The Remote Revolution: The Challenges with Virtual Employment
There are clear challenges to remote employment including accountability, technology selection, security, and maintaining company culture Remote employment developed a bad reputation in 2013 after Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer instituted a “no work from home” policy for her 12,000 employees. This demonstrated that if the person in charge of the company does not subscribe to the philosophy, it won’t work. Before beginning to build a remote team or even hire a remote individual, one
Mayor's 'Agents of the City' FOIL Exemption Stirs Debate
A state open government watchdog has panned what he called a "ridiculous" determination by the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that certain communications with "agents of the city" who are not employees are exempt from Freedom of Information Law disclosure. Last week, local news channel NY1 reported the de Blasio administration had denied its FOIL request for emails between the mayor, top members of his staff and Jonathan Rosen, a principal and co-founder
