In an era when we all feel that we have little time for self-care, having an app on our smartphone - that we carry all the time - that tells us: “stop and take a deep breath”, or that guides us through a 10-minute meditation session, can be a good thing, no doubt. Mainly because well-being and health need a daily commitment, persistent actions that become regular habits. Only by doing this is it possible to create the desired change, improve to reach the best version of ourselves and, above all, ensure our well-being.

Are you looking for courses through which you can improve your technological skills? And with that change or progress in career? Good bet! The tech sector currently offers countless opportunities, whether for those looking to give a new direction to their career, or for professionals who intend to climb, seizing new opportunities for development and progression. It is the sector where employers find it most difficult to hire the right profile and, for that very reason, it is generally better paid than most industries. And wage pressure tends to increase.

It’s that time of year, and with such a momentous year as 2021 has been for Coverflex, we couldn’t let it end without taking a beat to celebrate, share and think about the future. 

If you could work remotely from anywhere in the world, which place would you choose? Which characteristics are essential for you? Portugal is quite well positioned in this matter, with Lisbon, the capital, being considered the city of choice for working remotely, according to the Nomad List (consulted in December 2021), a reference list for digital nomads. But this is not the only achievement: in the top 10 of this ranking there are five Portuguese places, two of which are part of the top 3.

Coverflex's aim in the market is to bring valuable and adaptable benefits to the corporate setting. And whilst until now the regular meal card was the business as usual for us, that is not enough anymore. More and different benefits have been gaining room and GoParity has gained its own little (but ever-growing!) place in it. The concept of having a voice through your wallet has never been more true - it is in fact the case that we all have a real, tangible power we can direct onto good things, where "walking the talk" through your savings’ management starts to be embodied and not only voiced. 

After almost a full official year of Coverflex, one of the things that never changed is our certainty that the Coverflex card is the one you should always have at hand. It’s smart, it’s cute, it’s practical - and it’s your golden ticket for benefits, meal allowance, insurance and multiple discounts.

Fostering team spirit through fun and relaxed moments, which encourage the creation of bonds between colleagues, is important for all organisations, regardless of the work model implemented. It is essential for companies that work remotely (so that they can hang out and get to know the faces of their colleagues without a screen in between), for those that work with a hybrid model (and, above all, after the pandemic forced the people to keep a social distance) and also for those who receive employees daily at the office (since the relationships that are established outside the office, in a more informal and relaxed context, are very different).

If there were doubts that we are witnessing a revolution at work - and in life in general -, also materialised in the way companies pay their employees, all of them disappeared in yet another ReFLEXions by Coverflex. In “Benefits Revolution: how much is flexible compensation worth in attracting and retaining talent?”, Eduardo Andrade, João Chainho and Pedro Albuquerque shared experiences and knowledge about what they have seen, over the years, in the national technological market, and in particular in the way talent behaves during recruitment and in companies' day-to-day.