Remove Committee Remove Environment Remove Policies Remove Report
article thumbnail

California’s “Right to Disconnect” Legislation Supported by 83% of Employees in Recent Survey

Allwork

have become aware of California lawmakers promoting the bill after last week’s vote to move the bill forward to a committee hearing. It’s reported that workers in hybrid roles and at small companies are feeling the most pressure to respond to work-related communications outside of work hours.

Policies 227
article thumbnail

Gender Equality In U.K. Financial Leadership At Least 14 Years Away

Allwork

According to a report published by Reuters , over 400 firms employing 1.3 By addressing systemic barriers and creating supportive environments that nurture female talent, the U.K.’s s financial sector can make strides in producing a more equitable future of work.

Finance 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

UK built environment is woefully under-prepared for climate change

Workplace Insight

New analysis published by UKGBC during the COP28 talks concludes that the UK’s built environment is severely under-equipped to adapt to our changing climate. No areas received a green rating, indicating that the UK built environment is not sufficiently adapted to the present and future risks posed by any of the threats assessed by UKGBC.

article thumbnail

Hefty fine for Amazon has implications for employee surveillance policy

Workplace Insight

CNIL’s withering report on Amazon’s employee surveillance in its French warehouses laid bare dubious practices similar to the company’s system for monitoring workers at its facilities in the UK, which was already known to Westminster MP’s.

article thumbnail

London must take better decisions on whether to retrofit its buildings

Workplace Insight

The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee has published a new report called Retrofit vs Rebuild? The report claims that, if London is to meet the Mayor’s 2030 net zero target, there is an urgent need to reduce emissions from buildings and to retrofit both housing and commercial stock.

article thumbnail

How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

Women in business: a look at the numbers A 2022 annual report by the National Women’s Business Council found that women owned 20.9% Additionally, the report found that women-owned businesses “employed 10.8 Additionally, the report found that women-owned businesses “employed 10.8 of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7%

2019 246
article thumbnail

Sector leaders implore EU to be ambitious when setting carbon targets for buildings

Workplace Insight

Currently, EU policy only addresses the operational emissions of buildings but to support total decarbonisation of the EU building stock, policy must evolve to cover both operational and embodied emissions, known as Whole Life Carbon. million green jobs annually, whilst boosting local communities.