Dear Moneyist, I went to brunch last weekend and, when the server handed us the bill, she said a 20% service fee was added to cover her benefits and health insurance, but that it was not a tip. I am …
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the globe, the personal computer had become a staid, boring product with dwindling sales, as consumers spent their money on new smartphones every couple of years while letting their home laptops and old towers collect …
Days after workers voted to unionize at an Amazon warehouse in New York City, new federal data show more people want votes on the formation of unions at their own workplaces. The number of petitions for union representation jumped 57% …
At a time when the prices of groceries, gas and other essentials have soared to new heights, nearly one-third of U.S workers earn “poverty-level wages” of less than $15 an hour. That’s according to a new data analysis from the …
Welcome to Is This Working?, a column about the future of work through the lens of gender. That’s a question many workers, particularly women, are asking two years into a pandemic that has strained many systems to their breaking point, …
Women have long fought for the right to earn the same amount as men. And by some measures, they have earned significant gains: The U.S. Census Bureau notes that in 1960, the ratio of female-to-male earnings for full-time workers was …
It was two years ago Friday that the World Health Organization officially declared the then-rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Many of us waved goodbye to co-workers as we headed home for what was supposed to be a two- or …
The February jobs report showed the economy adding more jobs than expected — and also more people physically at work after the omicron variant’s disruptions. With spring just around the corner and the variant in the rearview mirror, this could …
Employers are desperate for workers in the post-lockdown economy. Wages are being raised and benefits more generous, yet finding workers remains a struggle. Many factors lie behind the difficulties employers face in meeting their workforce needs. But a partial solution to …
This is a question being asked by employees who have either quit their jobs or displayed a reluctance to rejoin the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other people love their job — or like it, at the very least — …
People’s relationship with their job is complicated. COVID-19 has likely “permanently changed” attitudes toward their jobs, with people seeking out a change of hours, career and benefits. “Some individuals may have become accustomed to a greater degree of work flexibility, …
The world has changed, and I’m reconsidering where I call home. I am looking for an affordable town within 45 minutes of a good -sized ski resort. Coming from the Seattle market, it would be great to get a three-bedroom, …