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It now costs more to commute by train than by car in the UK

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Problems at London Euston went viral on social media several times this week, challenging the idea that we should let the train take the strain. By comparison, rail commuters can expect to pay £91.30 Train commuters can anticipate monthly expenditures of £821.40, marking a £165 increase compared to the costs borne by drivers.

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Rapid Adoption of GenAI Within the Workforce Creates Greater Needs for Regulation

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Forbes reports that, for comparison, the internet took 17 years to reach similar levels of adoption, smartphones 21 years, and electricity 37 years. For comparison, here is how the different age demographics differ in their concerns: Gen Z – 72% were concerned. Millennial – 65% were concerned. Gen X – 53% were concerned.

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AI Use In The Workplace Spiked By 24% In Just 4 Months, New Survey Finds

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For comparison, Slack’s September 2023 data revealed only 1 in 5 desk workers reported to have tried the technology. The fast rate of adoption by desk workers also highlights the need to provide adequate training to ensure their workforce is prepared for widespread adoption of AI around the world.

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Three-quarters of women experience health problems at work, but line managers aren’t trained to support them 

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Currently almost half (46 percent) of managers say they haven’t had any training to support employees with their health issues.??Four-in-ten How to support someone undergoing a cancer diagnosis – avoiding emotional language or comparisons with others when supporting an employee talking about a cancer diagnosis.

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This Benefits Strategy Could Be The Key To Retaining Employees In All Generations

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Professional development opportunities are another area where employees across generations converge — with the survey revealing a strong preference for access to learning management systems and company-wide training from other departments. For comparison, Gen X holds the highest levels of job satisfaction at 6.6

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Workplace Happiness Is at an All-Time High—But There’s Still Room for Improvement

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The survey studies 26 components, from wages to training to bonuses, to determine workplace satisfaction rates. By comparison, in 2010, after the Great Recession, there was an all-time low in satisfaction rates, at 42.6%. The results show just over 62% of U.S. workers are satisfied, compared to 60.2% in the previous year.

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From the Archives: The Impossible Task of Creating a Truly Complete Dictionary

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In that time, he created the world’s most extensive comparison of root words to date, making considerable use of the work of Samuel Johnson, who wrote the first English dictionary. Both publishers, along with managing editors and other staffers, underwent extensive training for the task.

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