Minority retail, fast food workers' schedules often erratic
Retail and fast food work is notorious for erratic schedules.
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Target raised wages, but some employees say hours were cut
Two years ago, Target said it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. The move won praise from labor advocates and put pressure on other companies to also move to $15.
How executives balance family and work
High-level executives with children have a few advantages over other working parents: They make more money, which makes childcare easier to afford.
Most overworked cities in US might surprise you
If you live in Washington D.C., Houston or Atlanta, it might be time to take a vacation.
More companies try four-day work weeks
With the unemployment rate lingering near a 50-year low, employers are competing hard to recruit and retain talent.
China's tech workers burn out in the '996' rat race
Wang Shichang works 12 hours a day, often for six days a week. The newlywed is so busy he says he barely has time for his wife.
American productivity on the rise
Don't look now, but productivity might be making a comeback.
Inside the Japanese town that pays cash for kids
When Katsunori and Kaori Osaka had their first child, they were living in a cramped apartment in Nagoya, a city of more than 2 million people in central Japan.
How some federal workers' pay stubs look
The partial government shutdown is three weeks old, and it's gone on long enough for some of the 800,000 federal employees impacted to start missing pay.
Millennial women working more, still doing most of the housework
Younger women are working longer hours and earning more than ever before. But they're still carrying more of the burden at home.
