Employment

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

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

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.

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Some employees went without workplace staples like ties, heels and dress pants during the pandemic. But will those pieces make a comeback as more people return to work?

“I would not at all call this a complete disaster,” said Julia Simon-Mishel, supervising attorney with Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

The Pa. legislature is able to flex this new power because voters approved a constitutional amendment during the May 18 primary limiting a governor’s authority.

Many offices that have been closed since March 2020 are beginning to bring workers back, but not all companies think they need a return to the old ways.