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Digital nomads are starting to price out local communities around the world

Workplace Insight

Through interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, I have found that the rise of professional short-term-let landlords, in particular, is helping to price local people out of their homes. With the average salary in Portugal under US$20,000 (£16,226), these are clearly are not aimed at local people. million in 2019 to 11.1 million in 2022.

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Planning the Perfect Holiday Party: Guest Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you're throwing your office party at a restaurant, bar, or other facility that provides alcohol, you can normally work out a set open-bar price. While you're negotiating the per-person fee, consider the average salary of the office employees.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

But remember you are working with small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants , you need to keep the price low for them.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

When it gets closer to the course date and it doesnt look like they will fill the seats, they offer the course at a cheaper price. I have asked for a raise however, but it was after I considered a move somewhere else and wasnt sure I wanted to go, so gave my employer a chance to match the new salary and they did.

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New Overtime Pay Eligibility Rule to Impact Over 4 Million U.S. Workers

Allwork

Department of Labor has finalized a rule that will significantly expand overtime pay eligibility for millions of salaried workers.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Prices always tend towards marginal costs. GM wants to sell their cars for higher prices so they can actually make a profit, but customers don’t really care. All a pizza joint has to do to get people in the door is to advertise their low prices and maybe show a mouthwatering picture of a crusty, melty slice. I apologize.)

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