Editor’s Note

Students are enthusiastic workers, who are willing to learn and able to adapt quickly. Moreover, they’re usually not as expensive to hire, train, and maintain as older and more experienced workers tend to be.

Student Employees?: Here's how to work with their schedules

Savvy employers know they can gain significant advantages by employing high school and college-age students. Students can be enthusiastic workers, willing to learn and able to adapt quickly. Moreover, they’re usually not as expensive to hire, train, and maintain as older and more experienced workers tend to be.

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Empowering Employees As eWorkers: Best practices in remote working and leave management

Really, how much better could remote working possibly be? One extra day’s worth of work each week - that’s how much more productive Ctrip’s employees got when their company allowed them to work from home in their pajamas. 34% of global business leaders say half their company’s full-time workforce will be working remotely by 2020. Now, here’s why this is absolutely mind-blowing.

Exempt Versus Non-Exempt Workers: How to make employee classification simple

In the United States, most jobs are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which then classifies workers into two broad categories - exempt and non-exempt. Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees are workers who are entitled to overtime pay, while exempt employees do not receive overtime pay no matter how many hours they work.

Let’s Talk About Time: Managing time zone, time range, rounding of time, and more

Time, even though simple, is never linear. A system that deals with time needs to be dynamic, flexible and comprehensive. In business, managing time is even more crucial because every second counts. Managing time effectively requires a company to have a system that can deal with time and its various dynamic components. Good time management helps your business grow.

Lyft (And Uber) May Have A Math Problem: Are they independent contractors or employees?

Are Lyft drivers independent contractors or employees? It may seem like a battle of semantics to outsiders, but this question of worker classification is the subject of a multi-million dollar pending class action lawsuit that has come back to haunt the ride-hailing service. And with industry giant Uber recently announcing a settlement of its own, the implications have been magnified even further.

Maximize Family Time With Flexible Working This Summer: Understanding flexible working practices

“At this time of year, many parents like myself are thinking about school holidays and quality family time. But whatever the school holidays and regardless of what holiday deals we find, the reality is that there is no statutory right to have these days off, even with children.

What To Do If Employee Asks for Leave of Absence?

An employee may ask for a leave of absence for a multitude of reasons: pregnancy leave, parental leave, a personal emergency or illness, military service or caregiver leave to offer support to a family member. By law, most employers are required to offer unpaid leave up to a maximum number of weeks, which will vary by your Country, Province or State.

Brexit: Implications On Businesses

In a referendum held on 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted by a narrow majority to leave the European Union (“Brexit”). For the time being, the UK remains a member of the EU, and all existing EU-derived laws and regulations continue to apply in the UK. However the uncertainty as to the timing and nature of the UK’s exit and future relationship with the EU has already caused market and currency volatility, and there are potentially major implications for businesses. The process of Brexit will take time and the implications for our clients’ business will unfold over time.