Four years ago, Littler Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) issued its first Labor Day Report, analyzing the state of the U.S. workforce, the regulatory and logistical hurdles employers faced, and the challenges that lay ahead. At the time, the country was nearly two years into a new presidential administration, the U.S. labor market enjoyed a historically low unemployment rate yet a relatively low labor market participation rate, and the growing skills gap was becoming more apparent. Four years, a new administration,...

AICEP and IDC have just launched the second edition of the Business Service Centres in Portugal Report, 2022. A comprehensive and in-depth view of the industry of business services in Portugal, based on a survey and interviews with top managers. For the first time, this report features 10 case interviews to showcase successful examples of foreign operations established in Portugal. DOWNLOAD REPORT Compliments of AICEP Portugal - a member of the EACCNY.

In 2022, people spend an average of 2 hours and 27 minutes per day on social media.  These days, it is hard to imagine a marketing plan that does not include social media marketing. Professional service organizations such as accounting and law firms often struggle to develop a social media marketing strategy that extends beyond LinkedIn. The good news is that it is relatively easy to determine if other platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok will work for...

As usual in our bi-monthly digital business update, we have collected interesting topics relevant to your U.S. subsidiary, such as information about taxes, legislation, HR matters, and more. Tax News Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Filing Deadline Approaching If you requested a tax extension for your CIT 2021 last April, your tax return will be due on October 17, 2022. State income tax due dates typically follow the federal deadline. New Sales and Use Tax Rates in CA Operative October 1, 2022 The state of...

Limerick, Ireland | 1st September 2022 | Amesto Global is thrilled to announce the opening of a new office in Barcelona, Spain to serve clients operating and growing in South- and South-East European countries. This new opening marks another office for Amesto Global, with additional offices in the United States, Ireland and the Nordics. We will be launching operations in Barcelona on the 1st of September as part of our own growth trajectory. As a key market for innovative technology, Spain...

In this week’s Roar: looking good in LA/LB, tightening air cargo capacity, box rates down… but still up, too much inventory in Europe, and the long-term impact from the Felixstowe strike. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seem to have pulled off the impossible. For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic only eight ships are waiting for berths as of last week. This, after what may have been the worst traffic jam in US supply...

On Wednesday, EU Foreign Ministers met in Prague for an informal Foreign Affairs Council hosted by the Czech Presidency of the Council. After countries logged heads in the past week over whether to fully suspend visa for Russians, Ministers found a compromise agreement by suspending a visa facilitation agreement with Russia.  The 2007 Agreement was designed to streamline the process, its suspension will once again make the visa application process for Russians lengthier and more expensive. Whether this will, however, deter...

Learn how reframing offers different perspectives on business issues. This insightful, iterative skill ensures you find the right questions — and the right answers. Reframing is a multipurpose iterative and problem solving skill that can be used to reposition or pivot the core problem of a project within a structured innovation process.. There’s a traditional quote in design and research methodologies that states the worst possible mistake in business is “getting the right answer to the wrong question.” This is exactly what...