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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

Generative AI, a powerful new technology, even shows promise in assisting with legal tasks like contract drafting. Compare that to just a few years ago, where state-of-the-art models cost a fraction of the price. The original transformer model (2017) cost around $900 to train, while RoBERTa Large (2019) was $160,000.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

An online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2019 found that 49% of respondents saw revenue boosted by partnerships and 77% of respondents saw “partnership development as central to their 2019 sales and marketing strategy.” . Indeed, partnerships are a proven way to boost the bottom line.

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Proof of Income: How to Use a Paystub and More to Buy A Home

Small Business CEO

In 2019, the median house price in the U.S. To purchase a house at that price, you needed a salary of at least $61,123 to pay your monthly bill of $1,426.21. Buying a house is a big step. It puts you on the property ladder, grants you rights you didn’t have as a tenant, and gives you a place to call home. was $279,600.

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The EU is giving citizens the “right to repair” electronics — here’s what that could mean for the world

Ideas.Ted

This score will be calculated based on criteria such as ease of disassembly, access to repair information, and price and availability of spare parts. And a majority think that manufacturers should be legally obliged to facilitate the repair of digital devices. And that’s exactly what a large majority of EU citizens want.

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Women far more likely to have disadvantageous flexible working arrangements

Workplace Insight

In 2019, one in 13 (8 percent) men were working at home, compared to one in 17 (6 percent) women. But too often, women pay a heavy financial price for trying to balance their work and caring responsibilities, being forced to drop hours – and lose pay – rather than fork out for extortionate childcare costs. This isn’t right.

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

Allwork

According to the most recent Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) report on women in work , it could take at least fifty years for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to achieve gender pay parity. What keeps this disparity in check? In the U.K. and Australia, companies must publicize their gender pay gap.

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New Overtime Pay Eligibility Rule to Impact Over 4 Million U.S. Workers

Allwork

However, it’s reported that the rule has faced criticism from business groups, who argue that it will increase operating costs and potentially force some companies to cut jobs or raise consumer prices. Notably, the National Restaurant Association and Associated Builders and Contractors have expressed concerns about the impact on their respective (..)

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