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Tax Tips for Unemployment Income if You’ve Been Laid Off or Furloughed
While unemployment rates have decreased in America with an estimated 6.3 million claims for jobless benefits and the national unemployment rate just under 4 percent due to job loss or being furloughed, these are still unprecedented times and many Americans are...
What You Need to Know about Career Mentoring
When we look for advice from leaders in the sci-tech community about how people can further their careers, one key tip that keeps cropping up is to find a mentor. But if you’ve never been in a mentoring relationship before, it can be hard to know what to expect....
Hybrid Work is Presenting HR Leaders with a Major Conundrum
The global pandemic has upended business as usual, including the environment in which work happens. These changes have brought about not just a tsunami of hybrid workplaces, but the need for leaders to consider how hybrid work can provide equitable access to...
The Future of Work Needs Consolidation & Communication
Over the past two years, many companies have shifted to a hybrid working approach. Yet how we collaborate both virtually and in person remains unclear and businesses continue to face a critical set of potential benefits and risks. With restrictions and work from...
You Don’t Need a 4-Year Degree to Land these 10 Remote Jobs
The working world has become increasingly remote, with work-from-home jobs available for people with all levels of education. Some companies are now looking at a prospective employee's skills and practical experience rather than a traditional degree, so it's possible...
Why Leaders Need to Focus on the Negatives of Remote Work, Too
As we move into the third year of widespread remote work, many employees have plenty to celebrate. Less time spent commuting. More time with family and friends. Greater autonomy. But there are costs to the remote work lifestyle, too—particularly when it comes to...
Finding Freelance Work Online
One of the greatest things that has come along for the self-employed in the past few years is the plethora of platforms available that connect freelancers with people looking to hire them. On sites like Upwork, Freelancer and Fiverr, you can offer and find gigs in an...
Washington State Passed a Contentious New Gig Worker Law
JAMES CHILDERS SAYS he really likes his job driving for Uber and Lyft in Spokane, a city in Washington State. But since he started working for ride-hailing companies in 2017, he’s seen drivers’ shares of each fare slip. Once, three-quarters of...
