Surging gasoline prices are complicating the worker shortage, disrupting carpools and even prompting some employees to quit in search of a job closer to home. U.S. gas prices reached an all-time high last week but edged lower over the weekend to $4.325 per gallon. Some employers say they lost more employees compared to the pandemic, complicating efforts to regain their standing as supply chain backlogs improve.
Apple supplier Foxconn is halting operations in Shenzhen, China, as the government imposes fresh lockdowns to battle surging coronavirus cases. The fast-spreading “stealth omicron” variant is fueling the country’s biggest outbreak since the start of the pandemic in China’s southern technology hub, threatening negative economic consequences worldwide.
The shift to remote work continues to muddy womens’ prospects in the workplace. While more flexible work opportunities could help recover the number of women who left the workforce in the pandemic, more economists agree that workers who are strictly remote risk isolating themselves from promotions and networking opportunities.
More city leaders are taking action to address the homeless encampments that became more common in urban areas during the pandemic. Liberal cities in particular took a softer stance on tents in public spaces, but residents are calling on leaders to address a situation that they say has spiraled out of control. Cities such as Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles plan to permanently remove or ban camping in certain locations, while others are presenting new solutions to voters.
The Paralympic Winter Games came to a close on Sunday night against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, prompting a closing ceremony focused on peace and unity. Ukrainian Paralympians amassed 28 medals, including 10 gold, managing to push through the fear with the sympathy and respect of many onlookers.
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