Archive for February 2024
SIA IN DISCUSSION WITH MBO PARTNERS: FUTURE PROOFING YOUR DIRECT SOURCING AND WORKFORCE OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY
Are today’s leaders prepared to create an optimized workforce that strategically blends full-time employees, independent labor, and offshore talent?
Read MoreUnderstanding EAPs and why employers offer employee assistance programs
Offering an employee assistance program can positively impact the well-being of new hires, as well as staffers with long tenures.
Read MorePTO payout laws by state: Why paid time off is a powerful perk and what employers should know
Understanding PTO (paid time off) payout laws is an important part of doing business for any employer who gives paid time off to their employees.
Read MoreHow to become a digital nomad—and not go broke – MoneySense
If you’re intrigued by the idea of working very remotely, here’s what you need to know, with financial and lifestyle tips from those who have been doing it since the dawn of digital nomadism.
Read MoreThursday Flakes: Lunar New Year, Home Swaps and Digital Nomads
MBO Partners believes that there are 17.3 million digital nomads in the US – and there are few reasons to think that number will drop anytime soon.
Read MoreSponsored: How Philips leveraged a fully optimized workforce to restructure into a health technology company
When Philips decided to restructure into a health technology company, Martin Thomas recognized that achieving that mission would require a more holistic, cost-effective talent strategy and the ability to compete for digital talent.
Read MoreGLOBETRENDER SPOTLIGHTS TEN INDEPENDENT HOTEL TRENDS
Unveiled at the recent Independent Hotel Show in London, Globetrender’s new Independent Hotel Trends 2024-2026 forecast identifies ten key trends shaping the future of hospitality.
Read MoreTreasury appoints Cyber Group Chief
Teresa Allison, a certified IT Cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of information technology consulting experience, has assumed the role of Cyber Group Chief at the Department of the Treasury.
Read MoreThe Pandemic Accelerated the Shift to Independent Work
As the chart below illustrates (click to enlarge), after a fall in 2020 due to business shutdowns, the number of independent workers (freelancers, solopreneurs, self-employed, gig workers, etc.) grew dramatically, increasing by 89% between 2020 – 2023.
Read MoreWhy Every Enterprise Needs A Freelance Strategy Right Now
It’s been a tough year for Enterprise Executives. According to McKinsey, 2023 has been a year “where volatility from macroeconomic and geopolitical factors has dominated the business environment lately and tested management teams in ways that may once have seemed unimaginable”.
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