remote-worker

Are Americans Done Climbing The Corporate Ladder? 42% Now Decline Promotions In Favour Of Life Balance

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Are Americans Done Climbing The Corporate Ladder? 42% Now Decline Promotions In Favour Of Life Balance

The corporate world is undergoing a fundamental shift as employees increasingly favour personal satisfaction and work-life balance over traditional career advancement. According to a recent survey by Randstad, 42% of U.S. workers are declining promotions, citing contentment with their current roles. This growing trend reflects a shift in values, especially among younger generations who are … Read more

Kansas County Will Gift Remote Workers $4500 Cash, Land, $500 For Internet, To Move There

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Kansas County Will Gift Remote Workers 00 Cash, Land, 0 For Internet, To Move There

Kansas’ Lincoln County is asking you to move in with them – and they will pay you for it. The rural area’s population, which is roughly 130 miles north of Wichita, is home to less than 3,000. The local leaders see this as a problem in the territory’s economic growth so they recently launched a … Read more

Arizona Woman Tricks US Fortune 500 Companies Into Hiring North Koreans For Remote Work

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Arizona Woman Tricks US Fortune 500 Companies Into Hiring North Koreans For Remote Work

An Arizona woman is facing charges for helping North Koreans obtain remote US jobs and transfer earnings to North Korea, which violates US sanctions. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Christina Marie Chapman, 49, was arrested on Thursday and charged with nine counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. … Read more

Italy Digital Nomad Visa 2024: What Brits Need to Know

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Italy Digital Nomad Visa 2024: What Brits Need to Know

Remote workers now have the convenience and flexibility of working from Italy thanks to the new digital nomad visa. After two years of the nation’s announcement towards the remote visa, on 4 April, the government announced the availability of the visa to remote workers. The visa application fee will be 116 euros, equivalent to around … Read more

This layoff could have been an email. Is there a good way to lose your job as a remote worker?

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This layoff could have been an email. Is there a good way to lose your job as a remote worker?

Is there a good way to lay off a remote worker?  Four years after remote work became the norm for a huge section of the labour force, it appears some companies are still struggling with the etiquette of letting someone go virtually. And amid a gradually cooling labour market and mass layoffs in several sectors, such as media and the tech industry, it’s … Read more