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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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They are in abundance as developers jump on the corporate wellness train: there are mental health apps with therapists in your pocket. The report also shows that mental health disorders cost $1 trillion in lost productivity every year, pointing to the necessity of mental health and wellness programs in making a dent in these losses.

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When Nature Calls, Boston Harbor Now CEO Kathy Abbott Answers

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Created in 2016, Boston Harbor Now is a merger of two nonprofit organizations—Boston Harbor Island Alliance and Boston Harbor Association. A line under her yearbook photo underscored her life goal: to “save a tree.” Kathy Abbott’s road to CEO wasn’t easy Now at age 66, Abbott is the first president and CEO of Boston Harbor Now.

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Key quote: "Three-quarters of law firms with more than 250 lawyers use contract attorneys, says a 2016 report from legal consultancy Altman Weil."   Nomad Health  is another example. " The article chart below also illustrates this growth. You can even hire lawyers online for fixed fees.

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4 Risks All Workers Are Most Frequently Exposed to Working in Construction

Small Business CEO

According to a 2016 report from OSHA , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, more than 20 percent of that year’s private-sector worker fatalities occurred in the construction industry. Though progress is necessary, it often comes at a price for those on the ground fostering those construction projects. …

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Legendary Entrepreneur Naveen Jain Wants Nothing More Than to Change the Way Humanity Lives

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When you use the restroom, the toilet analyzes your samples to assess your gut health. What’s going on?’” This is why, in 2016, he founded Viome. Jain believes that by measuring gut health and oral health, Viome can start to assess a person’s cognitive health, brain health and heart health.

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

Workplace Insight

Encouragingly, the UK also announced it had rejoined the Horizon Europe programme in September, following years of concern about the impact of the country’s withdrawal from the scheme after the Brexit vote in 2016. But it’s also great for health and helping to solve the urgent health challenges the world faces.”

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