One of the most distinguishing characteristics of successful companies is that they have the right team behind them. This indicates that they are serious about their hiring process. They carefully vet each person who wishes to work with them using well-thought-out strategies. All of this is done to ensure that they find the best person…
As many as two million women across the United States are considering taking a leave of absence or leaving the workforce altogether due to the challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, McKinsey & Company says. The exodus means the corporate world will end up with far fewer women in leadership roles and far fewer women…
The coronavirus pandemic hit the global office real estate market hard but it is expected to fully recover in the next decade despite the accelerating remote work trend, says a new study. “The structural impacts of work-from-home trends will be offset by factors such as economic growth, population growth, and office-using penetration, which means demand…
Only 50% of employees believe office spaces are safe and even fewer trust their CEOs and senior managers to ensure their workers are protected from getting or spreading the virus, according to a recent survey. “In most countries, only a quarter or more will go back to the office before Christmas,” public relations firm Edelman…
Amid all the gloomy news about job losses triggered by the coronavirus pandemic from around the world, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that there are companies who are still hunting for new blood. The 5th edition of the largest virtual job fair in Portugal will bring some of these firms together…
Short-time work policies hold the promise of helping countries combat the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 if they are aided by high uptake, generous wage replacement, incentives, and higher flexibility, says an economist. Michael Wolf from the Deloitte Global Economist Network cites short-time work—sometimes called a work-sharing program—as a policy that has gained considerable popularity…
Managers need to be extra thoughtful about retaining a human factor in this revolutionary age of tech-savvy workspaces to make employees feel valued and part of office culture, says an entrepreneur. “If you don’t feel connected with other people, it means you’re just sending and receiving tasks. So the human touch is lost very fast…
The COVID-19 experience, which forced teams worldwide to work from home, proved that having distributed teams involving high-skilled workers is totally feasible, says an entrepreneur. In an interview with Via News, Pedro Oliveira, co-founder of Landing.jobs, also said the parties concerned, including governments, have to invest more in reskilling and upskilling low-skilled workers to help…
MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – Tens of thousands of protesters here were unfazed as they marched the streets of Manila under the scorching heat of the sun and the occasional drizzles and thunderstorm as they commemorate the International Labor Day with a strong clamor to put to an end on the widespread and exploitative contractualization or…
