Employment

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration could take action on its own, but it’s unclear if or when that might happen.

Nurses at Suburban Community Hospital say they are concerned about staffing shortages, pay inequalities, and unpaid health care benefits.

A pilot in the U.K. is testing a theory about work. Can people in various industries remain as productive if they just work 32 hours a week with the same pay as 40 hours?

Working from home isn't possible in many jobs, but in companies where it is, the return to office has become a point of tension between workers and their bosses.

A slowdown in online shopping prompts Amazon to rethink the space it has, including a facility it’s closing in South Jersey.

Workers say they were told most of them would be transferred to Amazon’s West Deptford facility, but many are being sent to facilities much further away.

They’ve raised pay, knocked on doors, and even started a TikTok account to recruit more lifeguards, but Philly pools are still running short on staff.

Led by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, American women long have pressed for gender equity.

Professional and non-professional staff voted to form a bargaining unit. Two years ago the UArts teaching faculty unionized its own unit.

While Pa. primary candidates continue to support fossil fuels in the name of jobs, some young Philadelphians see a brighter future in the solar industry.

Child care workers say they deserve better pay so workers don’t leave the vital profession for fast-food jobs that are paying more money.

N.J. offshore wind developer commits to all union labor. Building trades will develop apprenticeship programs to include women, people of color and the formerly incarcerated.

As more companies mandate a return to the office, workers must readjust to pre-pandemic rituals like long commutes, juggling child care and interacting with colleagues.

Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers.

Overtime for city workers continues to be a problem, according to a new report from the authority tasked with keeping watch on the city’s finances.