WorkShifter_20APRIL2021

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

April 20, 2021

20 APRIL 2021

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week would provide up to $250 in weekly unemployment benefits to gig workers. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, introduced the ...

When Tia Meyers was still new to freelancing, she had a nonpayment issue with one of her clients and wanted to know how other freelancers had navigated the problem. She posted the question to Facebook...

America is housing a racially traumatized workforce. Many managers are ill-equipped to lead and connect with Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) employees. The physical traits, values, behaviors ...

Ah, career advice. There’s plenty of it to go around. People love to give it, and some of us love to get it, especially when we’re starting our journey or are in the midst of a career transition. But sometimes ...

Labor organization CGT Spectacle has been spearheading a nation-wide occupation of drama theaters since March 4, and momentum hasn’t died down in the last month, with nearly 100 venues ...

Californians who swapped mind-numbing traffic and packed trains for “commutes” to a home office or living room don’t want to go back to their old daily grind. That’s according to a University of Southern ...

In the coming months, Spain is set to approve a trailblazing new law enshrining the labour rights of Spain’s estimated 8,000 delivery riders. In what could set a precedent for other European ...

Over the last several months, Americans have heard hundreds of stories about the horrible working conditions of jobs in the so-called "gig economy." Amazon contract drivers have such brutal ...

Facebook on Sunday recommitted to letting staff work from home after the coronavirus pandemic. Brynn Harrington, vice president of Facebook's HR team, told the BBC that some employees have ...

The debate over what constitutes a “gig worker” rages on, but that hasn’t stopped the gig economy from exploding. According to a new study of gig economy trends by daVinci Payments, Inc. ...