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The sector responds to the Spring Budget

Workplace Insight

Yesterday’s Spring Budget included a number of announcements that affect the various people, place and technology professions in the UK. The Autumn Budget in November 2023 teased us with the “Back to Work” plan to support sick or disabled adults back into work along with a launch of the occupational health consultation.

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Republic of Korea to join Horizon Europe programme

Workplace Insight

Horizon Europe is the biggest EU research and innovation programme ever with a budget of €95.5 billion for the period 2021-27, complemented by the financial contributions from associated countries. Traditionally, this form of cooperation was offered by the Union to countries in its geographic proximity.

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Some Companies Are Asking Employees to Pay for Training to Increase Buy-in. But Does It Work?

Success

These firms’ weapon of choice is ‘shadow’ student debt, or nontraditional forms of credit used to finance higher education and job training,” according to the report, leading to what they call “massive financial consequences if they exercise their right to find work elsewhere.” Jennifer Messina, Ph.D.,

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Rocky tax season could lead to slow refunds for employees

BMT Office Administration

2021 Form 1040 tax filing stats so far. increase from 2021; it processed 43,818,000 returns, which is an 11.2% By March 12, 2021—again, four weeks or so into the filing season—it had received 66,065,000 returns and processed 58,490,000 returns. What’s up with Forms 941? For the week ending Feb. 25, 2022, (i.e.,

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Lab rats – how the UK life sciences sector is struggling to find space to work

Workplace Insight

According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, in 2021, Ireland exported a total of $212B, making it the 30th largest exporter in the world. The joint budget runs to nearly €100bn. It is estimated that two-thirds of all life sciences startups in Europe are formed in the UK.

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The new IPCC climate report is hugely important — and here are 6 main takeaways

Ideas.Ted

The long-awaited report is the sixth assessment of its kind since the panel was formed in 1988. At current levels of CO2 emissions this “carbon budget” would be used up within 12 years. Exhausting the budget will take longer if emissions begin to decline. To have a 50:50 chance of halting warming at around 1.5?,

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Could tiny homes be the adorable, affordable and sustainable housing that our planet needs? Maybe

Ideas.Ted

A potential form of affordable housing . The median price of a single family home can vary widely by state, but the US average was $298,000 as of July 2021. By reducing these restrictions, aspiring homeowners could remain within their communities and budgets, he adds. .

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