The message about whether workers should return to the office has been confusing during the pandemic, with shifting government advice forcing many companies to send newly returned employees home. In September, a COVID-19 outbreak caused JPMorgan to send workers home less than a week after enticing them back to the office. But as companies bounce staff […]
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How Vacant Rooftops Could Solve The London Housing Crisis For Key Workers
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin ‘Key workers’ – A term that has barely been used before the Covid-19 pandemic has become omnipresent in the space of just a few months. However, those that are so essential to keeping society running, are often among those who earn the least and cannot afford […]
4 New Ways To Reenergize Workers At Home
If your people are working at home, you can’t keep them motivated in the same ways you did before the pandemic. After all, by seeing people working together, a business leader with empathy can sense whether they are engaged and motivated. When people work at home, a business leader must find new ways to tap into […]
How to Keep Remote Workers Productive and Happy
As the work force becomes more remote, employers are finding new ways to help their staff achieve better results out of the office. October 18, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If a company has survived this far into 2020, they’ve figured out how to make remote work possible. But companies […]
4 Essential Traits for Great Remote Workers
July 22, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Are you having a difficult time finding the right remote workers for your business? It can be a little tricky to find the right remote employee that can deliver the work you expect. At the same time, you need a remote […]
Trump to suspend H-1B visa program for foreign workers
(REUTERS) — U.S. President Donald Trump will suspend the entry of certain foreign workers, a senior administration official said on Monday, a move the official said would help the economy, but which business groups strongly oppose. Trump will block the entry of foreign workers on H-1B visas for skilled workers and L-1 visas for workers […]
Here’s How to Find and Hire Great Remote Workers
Use these tactics to connect with top talents who are ready to go to work for you. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! June 19, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Companies across the globe face unprecedented times with most people […]
Do I Need to Give Benefits to My Hourly Workers?
From a legal perspective, there’s a lot to consider. June 16, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In an ideal world and economy, every employer would be able to provide benefits such as health insurance, retirement plan matching, and travel reimbursements to all employees. However, it’s often not financially feasible […]
Older Workers Must Be Proactive About Their Future
May 21, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Rick Terrien is the author of Ageless Startup: Start a Business at Any Age, via Entrepreneur Press. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound. The world has changed. This is not a drill. Older workers are especially vulnerable to being left behind. No matter […]
This Entrepreneur Started Her Business to Offer Meals to New York City Hospital Workers
Stacy Rotner and GratiFoodNYC have donated over 3,000 meals since April. May 15, 2020 2 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In early April, Stacy Rotner launched GratiFoodNYC, a grassroots initiative dedicated to sending gratitude through food. Rotner’s first goal was to send meals to the frontline emergency and ICU department teams […]
Workers Will Be Way More Productive in 2021 Than in 2019
Workers Will Be Way More Productive in 2021 Than in 2019 | Inc.com Top Stories Top Videos Productivity Workers Will Be Way More Productive in 2021 Than in 2019 Social distancing will force companies to change their culture… and very much for the better. Getty Images May 8, 2020 Sponsored Business Content Let’s block ads! […]
EU robotics project gives maintenance workers a ‘second pair of hands’
A five-year European Union (EU) project to develop a collaborative humanoid that helps workers in industrial environments has concluded, with the participants touting breakthroughs in “AI learning, natural language processing, and robotic manipulation.” The SecondHands project, born from the EU’s €80 billion ($ 87 billion) Horizon 2020 research program, set out back in 2015 to […]