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HBR on Why Companies Need Digital Nomad Programs and Policies

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   Based on an extensive study of digital nomads done by Emergent Research and MBO Partners , the article highlights two key reasons digital nomad policies and programs are important. The second reason is that having digital nomads on the payroll can leave firms open to a variety of regulatory and legal risks.

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The Stimulus Programs Gig Workers and Freelancers Qualify For

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  See our previous article on this topic for more details.  The Paycheck Protection Program is designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll by providing each small business a loan up to $10 million for payroll and certain other expenses. 

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Fiverr Buys And Co; ADP Buys Work Market; Expect More Gig Economy Acquisitions

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Also last week payroll giant  ADP announced they were acquiring WorkMarket.    ADP manages the payrolling process for about 1 out of every 6 American employees. .    ADP manages the payrolling process for about 1 out of every 6 American employees. But they have limited gig economy offerings.

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Seeking Freelance Flexibility With Full-Time Stability

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article What Do Millennials Want From Their Employers, Exactly? The study the article refers to is Deloitte's 2017 Millennial Survey. Over the years, this study has detected a stark perceptional divergence between those who choose to work independently and those with traditional payroll jobs. It's what everybody wants.

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Small Businesses Hiring More Independent Workers

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New Geography's 1099 Economy on the Rise features data from Zen Payrol l showing: "the ratio of independent contractors to full-time employees has meaningfully risen among small and medium-sized businesses in states and major metropolitan areas across the country."

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Workforce Participation: Where is Everyone Going?

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 Non-farm payrolls grew by an anemic 93,000. The chart below, which is from a Washington Post article on this topic , shows the sharp decline that has occurred due to the recession.  The Washington Post article says it's a combination of discouraged workers waiting out the recession and retiring baby boomers.

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Politicians, Small Business and the U.S. Economy

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But as a flurry of recent articles have pointed out, our politicians tend to exaggerate the importance of small business.   Some of the articles are: The New York Times Small Isn't Always Beautiful points out that "more than two-thirds of the American work force is employed by companies with more than 100 workers."

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