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Steady Hours Boost Retail Worker Productivity And Sales, Study Finds

Gap reaped nearly $3 million in additional revenue from stores participating in the study, but hasn't committed to stable scheduling.
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Starbucks Is Giving All Its U.S. Workers A Raise

Employees have been concerned about losing work hours since the company introduced new software.
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Costco Just Gave Its Lowest-Paid Workers A Raise

Another reason to love Costco!
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How Employees Everywhere End Up Working For Free

Urban Outfitters isn't as much of an outlier as you think.
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A College Degree Is Increasingly Likely To Land You In Low-Wage Work

Bartending, anyone?
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Walmart Is Cutting Back Some Employees' Hours After Raising Wages

The news comes months after the company promised to increase its starting wage to $9 an hour.
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Another Sign Low-Wage Workers Are Finally Gaining Some Power

Gap becomes the latest major retailer to give its workers more flexibility.
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Why You Can't Count On A Raise Anymore

Pay increases hit a new record, but there's a huge catch, a new study shows.
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Hillary Clinton Twists Jeb Bush’s Words

By Robert Farley, with Joe Nahra, FactCheck.org

Rebranding 'Flexibility'

Instead of greater freedom over our work and family lives, "flexibility" now often means that workers need to come in whenever the employer wants them and are sent home when demand is slack. Employers have adopted the language of "flexibility" but rebranded its meaning.
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