: Are remote workers more replaceable than in-person workers? Managers say yes
2021-07-27
Some 42% of supervisors said they ‘sometimes forget about remote workers when assigning tasks.’ Source linkContinue Reading
VA requires health-care workers to get Covid vaccine, first major federal agency to do so
2021-07-26
Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough described the new measure as “the best way to keep Veterans safe.” Source linkContinue Reading
Next Avenue: While many are looking for work, some older workers are jumping at the chance for a new start
2021-07-24
Plenty of people over 50 are part of ‘The Big Quit,’ and heading for better jobs, starting their own ventures or simply retiring. Source linkContinue Reading
NYC to require vaccinations or weekly Covid tests for city health care, hospital workers: Sources
2021-07-20
New York City will require all workers at city-run health care facilities and hospitals to be vaccinated or take weekly Covid tests, with positivity rates continuing to tick upward as the delta variant spreads, City Hall officials told NBC New York. Source linkContinue Reading
921 healthcare workers paid Rs 50L each insurance claim under PMGKP scheme
2021-07-20
Till July 15, a total of 921 doctors and healthcare workers have been paid insurance claim of Rs 50 lakh each under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) scheme for Covid warriors Source linkContinue Reading
Tax Guy: This lucrative tax credit pays business owners who hire eligible veterans, teens and other workers
2021-07-19
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit can help businesses address their hiring woes. Source linkContinue Reading
Chipotle, Target use TikTok to find the workers they need in tight job market
2021-07-18
Chipotle and Target are among the companies teaming up with TikTok Resumes, a pilot program that lets job candidates submit video resumes. Source linkContinue Reading
The biggest job wage boom is blue collar, but will it last for workers?
2021-07-17
Wages for blue-collar and manual labor jobs were booming before Covid and the tight labor market as the economy reopens brings more gains, but for how long? Source linkContinue Reading
Tech workers swore off the Bay Area. Now they’re coming back
2021-07-16
The pandemic was supposed to lead to a great tech diaspora. Freed of their offices and after-work klatches. But dire warnings over the past year that tech was done with the Bay Area because of a high cost of living, homelessness, crowding and crime are looking overheated. Source linkContinue Reading
: The rise of the gig economy spells the end for these workers: ‘We’re the vestiges of the old system’
2021-07-15
Grocery stores used to employ their own delivery drivers, paying unionized workers dependable wages; with DoorDash and Instacart signing deals with chains, those drivers see the end in sight. Source linkContinue Reading