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Gig Economy 2.0: New Opportunity For Hourly Workers To Create Financial Stability
Some 73.3 million people participated in the gig economy last year, representing about 38% of the U.S. workforce. This year, it is projected to exceed 76.4 million — and these workers aren't all doing rideshares or deliveries. As the future of work evolves, we are...
Storytelling In Mentoring: How To Invest In Women Leaders
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, if economic trends continue as they are “the US will take 208 years to close its gender gap.” If we want to see this rate of change accelerated, we must commit to raising women leaders who can tell...
New Study Claims AI, Robots, New Tech In Workplace Deteriorates Quality Of Life
A United Kingdom study of nearly 5000 workers reportedly found that AI, robots, trackers, and other new technology are bad for people’s well-being while laptops, computers, and other long-established technologies prove to improve people’s...
Nearly 70% Of Gen Z Freelances Or Plans To
Fiverr, a freelance marketplace, recently conducted a study that examined how Gen Z thinks about work and their careers. The study examined how layoffs, technology, and a need for flexibility impact the generation's work preferences. Many Gen Zers are already doing or...
Job Boards Rife With ‘Ghost Jobs’ — What’s The Point?
The labour market is tightening – and it's getting harder to find a job. In the wake of the Great Resignation, which drove more job vacancies than employers could fill, workers often had their pick of open roles. Now, they have largely lost their leverage among...
PSN Technology Survey Seeks Cybersecurity Responses
Phillipp Emma, CEO of PSN Technology, shares details on a survey he is asking companies to complete that looks at their cybersecurity infrastructure and needs. PSN Technology is a Michigan-based phone, internet, and IT services provider with a staff of technology and...
Survey: Hybrid Work Opening More Opportunities For Women
Hybrid work has opened up greater opportunities for women, according to a new report. More than six in 10 (66%) women in a new survey from the International Workplace Group (IWG) said hybrid work helped level the playing field for career progression. In fact, the work...
Gig Workers Face New Rule
So ubiquitous is the gig economy in American life that, for many of us, the “taxi” has gone the way of the “tissue.” Just as a “Kleenex” is now the thing we blow our noses into, we now take an “Uber” when we want to go somewhere. And anyone who’s ever ridden in an...
