8JUNE2021

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

June 08, 2021

8 JUNE 2021

The pandemic added food-insecurity to the list of daily struggles gig workers face. In New York City, they've banded together to demand better working conditions. On a sunny Saturday in March ...

Government is right in the middle of the fast-moving change forced on all kinds of entities by the pandemic. The narrative in recent months has centered around the push to remote work and ...

Delivery Hero SE, Glovoapp23 SL, Bolt Technology OU and Wolt have agreed to work on a model for gig economy work in Europe as authorities sharpen their focus on workers' rights in the sector. The ...

It looks like teenagers are returning to the job market this summer. With some schools already shutting their doors, teens are heading out—and into restaurants, pools, and other seasonal ...

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a bid to weaken the power of public-sector unions, refusing to reconsider a 1984 ruling that lets them serve as the exclusive bargaining agent for workers. The ...

Workers face significant challenges in building collective power in an industry that depends on their atomization. How do you bargain for more when your boss is an app, you’re paid by an algorithm ...

A recent study by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization found that working at least 55 hours a week was causing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and ...

In a recent PwC survey of 133 U.S. company executives, 83% said remote work has been a success, yet only 13% are prepared to give up the office for good. At the same time, the majority of ...

The EEOC plans to tackle discrimination and harassment faced by workers who say they’ve been misclassified as independent contractors, an issue that’s drawn more attention with the proliferation ...

Nearly a third of gig economy drivers, riders and couriers across Europe have no savings, according to new data. Insurance start-up Collective Benefits, which provides insurance for self-employed ...