By Michael Grothaus April 22, 2023 A recent Opinium survey revealed that 73% of U.S. workers say a company’s commitment to the environment is one of the top factors they consider when taking a job. And many people are continuing to seek out remote positions so they can work from home or for a … Continue reading Going green, job-wise? These 15 environmental companies are hiring fully remote workers
By Jessica Bursztynsky April 21, 2023 As many as 15 million people could lose their health insurance now that the U.S. is unwinding pandemic-era rules that required continuous Medicaid coverage. For gig workers who are impacted by the change, it’s vital that they’re ready to reaffirm eligibility, says Noah Lang, CEO of Stride … Continue reading What gig workers need to know about pandemic-era Medicaid expiring
By Shalene Gupta April 12, 2023 There’s work, and then there’s the performance of work—but how much time do employees spend on the latter? People analytics firm Visier surveyed 1,000 full-time employees to understand how much time people spend on “performative work”: work that isn’t necessary but is done to appear visible. Here’s what they found. … Continue reading Is your job ‘performative’? Why workers can’t quit the timeless art of looking busy
The Benefits of Standing Desks for Office Workers William Lowery / 25 Mar 2023 Standing desks have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason. In this article, I’ll discuss the benefits of standing desks for office workers. The Dangers of Prolonged Sitting Sitting for extended periods can be harmful to your … Continue reading The Benefits of Standing Desks for Office Workers
Resources and Tools for Remote Workers Coming Out of Retirement John Boitnott / 15 Mar 2023 The COVID pandemic pushed millions of baby boomers into retirement. However, in an ironic twist, the pandemic also accelerated the rise of remote technology that’s now drawing baby boomers out of retirement to fill gaps in the American … Continue reading Resources and Tools for Remote Workers Coming Out of Retirement
eBay is buying the trading card marketplace TCGplayer for $295 million Amrita Khalid @askhalid eBay is placing a big bet on the booming trading card industry. The company is set to buy TCGplayer — an online marketplace for trading card games — in a deal valued up to $295 million, it announced today. Launched … Continue reading Workers at trading card marketplace TCGplayer form eBay’s first union
By Emily Guy Birken March 11, 2023 Self-employment has a lot to recommend it. You get to set your own hours. There’s a direct correlation between your hustle and your paycheck. And, of course, you enjoy a warm relationship with your boss. Then, of course, there’s the big fat downside: quarterly estimated taxes. … Continue reading Tax tips for gig workers
By Jennifer Alsever March 06, 2023 The stigma of getting laid off from a job is lessening, but a good chunk of people still don’t tell the world—or prospective employers—about getting a pink slip. Only 20% of people who lost their jobs shared the information with their future employer, according to a new … Continue reading Layoff stigma stings: Why Gen Z workers are less likely to share that they lost a job
Google is laying off 12,000 employees Steve Dent @stevetdent Google parent Alphabet is cutting around 12,000 jobs, or around six percent of its global workforce, it wrote in a company-wide email sent to employees. CEO Sundar Pichai said that he was “deeply sorry” to workers that will be let go and that it was … Continue reading Google workers in Japan have joined a labor union in response to planned layoffs
By Kim Kelly February 26, 2023 On February 16, the longest-running strike in the country came to an unexpected end when the United Mine Workers of America sent a letter to the CEO of Alabama-based Warrior Met Coal offering to send its members back to work. Nearly two years ago, on April 1, 2021, … Continue reading The longest strike in the U.S. just ended: This is the workers’ story
