With the summer holiday season fast approaching Punter Southall Health and Protection in partnership with Asinta, a global network of employee benefits consultants has investigated how much paid time off employers give their staff and how entitlements differ in companies around the world. Employers staff overseas are often challenged by...

Portugal claims the title of the most welcoming country for expats, according to the latest results of the Expat Insider survey. An overwhelming majority of 94 percent of expats currently living in Portugal said locals have a friendly and helpful attitude towards expats. Rounding out the top five spots are...

Whether it be for financial gain or personal development, more and more millennials are maintaining a side hustle (a job outside of their fulltime job). According to a survey by Simple, on average millenials earn 1,000-10,000 dollars per year from their side hustles.This extra money can be used in many...

The United States has been crowned the world's most desirable country for overseas workers, followed by Germany, Canada, and Australia, according to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Totaljobs survey of 366,000 people from nearly 200 countries. Perhaps not surprisingly, the United Kingdom has dropped three places from second to...

Disruption has become the watchword of the new millennium, a fad. But this phenomenon does not do the concept justice. Of all the important skills mankind has developed over time, our ability to actively disrupt and transform antiquated and moribund organizations and systems has been the number one reason our...

With the end of the academic year looming, finishing university can be a daunting time for graduates. And many find themselves moving back in with their parents while searching for their first ‘proper’ job. New research shows that when looking for a role to kick start their career, many graduates...

As a business or eCommerce owner, one of the most important things you must do is to work on branding yourself as an expert online. This should be the goal of every online blogger, as well. You can use your blog to help increase your credibility and create your reputation...

The first American HR department is believed to have been established by the National Cash Register Company in 1901. Called “personnel,” the department, focused on compliance, record-keeping, wage management, and other relatively simple, transactional tasks. Jump forward more than 100 years and the entire workplace has changed. No longer can...

Customer experience is number one in any business, but especially for retail brands. With more shoppers turning to online stores, retailers have a right to shake in their boots. Does that mean the online era spells doom for them? Not at all. Retailers just have to play it smart if...