The future of work should mean working less
The pandemic reminded us: We exist to do more than just work. Now, we have a chance to reimagine how a job fits into a good life....
If you never met your co-workers in person, did you even work there?
The phenomenon of job hoppers who have not physically met their colleagues illustrates how emotional and personal attachments to jobs may be fraying. More people are beginning and leaving new...
The winners of remote work
Some employees and freelancers who can work remotely will have vastly expanded opportunities and the possibility of significant increases in pay, but remote workers in general figure to face more...
Workers, in demand, have a new demand of their own: a career path
For many workers, the issue is less about bargaining for more money in a tight labor market than about finding a job with a brighter future....
Return to office hits a snag: young resisters
Bridging the gap between colleagues who are eager to return to the office and those who value remote work more highly may require flexibility....
Pandemic wave of automation may be bad news for workers
The need for social distancing led restaurants and grocery stores to seek technological help. That may improve productivity, but could also cost jobs....
Return to office? Some women of colour aren’t ready
For some remote workers, the pandemic has offered a reprieve from the daily microaggressions and bias they face in the physical workplace....
From appetizers to tuition, incentives to jobseekers grow
Employers are finding ways to get applicants in the door, and to retain employees once they’re hired....
Workers are gaining leverage over employers right before our eyes
Up and down the wage scale, companies are becoming more willing to pay a little more, to train workers, to take chances on people without traditional qualifications, and to show...
Working less is a matter of life and death
A new study by the two groups says that working 55 or more hours a week is a “serious health hazard.”...