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October 21, 2021

Workers fed up with night shifts, weekends seek flexible schedules

  • A recent study from ManpowerGroup revealed that nearly 40% of job candidates worldwide said schedule flexibility is one of their top three factors in career decisions.
    • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
    AP Retail Writer

    NEW YORK — After struggling to hire workers for its outlet store in Dallas, Balsam Hill finally opened on Sept. 1. But the very next day, the online purveyor of high-end artificial holiday trees was forced to close after four of its five workers quit.

    The main gripe for three of them? Working on weekends. So they found jobs elsewhere with better hours.


     
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