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It’s More Than Flexibility – Returning To The Office Is Expensive

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It’s no wonder why — working from home allows for shorter morning commutes, better work-life balance and, perhaps most importantly, decreased daily costs. . During an era when inflation is causing the cost of living to skyrocket, workers are becoming more conscious of their spending habits.

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Commuting costs continue to put strain on office worker finances

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UK employees are suffering higher cost-of-living expenses, especially due to transportation costs and tensions may rise as many companies enforce return-to-office policies. As nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of onsite and hybrid workers reported having to travel up to 15.5

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Germany Proposes to Raise Minimum Wage in 2024 and 2025

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Why it matters: Germany is considered Europe’s largest economy, and the country’s policies greatly influence the rest of Europe. Reuters reports that the proposed minimum wage hike is estimated to impact approximately 6 million employees.

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Is Flexibility Going Away?

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The sunk cost fallacy can lead leaders to continue an unsuccessful hybrid workplace policy rather than getting needed advice and training to improve their approach. The company thus adopted a hybrid workplace policy allowing employees to work both remotely and in-office. CEOs intended to decrease remote work availability.

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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

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Companies offering remote work options can also save on cost-of-living expenses by hiring talent in more affordable regions, both domestically and internationally. Forward-thinking business leaders should seriously contemplate integrating remote work policies into their organizations. By spring 2022, this figure rose to 9%.

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Hybrid working ‘allows organisations to cut energy use by a fifth’

Workplace Insight

Hybrid working has enabled UK businesses to cut energy usage by a fifth as they replace large city centre office space with smaller, more energy efficient spaces including flexible workspaces, according to a new report from IWG , whose brands including Spaces and Regus.

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How Employers Can Support Employees Going Through Menopause at Work

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In one study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , researchers found that “around one-third of working women report significant difficulty coping with their menopausal symptoms at work.” of women reported that they had missed work due to symptoms during the year prior and 5.6%

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