The hybrid work bias and how it affects women

Topic: women at work The hybrid work bias and how it affects women } 8 minute read By Chloe Mumford With 28.2% of workers adapting to a hybrid work model, researchers can now see the positives and negatives of hybrid working. While it offers many benefits, ‘proximity...

Why women aren’t returning to the workplace

Topic: women at work Why women aren’t returning to the workplace  } 10 minute read By Chloe Mumford Following the global pandemic that caused a major shift in the workforce, women have started to leave the workforce in hordes. Now, nearly two million fewer women are...

The advantages an external workforce brings to your business

} 3 min read In today’s dynamic business environment, the imperative to locate optimal candidates who will bring value to your organization cannot be overstated. While the traditional view was that hiring full-time employees was the sole means of accomplishing...

Lost Your Job? Gig Working Tips for the Recession

With the looming recession, there is a financial panic. Full-time employees are at risk of losing their current employment, and some may even be looking for a side hustle to earn a little extra cash. On the other hand, there are gig workers who are concerned about...

Why NOW is the right time to try gig work

Gig work has seen a significant increase in popularity since COVID-19. Today, over 35% of U.S. workers are involved in the gig economy, and the number is predicted to increase. As a result of the looming recession, companies are currently evaluating how they source...

The hybrid working conundrum

More and more companies are moving to hybrid working, not as a well thought out plan, but as an outcome of the pandemic. What does it mean for HR leaders caught in the cross-hairs between workers seeking change, and management teams with their heads in the sand? It...

Importance of Well-being in the Future of Work

The future of work is one that reflects change – often for the better. Gig work is not a new way of work, however, it is adapting. Gig working is rising in popularity, which is one of the reasons it fits into this idea of the ‘future workforce’....

5 ways to positively impact your workforce wellbeing

Nearly one in five Americans suffer from mental illness which is a common experience in the modern age. COVID-19 worsened this problem and had a significant impact on a lot of people’s mental health. As a result of COVID-19, remote and hybrid working was very...

Age Discrimination in Recruitment

The bias favoring younger workers in the workforce The working world is ever-changing, constantly adapting to the next new normal.  However, there are still underlying issues that need to be addressed. One of these problems is the bias towards young workers as a...

Direct Sourcing Benefits

3-minute read 2022 and the buzz about Direct Sourcing is getting noisy According to Staffing Industry Analysts, 26% of US businesses today use direct sourcing and 41% plan to seriously consider it within the next two years. That’s because—so they say—it’s proven to...

The ‘Shecession’: We are going back in time

Covid-19 threw the world of work into a loop: as infection rates went up, the number of people in work went down. Women represent one of the groups that were the most affected by unemployment. Because of the pandemic and its impact, instead of gender equality...

Jobs lost or created because of COVID-19—and why

4-minute read Facts on the impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work Pandemic-related job losses around the world The 2020 pandemic is destroying livelihoods around the globe. According to the United Nations Labor Agency some 1.6 billion people employed in the informal...

Meet the home workers that never go to work

Computer coders, digital marketers, accountants, leaders of tech startups, management consultants, market researchers, analysts—just some of the roles that long term home workers hold. These are the roles of just some of the community of people I work with on a daily...