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Young people should be the main focus of mental health efforts

Workplace Insight

And the economic consequences are greatest for those whose poor mental health comes alongside poor educational outcomes, with one-in-three young non-graduates with a CMD currently workless, according to new Resolution Foundation research. But the economic consequences of poor mental health are far starker for those who don’t go to university.

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How To Design Workplaces For Neurodivergent Employees

Allwork

Motionspot’s Jason Slocombe explores how workplaces can be designed to better meet the needs of neurodivergent employees. of non-disabled adults, showing that autistic people are clearly underrepresented in the workplace ( Office for National Statistics, 2022 ). One contributing factor is the way workspaces are designed.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

Allwork

Workplace sexual harassment continues to be a widespread problem, yet 36% of organizations do not offer anti-harassment training. It has proven to diminish job satisfaction, reduce levels of commitment and can result in employees withdrawing (psychologically and physically) from the workplace. As of 2021 , only 17 U.S.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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Major built environment institutes renew joint pledge to tackle global instability as cities boom 

Workplace Insight

In Uganda in 2018 , a survey recorded that there were just five architects and 50 engineers per every one million people living in the country (compared to more than 600 of each for every one million in the UK) while urbanising at a rate of 6 percent per year – more than six times the rate of the UK.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

This pilot programme initially arose from the idea that if we wanted the four-day week to grow from a niche in the fringes of the workplace conversation, we wanted to be able to demonstrate that positive outcomes we’d seen from the companies we’d worked with could be replicated on a much wider scale.”. Global trials.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018. I spend extra time doing things for myself, like walking in Hampstead Health, getting through the pile of unread books and planning my wedding.” The four-day week and the future of work.