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Tech Jobs Moving to the Midwest

Small Business Labs

greatly reduces issues and problems associated with  navigating time zones, cultures and languages that are common with international outsourcing.  The New York Times article covers the Midwest-based  Nexient , whose tagline is "100% U.S. Although lower cost U.S. Meanwhile, locating in the U.S.

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Frugal Ways to Improve Remote Team’s Productivity

Productivity Bits

Those kinds of team members never see each other face to face, and sometimes even work in different time zones, which obviously means that it’s that much harder to stay in sync. With each year, the number of telecommuting workers rises drastically. Be aware of time zones To increase productivity, use cycled work schedules.

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Is a post-COVID remote work policy right for you?

BMT Office Administration

Global Workplace Analytics estimates that an employer can save $11,000 on average per year for each half-time telecommuter. The office can also give employees more direct access to management, which may be preferable for employees that need more support or who want to make sure that their efforts are noticed. Know your team.