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Putting Up Guardrails The digital-nomad trend has started to blur the lines between employee and freelancer, introducing new value for working experiences, but also new employment risks and liabilities.

“One major risk is focusing too much on cost-cutting at the expense of employee experience,” Mosher said.

WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT Tracking Real Outcomes of Fully Remote Work The future of wide-scale remote work in the post-pandemic era remains unclear.

;Reskilling and upskilling the workforce.

“If employers want to diversify their workforce, paying their interns is a logical place to start.”

EA to Cut 5% of Workforce Video game company Electronic Arts announced Wednesday that it will cut 5% of its workforce, part of a plan that includes reducing office space and ending work on some video games.

“Gallup’s latest data — alongside hybrid work trends tracked by Stanford’s Nick Bloom and Kastle System’s occupancy tracking data — confirm that hybrid work is here to stay for the majority of organizations, even in the face of the federal government and some prominent organizations making headlines for calling their entire workforce back to the office full-time,” said Ben Wigert, the head of consulting at HR technology company Energage and formerly Gallup’s director of workplace research and strategy.

Talent Benchmarks Report .; ;62: The percentage of polled workers who said they don’t have stable, predictable or controllable work schedules, which may increase stress and reduce engagement, according to the American Job Quality Study , conducted by Gallup.; ;88: The percentage of surveyed HR leaders who say their organization has not yet realized significant business value from AI tools, according to Gartner research .; Editor’s Note: Additional Content For more information and resources related to this article, see the pages below, which offer quick access to all WorldatWork content on these topics: ;Employee Benefits; ;Employee Compensation; ;Employee Experience; ;Total Rewards; ;Well-Being; ;Workforce Engagement; #1 Total Rewards & Comp Newsletter Subscribe to Workspan Weekly and always get the latest news on compensation and Total Rewards delivered directly to you.

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