Project aims to ensure that digital platforms like Uber treat workers fairly. A team including researchers from The University of Manchester has created the world’s first ever rating system for working conditions in the digital economy.
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UK workers demand better remote working options, claims Airbnb report
UK workers are becoming more confident in their abilities to do their job from anywhere, with one in ten now preferring to work outside the traditional office altogether.
12 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance When Working Remotely
Today’s workplace is dramatically evolving as more companies are giving their employees the option of working remotely. It should not come as a surprise. Up to 90 percent of people working in the US said that they would like to work at home or elsewhere, even part-time.
How to Deal With the Stress of Job Hunting
Looking for a new gig while balancing your current role can feel like a second shift. Here’s how to find the right new job without sacrificing your mental well-being.
Uptake of flexible working has not increased since 2010, finds CIPD study
Task force urges employers to advertise jobs using ‘Happy to Talk Flexible Working’ strapline.
7 spring trends you can wear now (even though it’s freezing)
It may be mid January but Hannah Banks-Walker has found the brand new spring trends that you don’t need to wait to wear.
Happy New Year from Afina Partners….
Here at Afina Partners we are looking forward to a fabulous 2019. Thank you so much for all your support in 2018. Now revving up after a festive break and just listening to a Squiggle Career podcast – and feeling inspired. 10 Habits to Transform your career. To listen click here.
Millennials are changing remote work
Improving technology and changing expectations of work and family from millennials are giving rise to a new office arrangement: the coliving/coworking space, often on the beach but always somewhere far away. It’s like WeWork meets an upgraded hostel (in paradise) with free coffee, fast internet, a kitchen and quiet spaces, along with all the serendipitous meetings and experiences that make travel great. Leading the charge are companies like Selina, Outsite and Roam, which are opening locations across the globe to meet the demands of today’s digital nomads. Click here to read more
5 Signs a Career Breakthrough Is Just Around the Corner
Whether you’re on the brink of a career breakthrough or not, the best way to get started is by getting to know yourself.
How can we empower more women to become entrepreneurs?
When encouraging female entrepreneurship, we need to make sure we include all women, says Marisa Bate – not just the ones with nothing to lose.