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Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work

Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work
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Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

(Image credit: Claire Harbage)

Originally published at NPR Business

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