Contractor Pay Rises in Line with Growing Demand
It’s no secret that the UK is navigating its way through a perfect storm of economic turmoil at a national level, with a cost-of-living crisis and skills shortages that are impacting ...
Cutting DE&I Hiring in A Recession: The Mistake You Can’t Afford
There’s no doubt about it — an economic downturn is on the horizon. It’s estimated that one-third of the global economy will contract in 2022 and/or 2023, and surviving the recession ...
Implement a Successful Digital Nomad Policy with These Best Practices
Between 2019 and 2022, the number of digital nomads in the American workforce surged 131%, to 16.9 million people, per the 2022 MBO Partners Digital Nomad Study. These workers live ...
Companies Are Laying Off Thousands Based on Stack Rankings – Why That’s Exactly the Wrong Approach
In October, the Washington Post reported details on Elon Musk’s plans for massive layoffs at Twitter. The paper revealed that Musk planned to use manager-driven stack rankings to ...
Everything You Think You Know About Remote Work Might Be Wrong
What are the first few things that come to mind when you hear remote work? Let’s pretend you didn’t just picture employees in pajamas filling out spreadsheets or a worker wearing ...
Eyes on 2023: What Staffing Firms Should Do Now to Prepare for Anything
Are we in a recession or not? All the traditional indicators are there for a recession. We’ve had two quarters of declining GDP in 2022. Inflation is up. Interest rates are up. Housing ...
Culture Is King
I go to work every day and know that I have the knowledge and the skills to do my job effectively. Years of honing my craft makes me great at what I do. Can I still learn more? Absolutely. ...
In A Confusing Labor Market, Employers Should Turn to Coaching
Fears of a global recession have produced unpredictable consequences across all walks of life. Just look at the contradiction between headlines of mass layoffs and recent US Labor Department ...
From Power Suits to Hoodies: The Changing Business Dress Code in 2022
The 1980s and 1990s were the era of wearing power suits, and they defined the business environment. As times change, so does the corporate dress code.
Wearing a t-shirt on a conference ...
Effective Return-to-Office Transition Requires Transparent Communications
When companies announced plans to bring employees back to the office on some type of a regular basis after Labor Day, it sparked a flurry of media headlines:
“The return-to-office ...
