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3 Strategies To Attract A Generation Of Side Hustlers
In 2009, I first heard the term “gig economy.” I had a hunch about what it meant but clearly underestimated how prevalent it would become. Gigs, or side hustles, now make up an extraordinary number of U.S. jobs. Today, millions of Americans’ chief source of income is...
Filing Quarterly Taxes As a Gig Worker
If you are a gig worker, there's a good chance you'll need to make quarterly tax payments instead of one big payment in April. Here's what you need to know about making quarterly tax payments when you make a living as a gig worker. For gig workers who are independent...
Republican Senators Unveil “Portable Benefits” Bill For Gig Workers
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-L.A.) unveiled a bill on Monday that would make it easier for companies to offer benefits to gig workers without making them full-fledged employees. As more Americans turn to gig work and self-employment, there's a growing push to get them access...
How To Keep A Workplace Functioning In The Face Of Layoffs
A surge in layoffs during the first half of 2025 has neared record-breaking pace, with March’s total alone the third-highest number of single-month layoffs in history, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That total was eclipsed only by...
UK: Workplace Misconduct And Discrimination NDAs To Be Banned
Employers will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of workplace sexual misconduct or discrimination, the government has said. An amendment to the Employment Rights Bill, which is expected to become law later this year, will void...
Workplace Mental Health At Risk As Key Federal Agency Faces Cuts
In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate their return to work for a year. In Pennsylvania, doctors...
Is ‘Unretiring’ Right For You? How To Decide On Returning To Work After Retirement
Retired and thinking about going back to work? You won’t be alone. About 20% of retirees have full-time or part-time jobs, according to T. Rowe Price’s 2022 Retirement Saving & Spending Study. Another 7% of those surveyed are seeking jobs. Here are the things...
Workers Want Flexibility, Even If It Lowers Their Pay, Hurts Their Careers
Talent shortages are the consequence of a hard-core push to a return to office, as we can see from Randstad’s latest “Workmonitor Pulse” report. The survey of 5,250 employees shows that 33 percent, a full third, rank remote work even above “employability” — meaning...
