While new fulltime jobs are at a virtual standstill, the jobs that are available are more flexible, with more and more people working temporary and contract jobs to make ends meet. But more varied work means it’s harder to take time off. WNYC’s Brian Lehrer show spoke with Bloomberg BusinessWeek editor Peter Coy about the [...]
It’s Wednesday, and don’t you wish tomorrow was the last day of the workweek? Shortening the traditional five-day workweek has been floated for years as a way to reduce layoffs and bring down overhead costs. Could it work as a national policy to stimulate the economy? Paul Solman at the NewsHour Business Desk responds to [...]
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