Workforce and Employment
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How secure is your data? 3 predictions and 3 protections in the age of hybrid work
Thursday 26th of November 2020
Covid-19 introduced a paradigm shift in working culture. The new era of the “hybrid employee” has required a recalibration of how organizations provide secure, productive and digitally enabled environments for their employees.
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5 steps to improve the way you hire new talent
Thursday 26th of November 2020
As a manager who has usually taken over teams that have been struggling in some way, there is something that I’ve consistently had to do: fix the hiring process. Hiring well is a huge lever for team transformation. Getting it right doesn’t just mean hiring good people (although that part is crucial), but doing so in a way that is time effective for you, your team, and the candidates.
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With vaccines on the horizon, here’s how business leaders can plan ahead
Wednesday 25th of November 2020
Recently, Pfizer and Moderna reported preliminary results from their phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials to be at least 95% effective in preventing coronavirus illness. A third vaccine, from AstraZeneca, is reportedly also highly effective. With this news, the range of uncertainties has narrowed for business leaders and a potential end to the crisis has come more clearly into view.
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Harder to handle: How COVID-19 has changed work as we know it
Wednesday 25th of November 2020
The pandemic has seriously altered how we work. According to statistics published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in September 2020, US$35 trillion (£26 trillion) has been lost globally in labour income. There has also been an estimated loss of 17% of working hours worldwide since 2019, with young people and women being hit hardest. And many of those still in jobs are working under very different conditions.
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This is how the populations of India and China have changed since 1800
Tuesday 24th of November 2020
The population race: A 300-year look at China vs. India
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We asked companies how they are helping employees to work safely. Here’s what they said
Monday 23rd of November 2020
COVID-19 is expected to cost the global economy $1 trillion for 2020 alone. And companies that initially allowed employees to work from home during the pandemic have had to adopt strict strategies to reopen offices. Others have yet to return to work, while for many sectors working from home has never been an option.
