Though having multiple gigs may not seem like the norm, the truth is, they may be able to help people lead more fulfilling careers and combat unemployment because there are more options.
Colleges that reduce working hours for part-time instructors to avoid providing them health insurance coverage are under fire this week, even as they ...
The Feminine Mystique is 50 years old; do you know where your equality is? Here's a hint: If you're a woman living in America, it's still pretty far out of reach.
NEW YORK -- The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants is putting more workers on part-time status in a test aimed at limiting costs from P...
With college comes freedom and with freedom comes expenses. Today, most college students are faced with empty pockets and fierce competition for employment. Sure, flipping burgers is fast money, but it doesn't do much for the resume.
Good news! Just when you thought you might never land a summer job because of the economy, things might be shifting in your favor -- but you'll have t...
It's all about having choices. People have been creative and innovative with their careers since the economic downturn and the Plan C option empowers workers to design a scenario that taps their strengths and plays to their passions like never before.
Retirement savers are often discouraged by the large number they get from retirement savings calculators and financial advisers. Let's say you need $2...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The economic turmoil that has left many Americans without work is having a disproportionate effect on teenage job-seekers, whose qu...
More than one-fifth of employed Americans lack health insurance, according to a recent survey, and that number is may be poised to grow as more worker...
Over the last thirty years, the majority of Americans have started working longer hours while earning less, according to a recent report by the Center...
I like teachers. But what I am learning from conservatives these days, especially the hosts and commentators for Fox News is that public school teachers are greedy.
For years, the Right dominated the dialogue on "family values." But what does it really mean to support families, especially in a time of economic har...
If we value families, then why is the economic burden of raising them always pressed upon women at the cost of fair pay and career opportunities? Whatever happened to the concept of shared sacrifice?
Today there is no evidence of job creation. Quite the opposite: unemployment is rising and millions of jobs have disappeared. In place of thrift we ha...
Unemployed Americans are so discouraged about the prospect of finding a new job that they're checking out of the labor force at the highest and fastes...
In the current battle over health care reform, part-time workers are hardly being mentioned. This oversight is archaic. Why should basic health care be denied to anyone?
Employers with telecommuting and flexible programs that really work are finding that these new ways to work can enhance their competitive position in a recession.