10MAY2022

workshifter -- Redefining Work

May 10, 2022

10 MAY 2022

Airbnb last month announced it would allow its employees to work from almost anywhere, with no cut in pay. Chesky said at the time the move reflected current sentiment and was intended to ...

As more and more companies consider offering remote work options while moving many workers back into the office, a new study from Texas A&M University found that remote work does not lower ...

A common thread runs through the Future of Work narratives describing how ‘work’ is transforming into something very different from the work structures we have seen evolve over the past 100 years. What ...

When it comes to the gig economy, all eyes will be on Massachusetts over the next several months. A legal debate is underway there as the result of a ballot initiative on how to classify gig economy  ...

Freedom. It’s the first word that may come to mind when thinking about freelance or contract work. Freedom to make your own schedule and be your own boss. That freedom seems to thrive in chaos ...

The future of work. The phrase evokes images straight out of science fiction: virtual reality (VR) meetings connecting executives across continents and holographic projections that guide large-scale ...

May is mental health awareness month, and mental health issues among American workers have been on the rise since the start of this year. The pandemic has been the most traumatic event that half (50%) ...

There is a common misperception that mentors must be well established in their careers to be highly successful. In actuality, mentees require different types of professional and personal support at  ...

The State Department is broadly re-imagining the future of work for its domestic and overseas employees, with accessibility at the core of these changes. Deputy Secretary for Management and ...

While having a small business may be something you have always dreamed of — planning your own working hours, being flexible, living wherever you want in the world, the list goes on — it is ...