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Money

Are return-to-office mandates helpful or harmful?

Mayor Parker is ordering city workers back to the office five days a week. Who is winning the battle between remote and office work?

Air Date: May 22, 2024 12:00 pm

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Cherelle Parker speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

No more work from home: Mayor Parker issues return-to-office order for thousands of city employees

It’s the end of the pandemic-era policy that allowed thousands of Philadelphia city employees to work from home for at least part of their workweek.

1 year ago

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Community

Resume writing and interview prep: Bucks County launches Workforce on Wheels bus, expands PA CareerLink access

The new mobile vehicle offers career development resources on resume writing, interview skills, job searching and more.

1 year ago

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Guy Generals speaking at a podium.
Education

Google and CCP launch partnership to expand access to tech certificate courses in Philly

There are thousands of tech job vacancies in Philly. A new partnership between CCP and Google hopes to fill the void by offering industry-recognized certifications.

1 year ago

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Health

Citing ‘burnout,’ doctors with ChristianaCare file papers to form system’s first labor union

Two-thirds of the more than 400 doctors on staff at the health system’s major Delaware operations, including Christiana and Wilmington hospitals, would be covered.

1 year ago

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Community

More U.S. parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day — but most still don’t

Momentum is building in the Senate and House to expand paid leave. With no federal law, 13 states and the District of Columbia have adopted paid family and medical leave laws.

1 year ago

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Community

How Delaware’s Hispanic Commission works to improve economic outcomes for Latinos

A key priority for Delaware’s Hispanic Commission is ensuring immigrants can use their degrees from their native countries.

1 year ago

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Education

Penn grad workers say ‘we’re part of a national movement’ after union win

Graduate student workers voted overwhelmingly to form a union at the University of Pennsylvania, but their first contract could take years.

1 year ago

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Education

Job recruiters are seeking out Philly’s graduating high school seniors

Students from Mastery Charter Schools met with recruiters from 25 organizations to learn more about the opportunities available after graduating.

1 year ago

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Health

‘We are not robots’: Philly nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children call for more resources, support at work

About 485 registered nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia are negotiating a new union contract with Tower Health.

1 year ago

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Courts & Law

Former Delaware state employee stole $181K from unemployment trust fund

The state had not disclosed the theft to the public until WHYY News contacted the Department of Labor about the funding.

1 year ago

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Education
Billy Penn

‘Tax the rich’: Philly community college faculty call for better funding

Teachers say the city needs to better support Community College of Philadelphia students, many of whom are facing multiple economic challenges.

1 year ago

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Community

The ‘backbone of the hospital’: Penn Medicine residents are rallying for higher salaries, better working conditions

"World-class health care institutions have to pay world-class wages and offer their workers respect,” said one Philly City Council member.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next

New Jersey is now offering a state tax credit to residents who work from home and successfully appeal their New York tax assessment.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

Bridging Blocks: Philly’s ‘missing middle’ wage jobs make career matchmaking harder, residents say

For a city of its size, Philadelphia has fewer middle-wage jobs than New York City, Baltimore, Nashville and D.C., research from The Pew Charitable Trusts shows.

1 year ago

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