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With Software, Employers Get Shifty

Employers have let algorithms dictate how much and when their employees work—or don’t. Recently, there has been pushback.

By Gabe Fenigsohn | December 28, 2016 | Automation, Economics, Employment, Ethics, Prediction | Algorithms, Bath & Body Works, Child Care, Clopen, Employee Rights, GAp, Labor, On-Call Scheduling, Part-time Work, Percolata, Pier 1, Scheduling Software, Shift Work, Tanda, Victoria's Secret
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The Sewbots Are Coming…

Now that robots can sew, what does the future hold? “If you took the broad picture and looked at the [...]
By Gabe Fenigsohn | August 17, 2016 | Automation, Economics, Employment, Ethics, Safety | Apparel, Bangladesh, Building Collapse, Factory Workers, Fire, Garment Workers, H&M, Robots, Sewbots, Sweatshops, Wages, Working Conditions
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Amazon.gov: A Social Safety Net for the Digital Age

Left out of the tech boom? Outsourced or can’t code? For those failing to adequately tap into the new economy, [...]
By Gabe Fenigsohn | July 20, 2016 | Economics, Society | Amazon, Homeless, Reno, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Social Services, Yahoo
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