WorkShifter_01Sept2020

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

September 01, 2020

01 SEPTEMBER 2020

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues and unemployment remains at record highs, many people are turning to part-time work, the gig economy and the side hustle to make ends meet. ...

“Google plan to replace the need for college degrees with six-month certificates”. That was the catchy headline of an article last week on the iflscience website which has been shared almost 50,000 ...

You aren’t the first person to start a business. You are the latest in a long line of entrepreneurs stretching back to the dawn of time. Their work means that you don’t have to start from scratch ...

Musicians, translators, interpreters, writers, photographers and dozens more professions won exemptions from AB5, the state’s new gig-work law, with Monday’s passage of a cleanup bill ...

Although scientific research has historically highlighted the benefits of remote working—including a boost in employee morale, health and well-being, and productivity—that was before the ...

The gig economy continues to offer a unique working environment thanks to improvements in digital platforms. Over the last 30 years, the workplace has evolved due to an aging workforce ...

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced a lawsuit Thursday against Instacart, claiming the grocery delivery service collected millions of dollars by deceiving ...

If the pandemic caused you to relocate across state lines, even temporarily, the next surprise could be having to file an extra tax return and potentially pay more taxes. The issue gained national attention in ...

When you hear the words “gig economy,” you probably tend to think of all of the people driving for ride-hailing services or delivering takeout food from restaurants. There is still a major debate over ...

Under normal circumstances, transitioning to remote work isn’t a major adjustment. In fact, before the Covid-19 pandemic, workers had increasingly been working virtually.  According to a January 2020 ...