 150,000 Victorian casual workers will be eligible for five days’ paid sick and carer’s leave each year as part of a $246m Australian-first trial to tackle the...
The Biggest Career Obstacles Women Are Facing in 2022
The pandemic forced a workplace revolution of mass resignations, the rise of remote work, and a reversal of the employer/employee balance of power. Despite all the changes, one thing remains the same — women face a unique set of roadblocks on the path to achieving...
India: Why Gig Work is Hard to Regulate
Shaik Salauddin logs long hours. The 36-year-old freelance driver, who lives in the Indian state of Telangana, is also the national general secretary of the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT). He spends mornings and afternoons logging and...
Gig Workers Need Support and Effective Ways to Cope
This weekend, you might hit "place order" for a meal delivery. Or jump in a ride share to meet friends. In both cases, you'll be engaging a gig worker. "Gig worker" is a term that generally refers to people who get work through smartphone apps—think...
Managing Risk as a Gig Worker during Covid
While the early months of the pandemic saw an emphasis placed on the contributions made by previously under-appreciated workers, from grocery store staff to nurses, refuge collectors to delivery drivers. There is a sense that such enthusiasm has waned as the pandemic...
Championing Importance of Work, Value of Skilled Trades
Florida has a workforce crisis and it’s impacting Florida’s employers and job seekers in dramatic and negative ways, and yet it’s an opportunity business leaders should leverage. Pre-COVID, despite Florida creating 1 in every 11 new U.S. jobs (2015-2020), the number...
