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The case against the ‘gig economy’
When I first met Andrew Berlin at a Stanford executive program in the early 1990s, Berlin Packaging was a small enterprise doing maybe $40 million in sales in what was then, and still is, a very tough,...
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Best job perk ever? Startup covers vacation tab for workers
The San Francisco startup Betabrand describes itself as a "Crowdfunded Clothing Community." The unique business model incorporates designs from its customers in addition to in-house employees, and...
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A new startup lets road warrior moms ship breast milk home
Inspiration can strike at the strangest times. For Kate Torgersen, the ah-hah moment came while stuck in an airport security line with a bag full of breast milk and melting ice. It was May 2014, and...
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Accenture is the latest employer to pay for working moms to ship their breast...
Could company-sponsored breast milk mailings become the new normal for working moms? Accenture announced a new series of parental benefits for employees in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday. The...
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Uber CEO: Most drivers work too little to be considered full time employees
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick defended his ride hailing company’s controversial use of contract drivers by saying that it gives them more flexibility than if they were classified as full time employees....
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Walmart Workers Want This New Benefit
Walmart associate Nancy Reynolds has written a petition addressed to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon demanding that the supermarket giant’s 10% employee discount be expanded to include all food at all times...
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Zenefits: Now We Handle Payroll, Too
It's official, but not all that surprising: Zenefits is launching its own payroll processing service for small companies. The employee benefits company, which needs payroll information for its core...
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Zenefits Faces Scrutiny Over Insurance Licenses
Barely a week after Zenefits acknowledged it would fall short of its lofty 2015 revenue growth targets comes the revelation that the health insurance startup is under regulatory scrutiny in at least...
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This Software Helps Your Employees Pick the Right Health Plan
Few would describe picking health insurance as fun, but Jellyvision Lab is borrowing from its legacy as a best-selling games developer to make the process less intimidating. The Chicago-based software...
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Here Are the Best Employee Perks in the World
In 2016, employer-sponsored healthcare and gym discounts are old hat. More and more, people are looking for their jobs to shower them with awesome perks. Glassdoor, the employer rating site, just...
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Lyft Drivers, If Employees, Owed Millions More
Drivers who worked for ride-hailing service Lyft in California during the past four years would have been entitled to an estimated $126 million in expense reimbursements had they been employees rather...
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Pet Insurance Is Now the Hottest Employee Benefit
If you hear more barking, snuffling, and whining than usual around the office this Friday, relax -- it's just Take Your Dog to Work Day. This year is the 17th annual such occasion in the U.S. (it...
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How to Create a Culture that Works for All Ages
The problem of having multiple generations in the workplace isn't so complicated after all. Our organization, consulting firm Great Place to Work, just produced lists of the Best Workplaces for...
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Zenefits Settles Compliance Issues With More States
Zenefits, the San Francisco-based human resources software startup, continues to make headway in clearing up its compliance issues. On Friday, new CEO David Sacks said on Twitter twtr that the company,...
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How Walmart Is Changing the World
The staff of Fortune and a panel of experts recently named 50 companies to its 2016 Change the World List. Walmart is one of them. No issue is more central to this year's contentious U.S. presidential...
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There’s a Loneliness Epidemic Among Freelancers
If you had to guess why people who work in the gig economy would prefer a regular full-time job, finances might come to mind first. Employees, after all, are usually entitled to lots of benefits,...
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Where You Can Get a Job—and a Master’s Degree
The decision to seek a master's degree can be fraught with worries over the cost, the time, and the ultimate payoff. For Kathy Phelps it took only seconds to say, "Heck, yeah." Not only was her $30,000...
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This Software Helps Employees Navigate the Benefits Labyrinth
Amid all the eating, family and friend visits, football games, and shopping expeditions that traditionally fill the four-day U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, many U.S. households will spend time...
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Zenefits Is Looking for a New CEO
Zenefits is in the market for a new CEO. On Friday evening, CEO David Sacks confirmed an earlier report from The Information that the San Francisco startup, which provides free human resources software...
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Starbucks Will Now Allow New Fathers to Take Paternity Leave
Starbucks is enhancing the coffee giant’s slate of maternity and parental benefits, including fully paid leave for birth moms and new perks for fathers, same-sex couples and adoptive parents that work...
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