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Offering Remote Work Options Creates a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Environment

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Without proper office equipment, workers are 27.5 – 46.9% When a worker can be in the workplace without disclosing religious affiliation, race, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancies, or disabilities, the playing field is more level. 2019). . Workplace options led to better feelings of inclusion .

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More Companies Are Adopting Sensory-Friendly Practices—Here’s How Your Business Can Follow Suit 

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Employees, clients and managers can feel this type of overwhelm in their own workplaces too. There can be large, crowded rooms full of cubicles and equipment, disturbing fluorescent lighting and bombardment with a wide variety of noises—coupled with less access to sensory-friendly resources and environments.

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How To Banish Procrastination Once And For All

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The annual State of Remote Work report on workplace preferences by Buffer identifies that the novelty of home working is wearing off, too. Revealing that in 2019, 84% of respondents wanted to continue working from home, the number has since dropped dramatically to 59% in 2022. The benefits of coworker accountability are tremendous.

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Rethinking Work Perks: 5 Things Employees Want More Than ‘Fun’ At Work

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As the modern workplace continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly clear that employees’ priorities are shifting from traditional perks at work to more meaningful benefits that foster professional growth, work-life balance and employee well-being. Instead of company happy hours, consider flexible work schedules.

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NeoCon 2022: Leveraging Design To Support ‘Untethered Working’ And A Hybrid Future

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NeoCon typically informs design and furnishing of workspaces for the coming years, and the emphasis this year was clearly on creating spaces that support a hybrid workplace. . The annual gathering of furniture and interiors professionals was in full-scale for the first time since 2019. Hospitable. Humanistic. . Carving out space.

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WeWork’s Potential Bankruptcy: What Will Be The Effect On Office Vacancy Rates?

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commercial banks and the effect of WeWork’s potential bankruptcy ( as discussed in my article last week ). San Francisco’s very high vacancy rate is perhaps an outlier to a certain extent as it has increased almost 20% since before Covid (Q4 2019), compared to between 10% and 14% for other major U.S. real estate, U.S.

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

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Similarly, Japan witnessed a notable surge, with the teleworking rate escalating from 10 percent to 28 percent between December 2019 and May 2020. The inclusion of individual phone booths and pods, in-room video conferencing systems, and the availability of rental equipment are pivotal factors creating ample growth opportunities.

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