US Labor Market Trends 2018: Gig Economy StrengthensUp to 61 percent of respondents to a recent survey intend to convert about a third of full-time positions to freelance or contract positions. Employers see advantages to freeing up permanent positions: gaining the flexibility to hire the skills they need at the time they need them and responding quickly to demands for job skills that cannot be predicted.
Publish date: 01/09/2018
Internet Use at the OfficeInternet access is a bit of a double-edged sword for employers. While giving employees access to tools that will help them quickly complete tasks and to resources that make obtaining and communicating information much faster, it also opens up a host of problems for managers, including productivity issues and vulnerability to viruses from untrustworthy sites.
Publish date: 01/08/2018
Phone Snubbed by the BossAccording to new research from Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, supervisors who continue to look at their phone while meeting with employees are likely to lose their employees’ trust, which will subsequently affect their engagement.
Publish date: 01/08/2018
Jumping Back into the Job Market Through a ReturnshipFor people returning to work after a years-long gap, a return internship could be the key that unlocks the door to a new position.
Publish date: 01/04/2018
Accessing Your Paycheck Before PaydayThe world’s largest retailer, and one that’s often critiqued for its low wages, unveiled financial planning tools designed by Even Responsible Finance Inc. and PayActiv Inc. that lets its employees access earned wages ahead of scheduled paychecks and avoid bounced checks or payday loans.
Publish date: 01/04/2018
Make a New Year’s Resolution for Your Work LifeGiven the amount of time we spend on the job, we owe it to ourselves, and our colleagues, to embrace the lean management principle of continuous improvement.
Publish date: 01/02/2018
A Drone That Plays Music to Keep Employees from Staying Late at WorkIn an effort to avoid the endless work hours often linked to employee burnout and exhaustion, a Japanese firm is enlisting the help of a drone that plays loud music meant to notify employees that it is time to go home.
Publish date: 12/26/2017
Bringing Your Work Home (and on Vacation) With YouAre you constantly checking your work-related emails after business hours or lugging your laptop with you when you and your family go on vacation? If you answered yes to either of those questions, your personal well-being might be suffering, according to a recent study from the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
Publish date: 12/26/2017
Should Employers Make Employees’ Salaries Public?Are there advantages to employees if salaries are public? Will employees accept such a policy?
Publish date: 12/21/2017
How to Stay Healthy at Work Winter at work, for many of us, means dry air, sick coworkers and temperatures too chilly to spend time outside. When it seems like everyone around you is coughing and sneezing, there are many things you can do proactively to stay healthy.
Publish date: 12/21/2017
