Economy Oct 04 This multimillion dollar CA ballot measure could decide the future of gig work By Laura Fong
Making Sen$e Jan 21 Column: Why bosses should let employees surf the web at work New research suggests "cyberloafing" can help workers cope with an exceptionally stressful work environment. By Stephanie Andel, The Conversation
Economy Jan 05 Watch 8:28 How employers kill worker motivation and what they can do to change Bemoaning America’s productivity slowdown, behavioral economist Dan Ariely set out to find what really motivates us. Behavior is driven by emotion, he concluded, not rewards like money; the ability to help other people, feel that we’re useful, feel that we’re… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Feb 20 Will your job exist in the future, or will a robot have replaced you? In the long view of history, technological advancement unleashed by the Industrial Revolution has come to be seen as a net positive for economic development and everyone’s well-being, even those workers who initially lost their jobs. There’s reason to wonder,… By Simone Pathe
Nation Sep 01 The high cost of labor efficiency — and the ‘Good Jobs’ alternative What do Costco, Trader Joe's, QuickTrip and Spanish supermarket Mercadona have in common? They treat labor as assets, says Zeynep Ton, author of "The Good Jobs Strategy," and therefore, avoid even bigger costs than labor. By Zeynep Ton
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Jul 03 Watch U.S. Employers Get Year Reprieve on Health Care Mandate The White House announced a year reprieve on the Affordable Care Act mandate that says companies with 50 or more full-time workers must provide insurance by Jan. 2014. Gwen Ifill gets debate from Ron Pollack of Families USA and Tom… Continue watching