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Employment

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NPR
Community

Iceland cut its work week and found greater happiness and no loss in productivity

The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.

4 years ago

Families stand in line at Philadelphia School District headquarters to pick up Chromebooks ahead of the start of the school year in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools finalize new bell schedule running counter to doctors; principals feel blindsided

Most high schools will start at 7:30 a.m., and middle schools and elementary schools will start at either 8:15 a.m. or 9 a.m — the opposite of what’s recommended.

4 years ago

President Biden wants the Federal Trade Commission to curtail the use of noncompete agreements as part of a larger push to promote competition in the U.S. economy. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden moves to restrict noncompete agreements, saying they’re bad for workers

As part of a sweeping executive order, Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit such agreements, which restrict where you can work after leaving a job.

4 years ago

(Big Stocks)
Radio Times

The problem with meetings and how to fix them

Meetings at work eat up a lot of time and studies show that half of the meeting time is ineffective. This hour, making meetings work and not just a waste of time.

Air Date: July 8, 2021 10:00 am

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Community

Philly study shows strong correlation between unemployment and gun violence

The city’s research comes as the city continues to experience a surge in gun violence.

4 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

`Your body starts to break down’: Understaffed Philly sanitation crews struggle as garbage delays worsen

A surge in residential trash during the pandemic strained city sanitation crews. The pandemic has abated, yet the workforce hasn’t recovered.

4 years ago

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Money

As travel resumes, PHL airport workers in line for pay boost for health benefits

Philadelphia City Council passed a bill to increase salaries for airport workers to $15.06 an hour, plus $4.54 to go toward health care costs.

4 years ago

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NPR
Money

Business should be booming — if only there were enough workers for the job

The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs in June, including 194,000 in bars and restaurants.

4 years ago

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Radio Times
Health

‘Laziness Does Not Exist’

Social psychologist Devon Price on the "laziness lie" which has made Americans anxious, overworked, exploited and alienated. Their new book is "Laziness Does Not Exist"

Air Date: June 29, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:16
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Health

Health care professionals unanimously vote to unionize in Delaware County hospitals

About 100 health care workers at Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have unanimously voted to unionize because of staff shortages and low pay.

4 years ago

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NPR
Community

As the pandemic recedes, millions of workers are saying ‘I quit’

People are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and more happiness. A record 4 million workers quit just in April.

4 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA to hold career fair targeting women for skilled trades jobs

SEPTA is actively recruiting women to work as bus mechanics, rail vehicle mechanics, building electricians, welders, and more.

4 years ago

Dr. Eric Berger stands inside his Center City Pediatrics office
Keystone Crossroads
Health

A Philly doctor made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory. Then he lost 7 staff members

Federal guidance supports employers’ right to require the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees. But doing so can be a tough decision, and a legal gray area remains.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Theater artists protest Walnut Street Theatre, claiming abusive behavior

For many years, artists have been quietly warning one another about abusive behavior, then a social media comment drove them into the street.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

‘We owe them a better life’: Delaware approves $15 minimum wage

Three years ago lawmakers fought overnight about raising the lowest legal wage to $9.25 an hour. Now Delaware is joining nine other states with a path to $15.

4 years ago

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