Allwork

MAY 7, 2024

Managers threaten to withhold promotions and raises for employees who work remotely (too often). For those who are convinced of the need for offices-as-usual, two reasons are often cited: culture, and employee productivity. And in terms of productivity, Bloom’s team has interesting research on this. The Great Mismatch.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 8, 2024

Issues such as the “maternity penalty” and a lack of support for women’s health issues contribute to a gap in pay, promotion, and overall workplace equality. Research shows that absenteeism due to a woman’s periods is substantial, with over 26,000 people reporting decreased productivity on an average of 23.2

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Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. Amenities, Benefits & Salary: A Shifting Mindset.

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Success

AUGUST 11, 2021

We all have a set range of happiness due to our genetics that we naturally return to after events—a job loss or promotion, say—that briefly move the needle in one direction or another. Flexible work schedules lead to better productivity, a study from the University of Minnesota shows. It’s called the “set-point” theory of happiness.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 3, 2014

Perhaps one of the more interesting conundrums of the report stated that eight of the ten retailers with the worst customer satisfaction scores were among the 20 top retailers in 2012. Part of the problem of low scores come from employee feedback where lack of benefits and competitive salaries evoke mediocre to low reviews from the staff.

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