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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

This year’s edition tracks research, development, technical performance, responsible practices, economics, policy, public opinion, and more. The original transformer model (2017) cost around $900 to train, while RoBERTa Large (2019) was $160,000. billion in private investment in 2023, nearly nine times more than China.

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

Workplace Insight

The Skills and Employment Survey 2023 (SES2023), which also involves researchers at UCL, the Universities of Oxford and Surrey and the National Centre for Social Research, will help academics assess the impact of an extraordinary period of turbulence for workers which includes the economic downturn, Cost-of-Living Crisis, Covid-19 and Brexit.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. She recently won the 2023 Waterfront Award for Science and Technology and was recognized as one of White Page International’s Top 100 Asian Women Power Leaders. She’s successfully fundraised upward of $3.5

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions.

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The 2023 Motherhood Penalty: The Sorry State Of Affairs For Working Women Continues

Allwork

In 2023, working women still confront barriers to progression in the workplace, and many will experience lower pay compared to their male counterparts. Redesigning policies around parental leave could address gender imbalances in the workplace and positively influence societal attitudes towards unpaid childcare. in 2017/18 to 12.2%

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The sector responds to the Spring Budget

Workplace Insight

The Autumn Budget in November 2023 teased us with the “Back to Work” plan to support sick or disabled adults back into work along with a launch of the occupational health consultation. But today’s budget hasn’t built on this and that’s a missed opportunity. The factors affect UK labour market participation are much more complex.

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