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Third of businesses say they are more likely to hire contractors this year

Workplace Insight

Lucy Bisset, Director of Robert Walters UK comments: “In the wake of tighter budgets, headcounts being streamlined and other cost-cutting incentives – we’re seeing employers increasingly turning to skills-based temporary hiring.”

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Since the pandemic, people now work six fewer months over the course of their lives

Workplace Insight

Following the expert think tank’s warning, earlier this year, that the state pension age might need to increase to 71 by 2050 to maintain the status quo of the constant number of workers per pensioner, new ILC analysis shows that between 2019 and 2022: We work 6 months less than before the pandemic: our average work span has dropped from 31.6

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‘The Big Stay’ – it’s time to invest in employees, not to cut costs 

Workplace Insight

Data from the report shows 55 percent of employers are looking to maintain their current headcount, while analysis of turnover from the ONS Labour Force Survey points to lower staff attrition in 2024. Teams can also be brought together to transfer skills and enhance capabilities from within. Here’s three key areas to focus on.

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A quarter of projects don’t meet their stated goals – but that’s not because of remote working

Workplace Insight

These projects account for a quarter of all budget lost. The research revealed that 64 percent of teams needed new or different technical skills to adapt to rapidly changing work environments (e.g. data analysis and agile project management practices). It is also highlighted that 61 percent needed power skills (e.g.

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Use These Tools to Make Your Remote Work Dreams Come True

Allwork

Fiverr is so much more than just an online platform; it’s a vibrant community of entrepreneurs dedicated to showcasing their skills and building their online presence. ” Clients, or buyers, can browse through these gigs and hire freelancers based on their needs, budget, and the freelancer’s ratings and reviews.

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10 Changes Your Organization Must Make To Succeed This Year

Allwork

Through careful research and analysis, the organization was able to identify what it calls ten of the most important organizational shifts that businesses are addressing in 2023.

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Managers struggling with workload in new era of work

Workplace Insight

In response, most organisations are trying to drive manager effectiveness by investing more in development programs to increase skills proficiency,” said Swagatam Basu, senior director in the Gartner HR practice. Employees reporting to effective managers are 15.4 times more likely to be high performers and 3.2 Managers are 1.4