found that only about one-third of earners in the bottom quintile had access to health insurance and retirement benefits, with an even smaller percentage receiving paid sick leave. Again, the matter's been made worse by the risk that a cashier, for example, takes on during a pandemic.
Inequities brought to bear by the many events of 2020 — and in the data — have made clear an important mandate.It's not just the moral argument that mandates quality jobs, however compelling it may be.businesses an average of $350 billion every year, or $2,246 per disengaged employee. That's a steep cost for companies to bear, and it gives reason for businesses to invest in workforce transformation.
So quality jobs both captures currently unrealized value by increasing engagement and lowers costs by limiting turnover.of the bottom quartile of earners view their current occupation as "just a job," whereas 63% of all others view their job as "a career."