WorkShifter_23March2021

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

March 23, 2021

23 MARCH 2021

Burnout and stress can take a toll on your career trajectory. But by introducing a mindfulness routine, you allow yourself to tap into what’s going on in the present moment, without the need to be ...

Gig work isn’t just on the margins of our economy anymore. By 2018, over 35% of American workers were dependent on at least some ad-hoc employment. Many had medical needs ...

Not many people have experienced the joy of buying a profitable business: Systems are set, processes in place and teams are working in synchronicity. We all know we need a great idea, great product ...

The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on the global call-center industry, and nowhere more than in the Philippines, the world leader in the field. Hundreds of thousands of employees in the ...

Uber's proposal to expand benefits to British drivers following a court defeat last month has not put an end to the fight for better gig-worker pay in the UK and around the world, an issue that has become ...

On March 9, H.R. 842 passed in the House. Called the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Pro Act), this broad sweeping legislation replicates California’s ABC test at a national level. To be clear, this won’t ...

The pandemic year coincided with the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. While many disability groups have seen improvement in employment rates since it ...

Young people know digital skills will be important for their future careers, but many are not sure they have the more complex digital skills a workplace might demand of them, according to research by the ...

Last week in Washington, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House passed a sweeping labor law overhaul that would make it much easier for gig workers to prove they’re actually employees with full-fledged...

One year after the novel coronavirus pandemic began crippling the U.S. economy – especially the job market – the numbers remain discouraging: 18.2 million Americans were still filing for weekly ...