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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

I would like to address the recent article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 18, 2020 by Rachel Feintzeig regarding The Vanishing Executive Assistant. The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered.

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Assistants as information managers

Practically Perfect PA

Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. These include, managing the internal filing system, administrative tasks such as holiday requests, travel management, sick leave etc.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

In its fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021 financial reports—while many other companies were experiencing layoffs and frantically downsizing—BELAY announced record-breaking numbers. The choice to send workers home felt temporary in 2020. Virtual assistants, it appears, are part of the new normal.

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The New Normal: Finding Routine and Perspective in Coffee Shops

Success

I can’t imagine anyone having made it through 2020 without some sort of mental health struggle. I tried to settle in, but my people-watching skills were out of practice. I even filed a complicated story to an editor. It wasn’t made obsolete by the shuttering of any physical space. I did real work at the coffee shop bar.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

While individuals have until April 18, 2023, to file their personal income taxes, businesses have to start thinking about tax requirements a bit sooner. If you’re not quite sure about the differences between a 1099 and a W-2, keep reading to learn which form to send and how to fill out and file them. Form W-2 filing requirements.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

in 2020, according to the “Missing Pieces Report” by Deloitte and the Alliance for Board Diversity. Or how, according to a 2020 study published by AnitaB.org, women make up just under 29% of the tech workforce. Instead the girls quietly filed into a dreary classroom, shucked their puffy coats, and took their seats behind the keyboards.

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