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Millennials Are the Driving Force Behind Four-Day Work Weeks in America, Survey Finds

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outlines a gradual reduction in the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours over the course of four years. According to a report published by Common Dreams , the proposed bill, co-sponsored by Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and with companion legislation in the House led by Representative Mark Takano (D-Calif.),

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High Salary Hopes, Low Study Time: Are Students Ready to Work?

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Notably, science majors report the highest levels of anxiety in the survey. Notably, men in the survey were more likely than to women to say they’ve had at least one class that they found “too challenging and should have been made easier” — 77% compared to 65%, respectively.

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Reviewing the BLS 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements Survey

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) caused quite a stir yesterday with the release of their 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangement (CWS) survey results.  workforce was slightly smaller than they reported the last time the survey was done, which was 13 years ago. gig/contract workers in the U.S. So what’s going on?

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Remote Workers Achieve 22% More Focus Time than Office-Based Colleagues, Study Finds

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Overall, the survey reveals that remote workers have approximately 22.75 Over the course of a year, this amounts to 18% fewer interruptions for remote workers. In terms of daily focus time, remote workers average about 273 minutes (4.55 hours), while in-office workers average 223 minutes (3.72 hours for in-office workers.

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Managers Can Be the Difference in Changing Mental Health Conversation at the Workplace

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What’s going on: A survey from The Workforce Institute at UKG revealed that managers can have just as much of an impact on employees’ mental health as a spouse or partner. In fact, of the 3,400 people across 10 countries who participated in the survey, 60% of them agreed that their job was the primary factor affecting their mental well-being. (..)

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The Return to the Office Leads Many Employers to Offer Office Etiquette Classes

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What’s going on: As employees are asked to return to the office after an extended period of remote work due to the pandemic, more employers are observing a need for etiquette refresher courses, according to Work Life. Another 18% said that they are planning to implement these kinds of training programs by next year.

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The Pandemic Increased Interest in Self-Employment

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Forerunner Ventures' The universal holding pattern: a period of trial followed by an era of opportunity   covers survey work they've done on the impact of the pandemic on consumers. The main reason Forerunner's survey found for the growing interest in self-employment is flexibility. 

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