7Dec2021

workshifter -- Redefining Work

December 07, 2021

7 DECEMBER 2021

A study of 1,000 gig economy workers found that of the 59 per cent who have been injured at work, 85 per cent were unable to work for an average of five weeks. But 60 per cent claim this was unpaid, with ...

"Will we be retired -- or unemployed?" the leader of a futurist conference asked in 2007 while envisioning a world filled with AIs possessed of superhuman intelligence. More recent -- and more restrained ...

There’s no denying that the future of work is all about flexibility. As employees, we love being able to replace lengthy commutes with more focused time when working from home, and as business ...

The gig economy is a growing trend for anyone hoping to control their schedule or make a little extra money, and more than ever, women are seizing the opportunities. For example, the number of women ...

When people talk about the future of work they usually talk about how machines and automation will impact the workforce. But there’s a different, more holistic conversation also evolving: the idea that  ...

I recently received a message from a client who is a senior executive in a non-consulting professional services sector. He informed me that he wants to transition to becoming a management consultant ...

On October 16, an unknown number of drivers for grocery delivery service Instacart went on strike. These shoppers, as Instacart calls its independent contractors, vowed to forgo logging onto the app  ...

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and how it could soon replace human workers in various industries, but it’s more likely that the future of HR will actually be more human ...

U.S. employment growth slowed considerably in November amid job losses at retailers and in local government education, but the unemployment rate plunged to a 21-month low of 4.2%, suggesting ...

DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, household ...