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How the Pandemic Changed the Way Americans Spent Their Time

Small Business Labs

The New York Times article More phone calls, less shopping: how the pandemic changed American lives, down to the minute examines data from the American Time Use survey to show the changes in how Americans spent their time last year.   This is up from 8 hours in 2019.

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How to Protect Yourself from Online Scams

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The FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report states that there were 300,000 more internet crimes (phishing, non-payment/non-delivery scams or extortion) complaints in 2020 than in 2019. If you’ve felt like the number of scammy emails coming through your inbox has risen in the last year, you’re not alone. Too good to be true?

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Breaking The Employee Burnout Cycle With Workplace Strategy

Allwork

Virtually everyone has experienced major upheaval since 2020. Nearly half (44%) reported physical fatigue, which was a full 38% increase over 2019. I was struck by the stat that workers reported a 38% increase in physical fatigue compared to 2019. First, let’s define the problem. And 36% reported mental weariness.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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Flexible workspace market will be worth up to $50bn by end of decade

Workplace Insight

In Australia, France, and the United Kingdom, 47 percent of employees engaged in remote work in 2020. Similarly, Japan witnessed a notable surge, with the teleworking rate escalating from 10 percent to 28 percent between December 2019 and May 2020.

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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Although friends often understand gaps in communication, when receiving messages from employers and managers, even after hours, it’s often more difficult to stay away from the phone. The breakdown of work-life balance. All of this, of course, makes it difficult for employees to maintain a work-life balance.

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City dwellers take advantage of hybrid working to relocate to suburbs, towns and countryside

Workplace Insight

The study, undertaken in partnership with Arup, suggests that an estimated 500,000 people will leave US cities this year – 59 percent higher than pre-2020 levels – with most moving to suburbs, revitalised former dormitory towns and rural areas. Similarly, in the U.S.,

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