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A Bipartisan Effort To Encourage Remote Work In The Federal Government
In an era where political polarization often stymies legislative progress, the recent advancement of the Telework Reform Act by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee stands as a beacon of hope and common sense. Spearheaded by Sens....
AI-Enhanced Collective Bargaining Tools Could Help Gig Workers
Researchers at Northeastern University have created artificial intelligence tools to help gig workers organize, collect their own job-related data, analyze their work problems and come up with a strategy to implement solutions. "Building solid AI-enhanced solutions to...
15 Gig Economy Jobs To Boost Your Income
Nowadays, almost everyone knows someone who is or has been part of the gig economy. And for good reason! Gig economy jobs are a great way to make money quickly, whether it’s alongside a regular full-time job or if freelancing is your full-time job. In fact,...
Gig Workers: Surprising Downside of Using Credit Cards
As a gig worker, you may not be able to approach credit cards in the same way as traditional employees. In fact, here are some of the special challenges you could face. Being overly optimistic may land you in high-interest debt According to an article in Psychology...
Youth Advocates: Future Of Work Blends Flexibility, Education, Mentoring
As the European Year of Skills came to an end, the education-to-work network StartNet organised an online conference focused on the education of young people and their transition into the workforce. It was hosted in collaboration with Connecting Europe...
Survey: Gender Pay Gap Even Bigger for Freelancers
Despite decades of effort to achieve better pay equity and equal opportunity in the workplace, the gender pay gap remains a complex and ongoing challenge in the United States. This is one of the most pernicious problems in the American economy because it's forcing...
Gig Work And The Black Community
Back in the day, if you had an extra or non-traditional job, it might have been called your “side hustle.” Whether you did hair at the house or fixed cars in the alley, it was money aside from your regular income stream. The upside was that it usually paid cash and...
Tips To Personalize Your Hybrid Work Approach
Remote and hybrid working situations continue to teach us a lot about what effective and efficient collaboration truly looks like. Over the years we’ve been introduced to new technologies and different ways teams can better work together to align and execute on shared...
