Friday is National Pyjama Day in Australia – a day to wear your pyjamas to raise much needed funds and awareness for children in foster care. People are encouraged to wear their favourite PJ’s to work or school and raise money for The Pyjama Foundation, which places Pyjama Angels with children in foster care to improve literacy […]
Gone are the days where experience and qualifications determine the best fit for a job. Operating a business remotely and managing distributed teams presents a whole new set of dynamics for virtual companies – and with it – a whole new set of qualities they look for when hiring staff. Communication is key when you […]
In life we never stop learning and upskilling is more important than ever when working in the fast-paced and ever-changing virtual world. Thankfully, there are a growing number of online colleges and other digital learning tools to help us brush up on old skills, or pick up some new ones. With a focus on practical […]
They say image is everything and when it comes to putting your best foot forward in the digital world, you want to get your brand and image right. Whether you’re a freelancer looking to promote your services, or an employee or jobseeker in the virtual sphere, it pays to have a carefully crafted online profile which can play an […]
It’s perhaps the one factor we all have in common. That is, we all need sleep. From plants to animals and people, rest is a vital function necessary for cell renewal, repair, growth, and energy. In the busy modern world, it’s not uncommon for many of us to complain about a lack of sleep. And the […]
Perhaps working from home means you already celebrate your own 4th of July style independence day every day of the year! But while your friends, family or colleagues in traditional jobs probably take time off for holidays like the 4th of July, you might find yourself at home, working, or perhaps, just not invited to join […]
‘Chucking a sicky’ is perhaps one of the greatest Australian rites of passage. Full-time employees have the privilege of claiming a day’s pay to stay home in bed when they’re feeling under the weather. (Or sometimes, just when they want a long weekend.) And of course, paid sick leave is vitally important for anyone experiencing […]
Recent studies in the UK have found stay-at-home fathers have doubled in the past 20 years, while the number of women at home has fallen. In the UK alone, men now make up 60% of all flexible working freelancers. A growing number of men are choosing to work from home while stay-at-home mums are declining. It’s the first […]
The UK is now home to an estimated 1.9-million freelancers. And that number is growing every day. Both economic uncertainty and the appeal of a flexible work-life balance are contributing to the rising popularity of freelancing, being celebrated across the nation for National Freelancers Day on June 9, 2016. The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self […]
Perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions about working from home is “all the free time” you’re going to have. You’ll likely start your first day as a work-from-home professional with the best intentions of a late start, long lunch and early finish, and plenty of time left over to hit the gym, cook up a […]