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That’s a good thing for the economy and for business — and could be a good thing for workers themselves.
The Labor Department says worker output is up while average hours worked is down. That could help bring down inflation going forward.
Workplace AI is coming, and one study of a Fortune 500 company found it can be a productivity boon.
What matters here is how the Labor Department defines productivity.
Higher productivity could drive up wages, temper inflation and aid the energy transition, the McKinsey Global Institute finds.
70 U.K. companies have just completed a 6-month experiment with a shorter week with full pay – and early results are promising.
One worker’s experience with a meeting-free week.
Employees don’t want be labeled “quiet quitters,” so they’re working to appear busy. Rani Molla of Vox explains the practice.
Manufacturers are producing more goods with fewer workers, given the tight labor market. But the sector has been hiring more in recent months.
Jodi Kantor from The New York Times describes how companies are increasingly using new software tools to evaluate how hard their employees are working.