Remote workers shouldn’t have to choose between working from home or a location away from the office and seeing their salary reduced. Large corporates such as Google are giving employees ultimatums: you either work from the office or you have to accept a reduction in pay. Google’s policy is to pay staff members based on
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. What makes a good translator’s CV? What should a translator’s CV include to make recruiters notice it? A well-crafted CV should present a translator’s competence and showcase desirable skills that recruiters are looking for. The CV should include terms that recruiters can easily search in a database,
A few countries have started regulating the remote working model to ensure employers can create new jobs, give access to opportunities to more sectors of the labour market and give staff members more flexibility. Regulation Is Not Always a Dirty Word Talks of regulation often prompt negative reactions, particularly when it come to market forces.
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. Is there such a thing as an “ideal translator”? When recruiters are looking for an “ideal candidate” with translation qualifications and experience, they envision someone who is dependable and hard-working, and who is specialised in a chosen field. To put it simply: recruiters want “the best of
The Madeira Tourism Board has been promoting an initiative to attract more digital nomads to the island. The dedicated website for digital nomads in Madeira puts it simply: “your new home”. With this enticing headline, the Portuguese island aims to attract remote workers under the slogan “from Madeira to the world”. This article contains an
When searching for freelance writing roles, you will notice that many recruiters are looking for UX writers. There is demand for this type of position so it’s useful to investigate it further. What Does a UX Writer Do? There’s a good definition of UX writers in Invisionapp, which gained a prominent position in searches, so
Partnership with Day Translations. The 30th September marks International Translation Day and each year Day Translations celebrates the work of professional translators and interpreters, as well as international musicians, with a broadcast award ceremony. International Translation Day is the way the United Nations appreciate the role of interpreters and translators in bringing nations together and
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. Experienced translators tend to accumulate a multitude of skills over the course of their careers as their job relies on continuous learning and improvement. Translators who have been working consistently for years will have honed existing skills and developed new ones over time, seamlessly expanding their knowledge.
An article published by CNBC in 2021 quoted research from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics about the fastest-growing jobs for the next decade. The selection of those particular jobs was the result of the changing landscape of the labour market, as more people are switching careers and moving away from office-based roles to work
Research studies about remote working and its effects on mental health have explored several avenues and scenarios: it is a complex subject of study where many variables can have either a positive or negative effect on a remote worker’s mental health. This topic cannot be put neatly into a box and there is no universal