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WeWork’s Bankruptcy Shakes U.S. Markets, But Canadian Impact Seen as Limited

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WeWork’s financial troubles, culminating in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the U.S. However, experts believe the impact on Canada’s markets won’t be as bad. In response to the bankruptcy filing, WeWork stated plans to abandon 69 leases — which includes leases in Canada. earlier this week, has U.S.

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8 Tools To Help Build An Efficient Asynchronous Workflow

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As the popularity of hybrid work persists, and a wave of AI-driven automation sweeps through workplaces, more professionals are turning to asynchronous tools to collaborate. Some of the features include file sharing, voice and video calls, workflow automation, and data encryption.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

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Workplace sexual harassment continues to be a widespread problem, yet 36% of organizations do not offer anti-harassment training. It has proven to diminish job satisfaction, reduce levels of commitment and can result in employees withdrawing (psychologically and physically) from the workplace. As of 2021 , only 17 U.S.

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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18, 2019, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch completed the 221st spacewalk in support of the International Space Station’s maintenance and assembly, and marked the first all-female spacewalk in history. However, in 2022, a lawsuit filed by the NWSL against the U.S. Nearly 60 years later, on Oct.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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It also includes many rank-and-file staff, with publications featuring the stories of employees who quit rather than returning to the office for 3-5 days per week. For example, in 2019, Meta committed to a five-year goal of doubling the number of Black and Hispanic workers in the U.S. and the number of women in its global workforce.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

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The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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A quick look at diversity in the workplace Between 1970 and 1997, after such screens had become embraced for blind auditions, the odds that a woman would advance beyond “certain preliminary rounds” of a tryout increased by 50%, according to a 2000 study published in the American Economic Review. Start at the top. Former Intel CEO Brian M.

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