WorkShifter_06October2020

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

October 06, 2020

06 OCTOBER 2020

Strong financial support from the government and the Federal Reserve have spurred a solid recovery from the pandemic recession, but the rebound may falter without further aid, Fed Chair Jerome Powell ...

As the world economy plunged into a sharp downturn because of Covid, organisations were faced with difficult choices from business models to maintaining operations to sustenance of their ...

Max Wallace, a former professional boxer with an interest in art, wants to set up his own wellbeing centre. Sunil Jindal plans to set up a Mumsnet for older men while Sharon Thomas has a business ...

Even before the coronavirus outbreak hit the US, Twitter was preparing for a future that relied heavily on remote work — and that included employing new tactics to help employees work well together from ...

As workers who were brought back to their jobs after furloughs and layoffs due to the Covid-19 crisis face additional rounds of cuts, many may be wondering if it’s possible to restart unemployment benefits. For ...

Unreliable home broadband connectivity is the primary technical challenge businesses are having to deal with as remote working continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's one takeaway from a ...

If you don’t hire freelancers, thinking that they are ideal for short-term assignments only, you should think again. According to a recent survey from Bunny Studio, 97% of respondents consider freelancing ...

As technology futurist Kevin Kelly would say, right now is the best time to start a new business. Unfortunately, many potential founders, like my friend, are fearful. This is not anecdotal. Between ...

The way you manage a remote workforce will have long-term implications for your business and its growth potential. If you do a poor job, morale and productivity will suffer; if you're successful, a ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have come to rely more and more on “gig” workers to supply us with our day-to-day needs. When restaurants were forced to shut their doors and ...