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UK built environment is woefully under-prepared for climate change

Workplace Insight

New analysis published by UKGBC during the COP28 talks concludes that the UK’s built environment is severely under-equipped to adapt to our changing climate. No areas received a green rating, indicating that the UK built environment is not sufficiently adapted to the present and future risks posed by any of the threats assessed by UKGBC.

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The Importance Of Connecting RTO Strategies With DEI To Meet The Needs Of Diverse Demographics

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This preference is not merely a matter of convenience, but often stems from deeper needs related to personal circumstances, such as caregiving responsibilities, health concerns, or the pursuit of a better work-life balance. In a hybrid or remote work environment, the challenge is to ensure these meaningful connections are not lost.

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10 Changes Your Organization Must Make To Succeed This Year

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Businesses are now determining the most effective ways to maintain productivity, collaboration, and employee engagement within hybrid work environments. Mental health: Investing in a portfolio of interventions Prioritizing mental health and well-being is another impactful shift with implications for an organization’s employees.

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What Can Young Lawyers Teach Us About The Future Of Workspaces?

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Younger lawyers prioritize a legal workplace that supports flexibility, equality, and collaboration, favoring environments with open spaces and modern aesthetics over traditional “men’s club” interiors; these preferences are reshaping law firm office design. According to Francis J.

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Hefty fine for Amazon has implications for employee surveillance policy

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The regulator was particularly concerned with employee surveillance practices that it deemed to be at odds with workers’ rights in relation to health and safety, as well as regarding the protection of their personal and private lives.

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Republic of Korea to join Horizon Europe programme

Workplace Insight

Pillar II is the largest collaborative part of the programme, which is primarily focused on shared global challenges: climate, energy, digital economy, and health, with a budget of €53.5 Once signed, researchers and organisations in Korea will be able to receive funding under Pillar II of the Horizon from 2025 onwards.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. The industries of women in business The industries these women settled into differed between the reports. of women-owned businesses.

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