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Being furloughed affected people’s sense of time and relationship with work

Workplace Insight

Between March 2020 and September 2021, millions of workers furloughed under the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme lived what for many of us is a dream: being paid not to work. Others had to find alternative income streams when the 80% furlough salary did not meet their living costs.

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The Workforce is on the Move…and so is Compensation

Bonnie Low Kramen

The “traditional” Monday through Friday, go into the office, that is. The truth is, that even before the Covid-19 pandemic that sent thousands home to create in-home offices in March 2020, the workplace was already – quite literally – in motion. Composite Cost of Living Index 2020 1st Qtr.

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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

Bonnie Low Kramen

Base salary is only one way to earn money. Given the massive changes in the workplace since March, 2020, the trend is taking a fresh look at job descriptions and titles in order to update them and make them reflective of the 2022 role. Higher Salaries & Other Monetary Incentives Caused by the Great Resignation ?—?In