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Hefty fine for Amazon has implications for employee surveillance policy

Workplace Insight

The regulator was particularly concerned with employee surveillance practices that it deemed to be at odds with workers’ rights in relation to health and safety, as well as regarding the protection of their personal and private lives.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Businesses and nonprofits of all sizes should possess a written-out document retention policy. Such action raises concern about cover-ups.

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Members of European Parliament back charter to ‘revolutionise workplace wellbeing’

Workplace Insight

And, in a February 2023 survey of 10,243 global workers by US think-tank Future Forum, 42 percent reported burnout. Pîslaru, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. The European Charter for Digital Workplace Wellbeing has been signed by a group of 31 MEPs, including MEP Drago?

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UK built environment is woefully under-prepared for climate change

Workplace Insight

On five out of seven critical climate resilience priorities, UKGBC’s scorecard finds that the Government policies in its Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) are insufficient, flawed, or missing, placing millions of homes and buildings – and the lives of people occupying them – at serious risk of damage from climate-related disaster.

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New study will explore the impact of economic turmoil on workplace experience

Workplace Insight

The relationship between workers’ mental health and wellbeing and the social usefulness of the work undertaken will also be examined. million workers reporting they were anxious that their hours of work may be changed unexpectedly. million workers reporting they were anxious that their hours of work may be changed unexpectedly.

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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%

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Freelancers Under Fire: Legislation Threatens Gig Economy Workers

Allwork

The overarching fear and uncertainty felt by many working within the gig economy regarding federal policy began with a trial-run piece of California legislation known as Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). California was considered the kick-off state — the “beta-test” — for this new type of policy. How are freelancers responding?

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