WorkShifter_26May2020

WorkShifter -- The Voice of the Independent Worker

May 26, 2020

26 MAY 2020

Warehouses, recycling facilities, grocery stores, and more are automating tasks and investing in robots. And many companies have taken a more worker-first approach—increasing hourly wages, extending ...

GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit that provides financial counseling and debt management services, is partnering with not-for-profit iPSE-U.S., the Association of Independent  ...

In business, life is much easier when you have all your ducks in a row but every now and then a duck might astray from the path. Many small businesses have challenges and it can be easy to feel ...

Founder Danielle McGee wanted to create a black business that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to tap into the commerce with her new app, Black Business Boom, a digital marketplace for black ...

After weeks and months of working remotely, how do office workers feel about heading back to the office? Most of them say they are just fine continuing to work at home even though states are relaxing ...

Prior to the coronavirus, it might have seemed easy to imagine which jobs would remain “essential.” Doctors and nurses, certainly; grocery store workers and gas station attendants and mechanics, the ...

Earlier this year, Kate McWilliams was looking into disability studies programs across Canada, but none offered a fully online curriculum. She reached out, asking to participate virtually because she has a ...

That shouldn’t be surprising particularly in the tech industry, where knowledge work fundamentally means we spend the vast majority of our time in an “office.” Everything from minor annoyances (they ...

Companies laid off many IT professionals during the COVID-19 crisis, so there is now a surplus of IT workers available. However, they lack key critical skills for new cloud-enabled technologies ...

Life as a freelancer comes with many freedoms but also a significant amount of responsibility. You're in charge of setting your own hours, negotiating your own contracts, making sure you get paid ...