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 Right now, a great deal of the workforce is working remotely. Just so you get an idea, before COVID, according to data from enterprise solution company MBO Partners, there were more than 4.8 million digital nomads.

Digital nomads travel the country or the world while using technology to still make an income. But for them to be successful, they have to be work-oriented and disciplined enough to keep to a schedule in a tempting vacation setting.

The Covid-19 pandemic, and the prior increase of co-working and co-living spaces, have accelerated the use of remote work as a leading trend across industries. A study conducted by MBO Partners revealed that the amount of American digital nomads has grown by 49% to a total of 10.9 million people since 2019.

Costa Rica has become an ideal destination for foreigners who choose to work remotely, highlighting digital nomads from Chile, Portugal, and the United States who have lived and worked from here, some for periods of months and in other cases for a year.

According to a study conducted by MBO Partners, some 17 million people in the U.S. aspire to be digital nomads. Here’s what employers should consider when employees are on the go to ensure that productivity isn’t interrupted. 

A US survey conducted last summer by MBO Partners estimated digital nomads in the country increased by 49 per cent year on year to almost 11 million people, accounting for about 7 per cent of the US labour force.

Members of the House of Representatives introduced new legislation to help implement a “consistent definition” of “employee” across the country.

Karen Swim of Solo PR Pro and Patrick Rogan of Ignition HR join Chip Griffin to talk about small agency issues and take live questions. They talk about employees vs freelancers/contractors and then address viewer questions.

From the ashes of office life laid to waste by the pandemic, a new breed of digital nomad worker has arisen. For many years, remote working has largely been the territory of digital nomads, technologically savvy entrepreneurs with a thirst for travel, but the arrival of Covid has given birth to a new way of…

MBO Partners’ 10th Annual State of Independence in America report shows COVID-19 has shaken but not destroyed the resilience of independent workers; 48% are doing ok financially while 32% are living comfortably— hiving and nomadism are top strategies to survive and thrive in the new world of work.