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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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According to a 2022 study that appeared in the Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences across four public schools in Nicaragua, teachers often work while ill because economically, they have to. In a 2022 Switzerland study , nearly 30% of primary care providers surveyed had skipped using sick time, despite how poorly they were feeling.

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How Employers Can Support Employees Going Through Menopause at Work

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between the ages of 45-60, roughly the average age range for menopause, according to a Mayo Clinic survey. 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.”

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Mothers Need Safe Spaces to Breastfeed at Work, and Employers Need to Lead the Charge

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One in three say they lack access to a reliable workplace lactation space, according to a large survey from Medela and Mamava of over 15,000 nursing parents. Yet, the survey above reports only 15% of public places are supportive and ready for nursing parents. So, there’s work to do, and business leaders can lead the charge.

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Turnaround at Pro-Dex Fueled by Communication and Collaboration

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When you design and manufacture highly specialized devices and components for the likes of Medtronic and other major medical device companies, you know a thing or two about precision. precision in internal communications comes from interacting in person. Source: 2016 Workplace Survey. “It Source: 2016 Workplace Survey.

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Airports and excellent customer service – can it really be?

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The next time you’re sitting in one of those impossibly uncomfortable hard plastic seats at Newark International Airport and you see a suggestion box hidden somewhere, slip a picture of Singapore’s Changi International Airport in there. It’s certain to be an experience any traveler will remember for years to come.

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The Admin’s Impact on Employee Morale & Culture Whitepaper

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How Admins drive and influence culture rituals that create connection in any work environment, including remote. – They want to know what’s going on and what they can do to make the company or office environment better. Instead, use tools such as surveys to compile objective, honest data about what employees are thinking.

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

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In this book, she corrects misconceptions about this phase of life that researchers hypothesize evolved to serve a social purpose — allowing grandmothers to care for grandchildren — and provides accessible medical advice to women going through this process. Read an excerpt here. ) .

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