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Young Men In The UK Are Being Failed By The System — What Needs To Happen To Reverse This Worrying Unemployment Trend?

Allwork

Poor mental health is often behind economic inactivity; unemployment rates for young men in the UK will not improve unless policymakers incorporate mental health support into all strategies designed to encourage people into work. . The current situation is unlikely to improve unless there is a firm commitment to rapid policy change.

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The Role Of Connectedness In The Future Of Work

Allwork

Organizations are working to rebuild ‘lost connectedness’ as workers return to the office, by focusing on mental health and providing an environment that meets employees’ primal needs. Companies need to focus on mental health, create a sense of belonging and address primal needs to foster connectedness. Jackson, Ph.D.

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People now less engaged, less fulfilled and more stressed in their working lives

Workplace Insight

In response to this shift, the CIPD is calling on businesses and the Government to renew their focus on good work and improving job quality, citing the significant lack of progress on this agenda since the Government’s Good Work Plan was published in 2019.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

Onboarding Agenda: A Blueprint for Success Having a well-planned and structured approach to onboarding new team members helps you ensure the important details are being covered, the right people are involved, and the new hire has a more organized and supportive start in their new role.

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The sector responds to the Spring Budget

Workplace Insight

David Williams, head of group risk at Towergate Health & Protection “The Spring Budget feels like a missed opportunity for the Government to recognise the enormous power of employee benefits in both reducing sickness and helping to improve the UK economy – both of which are key focus areas for the Government.

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What 3 CEOs Learned After Spending a Day in Their Employees’ Shoes

Success

Since that experience, he’s using his new knowledge of how things really work on the literal street level to create a company-wide “transformation,” including a better tipping policy and improved communication processes. Rely on team members’ voices to determine the most productive way to incorporate these sessions.

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4 important payroll issues to keep an eye on in 2023

BMT Office Administration

Proposed regulations covering white-collar employees were included in the Department of Labor’s spring 2022 semiannual regulatory agenda. Everyone then anxiously anticipated the regs’ release, despite the fact that items on the regulatory agenda are routinely ignored by the agency putting them there. Littler Mendelson, P.C.,

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