Over the past several decades, employers have used new developments in scheduling software to implement “just-in-time” schedules, canceling or creating shifts with little notice in response to changes in product shipments, customer traffic, and even weather. These scheduling practices shift the risk of doing business away from firms and onto U.S. workers and their families. Equitable Growth is working to build the evidence base on how these scheduling practices—and the interventions designed to curb them—affect workers, their families, and the economy as a whole, and what measures can be put into place to provide schedule stability.
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New research shows unstable schedules do not offer more flexibility for U.S. workers
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May 18, 2022
Factsheet: Six frequently asked questions about schedule quality and Fair Workweek laws across the United States
April 15, 2022
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How U.S. workers’ just-in-time schedules perpetuate racial and ethnic inequality
October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019
Extensive nonstandard work hours among U.S. low-income mothers hinder their kids’ enrollment in center-based childcare
August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019
In conversation with Hilary Hoynes
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New research explains how better-quality work schedules increase U.S. retail workers’ productivity and store profits
May 24, 2022
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New research shows Fair Workweek laws ensure workers have more predictable schedules without sacrificing their hours worked
May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022
New research shows unstable schedules do not offer more flexibility for U.S. workers
May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
Factsheet: Six frequently asked questions about schedule quality and Fair Workweek laws across the United States
April 15, 2022
April 15, 2022
Compensation for Unstable and Unpredictable Work Schedules: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort
April 15, 2022
April 15, 2022
Exploring the impact of automation and new technologies on the future of U.S. workers and their families
December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021
Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee
October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021
New study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows schedule stability supports U.S. workers and the broader economy
October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021
Policymakers should ensure that the U.S. labor market recovery lasts by boosting workers’ bargaining power and strengthening social infrastructure
July 12, 2021
July 12, 2021
The future of work and worker power post-COVID a key topic at the 2021 Labor and Employment Relations Association annual conference
June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021
Equitable Growth event will explore the impact of technology in the workplace and potential for advancing worker power
February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021
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