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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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A 2018 article published in the Labor Law Journal looked at the legal implications of working after-hours, discussing how smartphones give employees easy access to their work emails at all hours of the day. Although this may allay anxiety for those work expectations, it likely also promotes strain on relationships and mental health.

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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

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The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average undergraduate tuition at public colleges during 2018-2019 was $18,383.00, all included (fees, tuition, housing, etc.) Ask yourself these questions: What is your ultimate goal (promotion, raise, more knowledge, all of the above, etc.)? and $47,419.00

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Forget Basic AI Tools, Digital Clones Will Be The Next Big Workforce Disruptor

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Digital employees will offer employers multiple cost-reduction benefits, whilst human employees could gain improved work-life balance , as their digital counterparts assume responsibility for more routine aspects of their roles. In the workplace, the prevalence of digital human clone employees is destined to become commonplace.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

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has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. Advancing women’s health requires a concerted effort from employers, considering the broader implications on employee retention, mental health costs, and the overarching message an organization sends about its values.

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Half of work related illness is down to stress, depression or anxiety

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In the recent years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of self-reported work-related ill health had been broadly flat, but the current rate is higher than 2018/19. In 2021/22, the estimated annual costs of workplace injury and new cases of work-related ill health reached £20.7 The statistics reveal that 1.8

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

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The Society for Organizational and Industrial Psychology identified some of these risk factors in a 2018 white paper on addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. . A lack of appropriate response can also cost the company financially (costs including settlement, damages, loss of productivity, etc.).

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

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The direct cost of avoidable error in the construction industry, for example, is around 5 percent of project value according to international studies highlighted by construction industry experts GIRI (Get It Right Initiative). ’ Similarly in the oil and gas sector, it’s circa 15 percent of project value.