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Maintaining a high ethical standard is essential for all organizations, regardless of industry or size—and it’s an imperative that touches all employees and contingent workers. This TechRepublic Premium pack provides readers with five downloads for a bargain price. The bundle comprises five policies about vendor relationships, IT consultant conduct, conflict of interest disclosure, nondisclosure and ...
Video games are a significant cultural component within many organizations, especially those populated or run by millennials. In this era of interconnected collaboration and strategic thinking exercises, video games can benefit companies by giving employees a recreational outlet to build cooperation and morale, not to mention engage in a bit of relaxation on the job. ...
More and more of us prefer to work from home. This means that you might have to make some changes or add some additional hardware, to not just complete your tasks, but to do them in a way that is acceptable, professional and productive. The same holds with your filming needs. This guide from TechRepublic ...
Work from home policies and fully remote jobs top the priority list of many workers. Working from home also offers fewer distractions and interruptions from colleagues, reduces the stress of commuting and provides a better work-life balance, not to mention, less office politics. How does an IT professional search for a remote position and prepare ...
Moonlighting, the practice of working for another organization in a separate job in addition to one’s current employment, is a fairly common practice these days. It’s especially frequent in technology, where people with varying skills and backgrounds may find their abilities in demand by multiple companies and in need of multiple streams of income to ...
Moving well-beyond its cryptocurrency roots, blockchain technology has quickly become a sought-after component of application development in the modern business enterprise. Recruiting candidates with advanced software engineering experience and at least some familiarity with applied blockchain technology will take time and effort. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides a workable framework you can use ...
It’s an unfortunate event when an employee becomes severely ill and requires an extended sick leave from work, but companies should have a plan in place for these situations. This plan needs to ensure that both the employee and the company have a set of duties and responsibilities and provide a fair arrangement for all ...
According to Microsoft, there are 150 million startups in the world, with 50 million new startups launching every year. On average, there are 137,000 startups emerging every day. With competition that high, it is hard for new startups to succeed — and it’s important to know the words behind the stories. This glossary from TechRepublic ...
It’s common practice for companies to use offshore employees or contractors in order to offload work to specialized individuals or reduce costs associated with certain tasks and responsibilities. This can free up staff to focus on more complex and valuable initiatives, and also ensure 24×7 operations for companies which rely upon on-call staff and subject-matter ...
Today, many businesses rely on outside companies, known as third-party organizations, to handle their data or services. Some examples might include vendors, marketing firms, recruiting organizations and other external entities. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide guidelines for establishing qualified third-party vendors with which to do business and what requirements ...
In the information economy, sorting through internal discussions in an organization can be a laborious task, particularly when discussions are conducted through long chains of emails. The goal of the cloud-based team collaboration tool Slack is to simplify internal communication in order to increase efficiency. This guide to Slack is both an easily digestible introduction ...
Welcoming a new employee to the office often requires the installation of a new computer workstation. This TechRepublic Premium guide, and the accompanying checklist, will help you successfully complete the task of creating a new workstation for your business enterprise. From the guide: SOFTWARE After assuring functioning hardware and network connections are installed, the next ...
The importance of quality technical documentation cannot be overstated. Whether using this documentation to educate and inform internal employees, external customers, seasoned technological professionals, technology-averse end users, millennials, the senior population or any kind of target audience, it can make or break your organization. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide ...
Maintaining electronic communications in business involves walking a fine line. Employees want relevant information to be kept available for future reference so that they can do their jobs, but keeping these items long-term can pose security and resource risks. The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to establish requirements for the retention and ...
This policy from TechRepublic Premium sets forth guidelines for the use of the internet, as well as internet-powered communication services, including email, proprietary group messaging services (e.g., Slack) and social networking services in business contexts. It also covers Internet of Things use and bring-your-own-device practices. From the policy: SAFE BROWSING • Use a modern, supported ...