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It’s no secret that allowing employees to work remotely can have a positive impact on employee engagement and work-life balance. But a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that, for some employees, the ease of anytime/anywhere work can actually backfire. advertisement advertisement The report, “Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work,” found that, remote work has a number of positive effects. These include greater ability to manage and organize how their time is spent and reduced commuting time, which makes them more productive. However, there were also some disadvantages. Remote workers tended to work longer hours and tend to blend personal and professional life, which can lead to higher levels of stress. For one group of workers, the problem was particularly acute. While home-based workers tended to enjoy better work-life balance, highly mobile workers who travel frequently and work from various places, such … [Read more...] about Why Remote Workers Are More Stressed (And What To Do About It)

Global payments company, Visa, recently joined hands with four global finance firms to help fintechs in over a dozen Asia Pacific markets launch digital payment solutions. These new partners are Episode Six, Euronet Worldwide, Global Processing Services and M2P Solutions.Episode Six provides a global, next-generation fintech platform for creating payments products for businesses and consumers, while Euronet Worldwide offers a Digital Integrated Payments Cloud (DIPC), based on full-stack open APIs and microservices. Global Processing Services enables global solutions over 100 APIs and the Apex platform and M2P Solutions has a suite of Visa products across credit, debit or prepaid over a bundle of Rest APIs.These four partners have joined Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program, which will allows entrepreneurs to onboard the company’s network with greater ease.Close They have received certification for issuing a Visa credential into a mobile wallet, giving users the ability to use … [Read more...] about How Visa is driving innovation in payment sector

“You’ve heard that Louis CK bit about how people these days have everything they want from their computers but nobody’s happy?” asks Toronto musician Daveed Goldman. “Well, when people come to choir, they’re having this experience that they could never ever, ever get on their phone or their laptop. You can download many things in this world but it would be very hard to download the experience you get by interacting with strangers and singing a beautiful song.” advertisement advertisement It’s a cold December night, and Goldman is huddled in a parked car with his friend and colleague, Nobu Adilman, sharing a smartphone as they try to explain the effect that Choir! Choir! Choir!, the community singing project they started three years ago, has had on their fellow Torontonians and on themselves. “We took a field trip with Choir,” Goldman recalls, “up to Canada’s Wonderland [an amusement park, north of … [Read more...] about Choirstarters: Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir! Sings The Praises Of A (Social-Media-Assisted) Real-World Experience

There are a few big names on offer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction 2019 as teams look to cover all bases ahead of the next season. The final list has been reduced to 332 cricketers who will go under the hammer at the auction on December 19 in Kolkata.Australia's Glenn Maxwell and South Africa's Dale Steyn are just two of the superstar names who have opted for the highest base price of Rs 2 crore."While 997 players had initially registered for the auction, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players," read an official IPL statement.Close Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews too have opted for the Rs 2 crore base price. Only 73 slots are there to be filled in the eight franchises and only 29 of them can be foreign buys. related news Guys like Hardik, Rahul follow footballers' hairstyles, La Liga ambassador Rohit India vs West Indies: Not executing our plans has been the story … [Read more...] about IPL Auction 2019: Big names up for grabs as final list is pruned to 332 cricketers

Rather than throwing up their hands and simply showing a black-and-white montage of J.J. Abrams pics set to Adele’s “Hello,” Paramount has come out swinging with its first post-Abrams Star Trek adventure, Star Trek Beyond. Set to the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” (a callback to the opening scene of the 2009 Star Trek, when boy Kirk steals his step-dad’s ride)… …the Beyond trailer bears the unmistakable imprint of new director Justin “Fast & Furious” Lin. It’s light on the “space exploration/contemplation of man’s place in the universe” and heavy on “explosions, quips, and action.” Of course, a lot of people were upset with Abrams when he brought a light touch to the original reboot (and some others claimed all he did was, ironically enough, repurpose Star Wars), but at least returning franchise stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, and Simon Pegg (who has a … [Read more...] about Furiously Going Where No Man Has Gone Before: The ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Trailer is Here