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Women in the Workplace: Employers’ Role in Avoiding a ‘She-cession’
Now we're diving into what metro Detroit employers can do to improve their workplaces for women and mothers - statistically more likely to lose their jobs during the pandemic than their male counterparts. Dr. Bertie Greer, Associate Dean at Wayne State's Mike Illitch...
LinkedIn: Huge Jump in Remote Work Postings
For years, many employees wanted to work remotely, but their bosses were skeptical. Now it appears the bosses are also boarding the work-from-home train. Employment website LinkedIn reported that job postings seeking remote workers have more than quadrupled...
5 Ways Older Workers Can Get Ready for the ‘Hybrid’ Office
As vaccination rates increase and infection rates decline, companies are exploring what a return to the office will look like. Both companies and employees agree: The future of the office is likely to be a “hybrid” model that could require many employees to split...
Gig Work Rife with Structural Racism
Zero-hours contracts are failing to provide more flexibility to workers and are instead trapping people in low pay, with black and minority workers worse affected. The problem is particular acute for women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds,...
Will Gig Workers Surrender Employee Status for Other Benefits?
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash hope to negotiate compromises with their workers without classifying them as employees. Some U.S. workers are willing to compromise, but many want to be classified as employees, which gives them the right to unionize. Gig...
Gig Workers, Here To Stay, Might Pose Hidden Cybersecurity Risk
TechRepublic's Karen Roby spoke with James Christiansen, VP and CSO of Netskope, about cybersecurity concerns with the gig workforce. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: We talk about the gig workforce. We're seeing so many people...
Top Six Platforms for Finding your Next Gig
It’s no secret that we are living in a world of side hustles, main hustles, part-time work and multiple jobs. In fact, the so-called “gig economy” grew enormously during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Forbes, now almost 60 million Americans...
The Contra Report: The Future Of Independent Work
The Contra survey population included over 10,000 high earning independent workers in a variety of fields. These are freelancers in engineering, marketing, product development, design and content creation each earning more than $70,000 (USD) annually. It’s...
