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Senators Push Bill to End Pandemic-era Remote Work Policies

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What’s going on: The Senate and the House are re-examining in-person work for federal employees and are pushing for more stringent evaluation processes for implementing telework policies. Bills like the SHOW UP Act could lead to an entire reevaluation of remote work policies in other sectors.

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Brookings 2019 Trends to Watch

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The Brookings Institute is a large and influential DC public policy think tank. They recently released a report with their 2019 Trends to Watch. The report is targeted at government policy makers and lists the issues Brookings experts "expect will shape the world this year and the solutions to address them."

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Young Men In The UK Are Being Failed By The System — What Needs To Happen To Reverse This Worrying Unemployment Trend?

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A report ( Not Working ) by one of the UK’s leading policy think tanks, The Resolution Foundation, indicates that since 1995, the number of economically inactive young people has declined from 1.1 The current situation is unlikely to improve unless there is a firm commitment to rapid policy change. million to 800,000. .

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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The co-founder and CEO of SparkToro , who previously co-founded Moz, gives consultants an edge over agencies and full-time employees in a recent blog post. The company hired four agencies and five consultants in its first two years. Of course, managing a freelancer is not the same as managing a full-time employee or agency.

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AI Probably Won’t Take Your Job In 2024

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When we asked in 2019, 81% of CIOs told us that they would have [AI] by now. Leaders at these companies also committed to meeting with the government to help guide public policy. That being said, the adoption rate for AI at major firms has been slow, but has shown growth. While it’s still too soon to determine any impact, on Oct.

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

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Redesigning policies around parental leave could address gender imbalances in the workplace and positively influence societal attitudes towards unpaid childcare. If far-reaching policy changes are not implemented, working women with children will continue to be penalized. However, policies alone are not necessarily the answer.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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Or consider a National Bureau of Economic Research paper about a study at Trip.com, one of the largest travel agencies in the world. European banks, which offer more flexible hybrid work policies, are using these to hire talented staff from the less flexible US banks. Those who worked on a hybrid schedule had 35% better retention.

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