Less than half of workers place ‘great deal of trust’ in their employers

Less than half of workers place a “great deal of trust” in their employer, boss or colleagues, according to a survey of workers in eight countries released last week by EY.

The survey found 46% or workers placed a great deal of trust in their employers, and only 49% placed a great deal of trust in...

Data theft, malware attacks are growing concern, Accenture study says

Data theft and malware attacks from within companies is a growing concern, according to a report from Accenture and HfS Research. The report’s survey found that 69% of respondents experienced an attempt or successful theft or corruption of data by insiders during the last 12 months. Media and technology...

Will Brexit impact the US economy? (Time)

Brexit will be a big deal for the US economy, Rana Foroohar writes in Time magazine. Other countries may leave the European Union. And, meanwhile, Northern Ireland and Scotland could vote to leave the UK to remain in the EU. “A Balkanized E.U. would be terrible for America in any number of ways –...

Machines won’t destroy all jobs (InformationWeek)

Robots and artificial intelligence will eliminate 16% of US jobs by 2025, but they will create new jobs resulting in a 9% increase, Thomas Claburn writes in InformationWeek, citing a new Forrester study. However, there will still be a “cultural backlash” as millions of employees’ skills become...

Lyft’s $27 million IC settlement gets preliminary OK from court

Lyft’s deal to settle a lawsuit by drivers alleging misclassification as independent contractors received preliminary approval on Thursday by federal Judge Vince Chhabria, according to court records.

The settlement calls for Lyft to pay drivers $27 million and make other changes. However, the settlement...

More are bullish on younger workers’ prospects than older workers’, Randstad study finds

Workers are more bullish on job prospects for younger people than older people, according to the second-quarter Workmonitor study by global staffing firm Randstad. When asked, 69% of employees globally said they expect job prospects for young people to improve in the next five years, but only 44% expect...

Job board Snagajob to acquire ATS PeopleMatter

Job board Snagajob will acquire applicant tracking system provider PeopleMatter, the companies announced today.

Snagajob, based in Glen Allen, Va., focuses on hourly paid jobs. The company says it works with more than 200,000 employers. PeopleMatter is focused on the service industry and serves more than...

Recruit invests $1.5 million in social network for local business

A subsidiary of global staffing provider Recruit Co. Ltd. Invested $1.5 million in Alignable, a Boston-based company that describes itself as a social network for local business. Alignable reported that it’s active in more than 8,000 communities. It will use the investment to accelerate user growth,...

Millennials not into freelancing? (Fortune)

Younger workers see freelancing in their future, but they still want job security and have less desire than older workers to be independent contractors, Fortune reports in coverage of a new study by consultancy PwC. “A lot of people believe that the millennial workforce is very open to independent...

Uber drivers’ pay gets analyzed (BuzzFeed)

BuzzFeed reports that in late 2015, Uber drivers earned approximately $13.17 per hour after expenses in Colorado, $10.75 per hour after expenses in the Houston area, and $8.77 per hour after expenses in Detroit. BuzzFeed’s data was based on leaked information as well as data from Uber.