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Agreeing To Disagree Won’t Work In The Fight For Workplace Arrangements

Allwork

While the new year typically ushers in a whole slew of changes, the workforce has been stuck in the battle of remote and in-office work since March 2020. . Leaders have made it abundantly clear that they prefer some form of in-person work, while workers argue that they have never been more productive than in a remote setting.

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Employees vs. Employers – Whose Work Preferences Will Emerge Triumphant?

Allwork

Even more worryingly, employers seem to prefer some form of in-person work, but have done little to improve these environments. Listening to employees is crucial as companies iterate on their policies, practices, and product solutions to align with team members’ needs.” . . appeared first on Allwork.Space.

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6 Ways To Prove That Your Company Isn’t Flex-Washing

Allwork

Your remote work policies. At my company, Centric Consulting, for instance, it’s company policy to spend the first few minutes of every virtual meeting connecting on a human level. Companies that have fully embraced the new normal of remote work probably aren’t using their office space in the same way they were in early 2020.

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What’s In It For Me? Why It’s Crucial To Give Your Employees A Return-on-Commute

Allwork

Employees do not want to return to the same office they left in 2020. Another critical aspect of promoting flexibility involves rethinking in-office attendance policies. Now more than ever, employees want to work for an organization and within a space that reflects their values and brand.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

Success

The pandemic added additional obstacles for parents, with just under half of moms (45%) “not actively working” after the pandemic hit in April 2020, according to the Census Bureau. There may be policies that benefit [parents], like a Flexible Spending Account to set aside pretax dollars that can be used toward childcare,” Marin says.

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Working from home can present particular challenges for women

Workplace Insight

An area that has impacted teams across the country, and the world, has been working from home and other forms of remote work. In 2020, research suggested that women left the workforce in droves in the first few months of the pandemic – at four times the rate of men. Catherine Mann isn’t alone in this school of thought.

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Your one-stop guide for business resilience planning

BMT Office Administration

After all, disruptive events can happen at any time — and they don’t always take the form of a global pandemic. While organizational resilience was always seen as necessary, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 served as a crude wake-up call for most. Government policy changes. Economic recessions. Pandemics (such as COVID-19).

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