Work Life

Workers want more pay, better conditions or to be their own boss — and for now, they're getting what they want.

The broad economy has yet to show signs of a serious worker shortage, economists say. But in some narrow pockets, from sawmills to psychologists’ offices, employers are raising wages significantly and seeing little response.

Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it’s a blip, but there could be a much deeper re-think going on of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.

More than a year after horrific job losses and wage cuts, job seekers have a strong hand in the labor market again.

There is a pent-up demand for change among workers and managers need to spell out flexible work options ASAP, experts say.

The pandemic has been an accelerant for every work trend — good and bad.

The pandemic has ushered in remote working at breakneck speed and while some employees are thriving, others are struggling with burnout, a new Microsoft survey finds.

Peak commute time has long ruled our lives, our cities, our tax dollars. But it doesn’t have to.

Naomi Osaka advocated for her well-being at work. Here’s how you can, too.

More than 2 million women have left the workforce because of the cost and effort of caring for children and older family members during the pandemic. In this episode of EPIDEMIC, we’ll hear why the United States is the only wealthy nation not to offer comprehensive support to parents, why caregiving is a critical part of American infrastructure, and what’s at stake if parents and caregivers are forgotten.

The nation’s 9.8 million retail workers accounted for 6.3% of the U.S. labor force.

"Even if we quadruple our wages — nobody's applying."

Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched.

High-income workers at highly profitable companies will benefit greatly. Downtown landlords won’t.

Exclusive research and expert insights into a year of work like no other reveal urgent lessons for leaders as hybrid work unfolds.

As Asian Americans strive for equity in the workplace, the COVID-19 crisis has created additional challenges. Six insights show how the pandemic has affected this group.

Permanent work from home or a $30K raise? Employees said it wasn't even close.

About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.

There's a lot to learn from its initiatives to hire and keep older workers

“You’re on mute” was said on 1,000 percent more calls between executives and investors in 2020 compared with 2019.

The New York Times recently published its coverage of the Equilar 200, which highlights the largest pay packages awarded to CEOs in fiscal year 2020.

The gap between workers and C.E.O.s widened during the pandemic as public companies granted top executives some of the richest pay packages ever.

Sharing compensation data has become an annual tradition at Microsoft during this time of year

“It turns out everything has been overwhelming. And there’s no shaking it.”

The number of workers holding two or more jobs has increased from 1996 to 2018. The Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics tracks the growth.

Meet the executives who burn millions daily and enrich themselves while creating no real value