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Employers are becoming more proactive where it concerns employee health, according to recent trends. Because sick employees can mean lost productivity costing businesses almost $225.8 billion annually ($1,685 per employee), employers have been offering employees benefits that might help reduce that amount by encouraging them to get healthy.

Publish date: 10/30/2017

A majority of the American workforce will be freelancers within the next few years, according to a recent study released by the online freelance site Upwork and the Freelancers Union.

Publish date: 10/26/2017

Being on the road for work isn’t something every job requires, but for some it may mean spending more time away from the office than sitting in a cubicle. It can be taxing, but there are many things you can do to stay in your best condition.

Publish date: 10/25/2017

What would take an office worker an entire day to complete in 1970 would only take 1.5 hours today thanks to the digital revolution.

Publish date: 10/23/2017

As some states begin to legalize marijuana use (medicinal and/or recreational), employers are being forced to re-examine now-antiquated workplace drug policies.

Publish date: 10/23/2017

A new law designed to help narrow the gender pay gap will go into effect in California starting in January. The salary privacy bill was enacted by California Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 12. The law will ban employers in the state from asking about an applicant’s salary history.

Publish date: 10/17/2017

In a sea of LinkedIn pages, cover letters, and job postings, it can be hard to know what to say to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Certain words are more likely to stick out to a recruiter, according to a recent survey conducted by Grammarly, an app that acts as your personal proofreader.

Publish date: 10/17/2017

The adage “attitude is everything,” is true for life and even truer still in the workplace.

Publish date: 10/16/2017

Anitab.org, formerly the Anita Borg Institute, recently released a comprehensive list of the top companies that allow women to succeed in the tech industry. They analyzed data from 63 companies who in total employ more than 131,000 technologists. They also publish an insights report that illustrates trends and strides across the industry.

Publish date: 10/11/2017

The largest employer in the United States is now using an enterprise version of software from America’s most popular social network. Walmart recently signed up as a customer of Facebook’s interoffice communication platform, Workplace.

Publish date: 10/10/2017