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Michigan Auto Parts Company Pivots Plans For New Facility Partially Due To Tariffs
A car parts manufacturing company in Metro Detroit is shifting gears on plans to build a new plant, and the CEO says tariffs are partially to blame. Auburn Hills-based Lucerne International makes car and truck parts for companies like Stellantis. Right now, a lot of...
China’s 200M Gig Workers Are A Warning For The World
The biggest workforce in the world has undergone an extraordinary transformation. China’s farm labourers and industrial proletariat have been joined by an army of gig workers. Tens of millions now use tech platforms to find jobs for fleeting periods; fully 200m, or...
AI And The Future Of Work: Predictions For The Economy And Workforce
With the nonstop talk of artificial intelligence (AI) as the next major technology that will shape the future of humanity, one of the key topics being debated is whether, in balance, AI will be good for humanity. In addition to the prospect of AI-operated robots...
US Slips To Fourth In Cybersecurity Awareness, Highlighting Need For Better Practices
NordVPN's latest National Privacy Test shows that Americans still know their way around passwords and scams, but fall short in other areas. The US placed fourth globally in cybersecurity knowledge this year, slipping from higher ranks in previous years. People are...
A High Performing Team: Your Role as Leader
Every leader is on a journey. Think about the value of a high-performing team and how that team supports your leadership journey, especially as an organization grows and changes – and consider the impact that change has on an organization’s culture and the demands on...
Workers Are ‘Hugging’ Their Jobs; There’s A Right Way And A Wrong Way To Do It
Workers are "hugging" — or, clinging to — their jobs right now. But there's a right way and a wrong way to "hug" your work — and doing it poorly could be costly, according to career experts and labor economists. "I don't think job hugging is the move," said Mandi...
Employment Anxiety Rises As Tariffs, Immigration, And AI Impact Job Growth
In recent months, employment anxiety has reached new heights in the United States. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Survey of Consumer Expectations, confidence in finding a new job has plummeted to a historic low of 44.9% as of August. This decline...
Australia: Hybrid Work The New Normal As Employers Settle On Policies
Work arrangements in Australia appear to be settling down as the majority of employers indicate that they have no plans to change their policies on employees coming into the office. New data from human resource consulting and staffing firm Robert Half data...
