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Why Digital Marketplaces Still Struggle To Make Digital Payments To Gig Workers
Why Digital Marketplaces Still Struggle To Make Digital Payments To Gig Workers
August 28, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Gig workers are increasingly embracing ad hoc project work by choice — not because due to need. Hyperwallet's Michael Ting goes behind the numbers in...

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Rising Wages May Be A Headwind For Retailers
Rising Wages May Be A Headwind For Retailers
July 09, 2018  |  Market Conditions

As the market grapples for momentum before companies report second-quarter earnings, rising wages may prove to be a headwind: Labor Department data indicates that the...

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Technology Helps Lower Labor Costs, But Procurement Pros Still Vital To Success
Technology Helps Lower Labor Costs, But Procurement Pros Still Vital To Success
August 14, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new study has found that implementation of digital technology has enabled procurement organizations to reduce their full-time workers by an average of 29 percent,...

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Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing
Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing
July 27, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart announced news on Wednesday (July 26) that it had convened a broad group of individuals and organizations from the government, business and non-governmental sectors...

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Uber Drivers Score Small Victory In Fight To Be Treated As Employees
Uber Drivers Score Small Victory In Fight To Be Treated As Employees
July 14, 2017  |  Legal

Uber was dealt a bit of a blow Thursday (July 13) when its drivers won a victory in its fight to be counted as employees...

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eCommerce Warehouse Labor Costs On The Rise
eCommerce Warehouse Labor Costs On The Rise
May 25, 2017  |  Retail

With the amount of online shopping orders skyrocketing over the past few years, it’s being reported that many eCommerce warehouses are having a tough time...

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In US, Jobless Claims Dip From Recent Peaks
In US, Jobless Claims Dip From Recent Peaks
December 09, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

The Labor Department said Thursday (Dec. 8) that filings for unemployment in the United States slipped from a five-month high, a showing that hints of...

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Trump’s Labor Pick May Impact Minimum Wage
Trump’s Labor Pick May Impact Minimum Wage
December 09, 2016  |  Retail

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the secretary of labor position in his new administration may have been impacts on the state of minimum wage increases....

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Walmart: Labor Group’s App Is A Scheme
Walmart: Labor Group’s App Is A Scheme
November 16, 2016  |  Retail

Just in time for the holidays, Walmart employees are being lured to download a smartphone-based social media app aimed at advocating for better pay and...

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