15JUNE2021

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

June 15, 2021

15 JUNE 2021

Promoting diversity and inclusion within an organization has become essential not only to employers, but also to their employees, customers and clients. While there has been a lot of focus ...

For years, many employees wanted to work remotely, but their bosses were skeptical. Now it appears the bosses are also boarding the work-from-home train. Employment website LinkedIn ...

Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash hope to negotiate compromises with their workers without classifying them as employees. Some U.S. workers are willing to compromise, but many want to be ...

The Contra survey population included over 10,000 high earning independent workers in a variety of fields. These are freelancers in engineering, marketing, product development, design and ...

Now we're diving into what metro Detroit employers can do to improve their workplaces for women and mothers - statistically more likely to lose their jobs during the pandemic than their male counterparts ...

Zero-hours contracts are failing to provide more flexibility to workers and are instead trapping people in low pay, with black and minority workers worse affected. The problem is particularly acute for ...

It’s no secret that we are living in a world of side hustles, main hustles, part-time work and multiple jobs. In fact, the so-called “gig economy” grew enormously during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

As vaccination rates increase and infection rates decline, companies are exploring what a return to the office will look like. Both companies and employees agree: The future of the office is likely ...

Eventually, the work and the effort put into finding a job is going to pay off. Any veteran who translates their military skills to the civilian world is diligent about applying to jobs, and anyone who networks ...

TechRepublic's Karen Roby spoke with James Christiansen, VP and CSO of Netskope, about cybersecurity concerns with the gig workforce. The following is an edited transcript of their ...