The Flying Trapeze: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Boundaryless Careers
Boundaryless careers offer significant advantages by allowing professionals to explore their interests, passions, and talents across various settings and contexts. This flexibility enhances learning, creativity, and satisfaction while fostering adaptability and resilience in a dynamic environment. Exposure to diverse perspectives, cultures, and networks enriches personal and professional growth, and opens new opportunities. This type of…
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Landmark changes in laws for freelancers in Illinois and gig workers in California have the best interests of Independent Contractors in mind. Let’s dive into each and the implications. Freelance Worker Protection Act in Illinois: A New Era for Freelancers Freelancers in Illinois are witnessing a significant shift in their working conditions with the implementation…
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When seeking a new position, you’ve followed the conventional wisdom. Using social media, company websites, and personal networks you researched the company, the hiring manager, and the interviewers. But the most important information you can gather to determine if the opportunity is right for you is gathered during the application process. From the moment you…
Read NowAre Non-compete Agreements a Thing of the Past?
At some point in your career, you may have been asked to sign a non-compete agreement restricting you from competing with your employer after the employment period ends. This is a legal agreement, often found in offer letters or as a condition of compensation in severance agreements. It also prohibits you from revealing proprietary information…
Read NowYou May Soon Be Entitled to Overtime Pay
The Fair Labor Standards Act determines whether an employee is entitled to overtime pay for time worked in a standard work week by examining job duties, how workers are paid, and how much they are paid. Individuals making less than an established threshold are entitled to overtime pay at 1 ½ times their standard rate. …
Read NowDEI Initiatives: Are We Walking the Talk?
The social unrest of 2020 and 2021 brought greater focus to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workforce. Many companies issued public statements affirming their commitment to the creation of a diverse work environment. Yet recent research indicates that efforts to translate that commitment into action have frequently stalled. Why it Matters…
Read NowIndependent Contractors: Conflicting Definitions, Conflicting Regulations
Employment trends are undergoing a seismic shift in which independent contractors – also known as freelancers or gig workers – are no longer seen as peripheral players. Worker preferences, technological advances, legislative changes, and the scarcity of talent in certain areas have paved the way for independent contractors to become a mainstream component of the…
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Sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems are making it easier for hiring managers to plan for and source, vet, and hire contingent labor. It makes it more efficient to design work in new ways. In fact, “Instead of focusing on hiring employees and filling in skill gaps with full-time labor, managers are increasingly turning to external…
Read NowAre Your Job Postings Promoting Your Employer Brand and Culture?
A company’s job posting conveys an applicant attraction message that should ideally help the company stand out from competitors and give candidates a reason to want to join. It should also help candidates to self-select to opt out if they are not a good fit. According to the Harvard Business Review, a company’s employer branding…
Read NowNew Regulations Reshape Employment Decisions
Right out of the gate, 2024 could signal a transformative year for employment law as several new Federal and state laws will impact workplace policies and the hiring market. According to the National Law Review, there are several proposed rules and guidance issued by the Department of Labor (SOL), the United States Equal Employment Opportunity…
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