The new Uber Works app.
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Uber Works is the next step in the evolution of the gig economy.
Activists block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in major LGBT rights cases.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on how the Civil Rights Act applies to LGBT people. A business law scholar explains why it could be one of the most consequential discrimination cases in decades.
Past experience doesn’t always count for asylum seekers when they apply for work in Australia.
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No matter how skilled or qualified they are, asylum seekerd say they’ve often forced to take whatever basic job they can just to survive.
Ricky, from Sorry We Missed You.
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Flexibility is just a euphemism for exploitation.
‘These Australians deserve a greater sense of security’, Albanese said.
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In this first of a series of “vision statements” Albanese has sought to send the messages that Labor under his leadership is focused on jobs, is looking to the future and is not afraid of change.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates for a $15 minimum wage in addition to tips in New York.
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The restaurant industry as a whole hasn’t been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.
Many skilled migrants in South Australia have found themselves in a classic Catch-22 situation – they can’t get local experience because they don’t have local experience.
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Australia’s skilled migration program simply isn’t working the way it is supposed to.
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While there are certainly benefits, there are also a number of pitfalls to remote working.
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Not only could less work pay for itself by boosting productivity, it’s necessary for human and planetary well-being.
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People on zero-hours contract are often given minimal training and some workers are even asked to pay for their training themselves.
Even though the future is unknown, Canada’s employment rate has risen steadily from 53 per cent in 1946 to more than 61 per cent today.
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Our inability to foresee the jobs of the future should be tempered by the realization that that jobs have always appeared in the past, regardless of technological advances.
Studying chemistry can take you into many careers, from an analytical chemist to a forensic scientist and even an environmental consultant.
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Students picking their subjects for Years 11 and 12 need to understand that science can be useful in a wide range of future jobs.
Scientists are working with artificial intelligence in hopes of being able to better detect cancer.
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Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.
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Jordan has a huge number of Syrian refugees and since 2016 it has let them legally enter the workforce.
Victorian Education Minister James Merlino has a plan for NAPLAN.
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Under no circumstances do NAPLAN scores alone indicate a student’s full potential, so linking them to any future job application is a dangerous idea.
Some states protect LGBTQ worker from discrimination, but many others do not.
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The Supreme Court will decide in the next year whether sexual orientation and gender identity are covered under federal employment discrimination law.
Winning the support of workers may be key to Democrats winning the 2020 election.
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Hillary Clinton arguably lost in 2020 because she took workers for granted. Will Democrats make the same mistake again?
Attraction and retention: the key issues to get more immigrants to settle in regional Australia.
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Migrants who’ve settled in regional Australia find jobs, get on with the locals and feel safe. So the government wants to know how to encourage more migrants to move there.
Once qualified, men who did a popular engineering-related VET course often worked in high-paid fields such as construction or manufacturing.
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Students with lower ATARs generally have lower lifetime earnings. But a Grattan Institute report found low ATAR men could earn more doing a VET course than a bachelor degree in their chosen field.
Retirement can either mean a loss of identity and social relations, or freedom from a dictated schedule.
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Attitudes to retirement can influence decisions to save and plan for it. In turn, factors such as stress or lack of interest at work can impact attitudes towards retirement.