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D.C. Faces $800M Budget Shortfall As Remote Work Leaves Government Buildings Vacant

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will face an $800 million budgetary deficit for the fiscal year 2025. Policymakers and federal agencies must now navigate the challenges of adapting to this new reality while ensuring the efficient use of taxpayer-funded resources and supporting the economic health of the nation’s capital. It’s projected that D.C.

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Should Your Future Work Benefit Package Include An AI Therapist?

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The COVID-19 pandemic and a steep rise in individuals facing mental health challenges have accelerated the growth of digital mental health services. AI therapists can contribute to employee wellbeing programs in various ways but should not be solely relied upon to provide standalone solutions for complex mental health issues.

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Government to scrap employment programme for disabled people

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The Work and Health Programme (WHP), launched in 2017, will cease operation this autumn. Sunak’s plan also includes transferring the authority to issue sick notes from medical professionals to non-medical “work and health advisors,” raising concerns about decisions being based on quotas rather than medical needs.

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How Workplace Design Can Help Attract Gen Z

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Generation Z, the youngest working generation, is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z currently makes up 30 percent of the world’s population and is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Generation Z is particularly concerned about mental health.

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Freelancers Embrace Health Insurance

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full-time independent workers/freelancers who report having health insurance increased from 64% in 2013 to 82% in 2015.  million more freelancers have health insurance than in 2013. The ACA makes health insurance more available, easier to buy and often cheaper for independent workers than it was prior to the ACA.

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Gen Z’s Impact On The Workplace: Tech-Enabled And Collaborative

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Learning and development opportunities, health and wellbeing support, quality of office environment, and diversity and inclusion are all important. For example, JLL’s Future of Work 2022 research shows that nearly half (46%) of organizations aim to accelerate investments in diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the workplace by 2025.

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Should Flexible Working Be A Right, And Not Just A Privilege?

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The debate between want and need To begin with, flexible working can contribute to a better work-life balance, which is a significant factor in mental health and overall well-being. million American remote workers by 2025, the trend towards a mobile lifestyle is unmistakable. With an estimated 32.6