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Reviewing the BLS 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements Survey

Small Business Labs

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) caused quite a stir yesterday with the release of their 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangement (CWS) survey results.  workforce was slightly smaller than they reported the last time the survey was done, which was 13 years ago. gig/contract workers in the U.S. So what’s going on?

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Survey: Almost 4 in 10 Americans Have a Side Hustle

Small Business Labs

Bankrate recently released a survey showing that 37% of Americans have some sort of side job.    The survey was of adult Americans , of which there are about 250 million. This means the survey found about 92 million Americans have side hustles.  Most do it only a few times a month or less.

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Say Goodbye Comfy Pants – 9 in 10 Companies Planning RTO This Year

Allwork

ResumeBuilder surveyed 1,000 business leaders to see if their respective companies have implemented a return to office plan, or if they intend to in the new year. According to the report, 96% of companies believe there are benefits to having employees in the office rather than allowing them to work from home.

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How Can Recruiters Create a Successful Candidate Experience Survey?

Recruit CRM

Sending a brief survey to the candidates at the end of the recruiting process will give you the most well-rounded insight into not just how the interview went, but the whole procedure in general. What is a Candidate Experience Survey? Such surveys are served to them usually at the end of the interview.

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Key Findings from the BLS's Contingent and Alternative Work Survey

Small Business Labs

Getting somewhat lost in the debates around the results from the BLS's 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements survey (CWS) are several interesting findings about independent contractors.  We also  have an article  that goes into more detail on the CWS definitions

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The definitive guide to cloud accounting

The Small Business Blog

A YouGov survey carried out in 2013 found that almost half (4%) of IT and business decision makers within UK SMEs listed a lack of knowledge as the biggest challenge to adopting cloud-based services. So… Read the full article here: The definitive guide to cloud accounting on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Opinion: BlackRock CEO’s Comments About Inflation And Remote Work Show Poor Judgment

Allwork

Fink did not provide any data in the form of statistics, surveys, or studies to support his claims. Plenty of other evidence backs up the finding that remote work reduces wage growth, such as a June 2022 survey by the Society for Human Resources. He simply insisted, without evidence, that in-office work would reduce inflation.

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