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Japan’s Young Workforce Confronts Mental Health Crisis

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Recent findings from the Japan Productivity Centre indicate a significant rise in mental health issues among young employees, particularly those in their teens and twenties, where the prevalence has escalated to 43.9%, up from 29% in 2021. This uptick also extends to workers in their thirties, with a new high of 26.8%.

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

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Allwork.Space and Alliance Virtual Offices conducted a survey, and also analyzed third party research, to understand how remote work impacts individuals’ health and wellbeing. . Workers Thrive When Given the Choice of Work Environment . 2021). . This article was originally published on Alliance Virtual Offices. .

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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Her manager, she said, would make sexualized jokes, resulting in what Watson felt was a hostile work environment. “It The experience took a toll on her mental health. A trauma-like effect on Black women’s health For more than 15 years, Sierra Carter, Ph.D., I was like an outsider in my department.” I was good at what I did.”

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Hostile Work Environments Are Pushing 52% Of Black Women Out Of The UK’s Workforce

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The report suggests that these hostile work environments are essentially driving Black women out of the workplace. . Coqual’s report supports these findings and suggests that hostile work environments are contributing to an exodus of Black female employees in the U.K. The report has revealed that 52% of Black women in the U.K.

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There’s a Reason Your Free Time Is So Draining

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According to the 2021 “ American Time Use Survey ” by the U.S. According to a 2021 study published in the International Journal of Research in Education and Science, when comparing university students who engage in active and passive activities, those engaged in passive activities had lower perceived health outcomes and levels of happiness.

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Renewable Energy to Pass Coal for U.S. Electricity Generation in 2021

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electricity generation in 2021. As their chart below shows, each of the sources will produce around 800 billion kilowatts of electricity in 2021. This even though many of the costs of coal (pollution, worker health problems, etc.) This is good news for both the economy and the environment.    . 

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The Reality of Remote Work and Wellness

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Cognitive biases such as confirmation bias and status quo bias may prevent traditionalists from recognizing these benefits, leading them to advocate for a return to office-based work. Employers must provide mental health benefits, including online options, to help employees address burnout and other mental health challenges.

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