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Uber's Safety Report

Small Business Labs

safety report that provides details on the number of sexual assaults, murders and fatal crashes that occurred through its platform in 2017 and 2018. The New York Times article headline on the report - Uber Says 3,045 Sexual Assaults Were Reported in U.S. in 2018. .  .  Last week Uber released a U.S.

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The new IPCC climate report is hugely important — and here are 6 main takeaways

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since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report also found that escape from human-caused climate change is no longer possible. meters between 1901 and 2018.

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Young people should be the main focus of mental health efforts

Workplace Insight

We’ve only just begun – the final report of a three-year research programme funded by the Health Foundation – explores the relationship between young people’s mental health and work outcomes, and how policy makers should respond. As a result, more than half a million 18-24-year-olds were prescribed anti-depressants in 2021-22.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

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Following meaningful anti-harassment training, 75% of women and 85% of men reported feeling safer at work. Currently, 36% of organizations do not provide any form of anti-harassment training, despite all the evidence that sexual harassment can seriously harm a company’s reputation (let alone the harm it causes to the victims). .

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The Utility of Coworking Spaces for Gig Economy Workers

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Globally, the number of gig workers from 2018 to 2023 will have grown from 43 million to 78 million, according to a Mastercard report. According to a Roosevelt Institute report , by 2040, the American economy will be “scarcely recognizable” because more people will work in the gig economy than in traditional jobs. .

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How To Design Workplaces For Neurodivergent Employees

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Autism is one form of neurological difference which comes under the umbrella of neurodiversity, which refers to the different ways the brain can work and interpret information, highlighting that there are many ways of thinking, sensing, and interacting with the world. One contributing factor is the way workspaces are designed.

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

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Digital human cloning entails crafting a highly realistic digital replica, whether in the form of an image, avatar, or multimedia content, to such an extent that discerning it from the genuine person is difficult. In the workplace, the prevalence of digital human clone employees is destined to become commonplace.