Some brands are advertising all roles as part-time, role-share or full-time flexible. Experts hope other industries will follow suit.
Returning to work part-time is often a consideration for women returning from maternity leave, but statistics show the pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works of what was an otherwise upwards trend in the job market. Sherelle Folkes's head of external comms position became a shared role in April, divided between an equally senior professional who was also balancing family life while running her own business. "Changing to part-time hours has afforded me so much flexibility and is something I feel parents are going to be more interested in," Folkes said. Read more below. Some brands are advertising all roles as part-time, role-share or full-time flexible. Experts hope other industries will follow suit. For Digiday+ members, Hollywood has returned to set — although, it hardly left. In November, industry workers were classified as essential workers and thereby exempted from stay-at-home orders. CAMP had to shift from brick-and-mortar to a strategy that more directly resembles a digital publisher with a penchant for e-commerce. Dayforward is aiming to modernize the insurance agency by cutting out the middleman and allowing customers to buy directly. Other things to know about The office will likely never be the same as it was before last March. Check out a look at some of the trends that we’ve seen to this point and some we expect to see more of in the future. Download this new infographic to learn which tools and tactics brands, retailers and agencies will use in 2021 to stop e-commerce fraud from damaging their business and harming their loyal customers. Sponsored by sticky.io and Kount. How is online retail and e-commerce changing during the 2020 pandemic and beyond? Read three predictions from Criteo executive David Fox about the future of retail revenue. Sponsored by Criteo. | |
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