WorkShifter_22Sept2020

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

September 22, 2020

22 SEPTEMBER 2020

As remote work looms beyond the pandemic, the ability to remain focused, organized, and productive at home is becoming a coveted skill. Career advisors say highlighting it on a résumé can give applicants ...

Millions of independent contractors are making money in the gig economy, but many don’t have access to financial credit services to help grow their personal microbusinesses. Level wants to help ...

With the rise of the gig economy, even longtime traditional employees may consider going into business for themselves. I made the switch from employee to entrepreneur 13 years ago for the ...

Activists are urging Joe Biden to turn his focus to a recovery plan for the gig economy, saying there's a moral and political imperative to help Americans who rely on short-term, on-demand contract jobs for ...

One unmistakable sign of healthcare’s influence are the investments companies like Apple, Google, Alibaba, Amazon, and others have made in the space. They’ve become giants largely based on ...

According to the Labor Department's latest tally, more than 14 million people were collecting benefits under the new program at the end of August. That's more than were collecting regular unemployment ...

If you are thinking of relocating when you retire, there are several things to consider before you make the move. One of them may now be whether you should do it before you leave the workforce ...

860,000 Americans filed for unemployment insurance again in September, many of them gig workers driving for Uber and Lyft or finding work via TaskRabbit, PostMates, or other app-based ...

With the gig economy continuing to grow but the COVID-19 pandemic cutting into wages, gig workers looking for work might want to pay Whole Foods a visit. Amazon is now recruiting contract workers to ...

When businesses shuttered across the country back in March, it wasn’t clear when employees would be headed back into the office, if ever. While the dust is still far from settled, many companies are starting ...