The proposed California 1099 Self-Organizing Act, which was introduced this week, would create a legal framework for workers classified as independent contractors – such as Uber and Lyft drivers – to join together and negotiate wages and working conditions with the on-demand companies they work for.
By: Fareed Zakaria If Americans are united in any conviction these days, it is that we urgently need to shift the country’s education toward the teaching of specific, technical skills. Every month, it seems, we hear about our children’s bad
By: Harold Jarche This is a synopsis of my opening keynote for the workplace learning & VET stream at EduTECH15 in Brisbane today. We cannot look at the 2020 workplace merely from the perspective of what will be different from
By: Maureen Conway The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and JobsFirstNYC, recently released a report, “Optimizing Talent: The Promise and the Perils of Adapting Sectoral Strategies for Young Workers,” on ways to connect young adults with better jobs. Read below
By: Jack Salmon A new report from JP Morgan Chase & Co. finds that the summer employment rate for teenagers is nearing a record low at 34 percent. The report surveyed 15 US cities and found that despite an increase
By: Samantha Cooney The best job in America comes with a handsome six figure salary — and has plenty of job openings. The job: Data scientist. It came out on top of job search site Glassdoor’s its annual list of
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By: Jordi Lippe-McGraw With today’s competitive job market, many college students are trying to figure out a way to set themselves apart from other candidates. While good grades and extracurricular activities certainly help, many companies are looking for real-world experience
By: John Rubino One of the jarring — and until recently underreported — aspects of those seemingly-positive recent US jobs reports is the increasing skew towards older workers. Most new jobs have gone to people who in better times would
By: Connie Loizos The Bay Area is well-acquainted with boom and bust cycles, and while it’s too soon to declare that the tech economy has turned, recruiters see early indicators that it’s happening. Indeed, a handful of job placement executives confirms what
