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5 Ways To Avoid Well-Being Washing And Provide Authentic Support To Employees

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Genuine efforts to support employees include fostering real work-life balance and leading by example, having open conversations about mental and physical health, and adopting self-care programs. Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trends Index shows that 53% of workers are more likely to prioritize their mental health over work.

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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

Success

Your long-term goals are an important aspect of your financial health. These goals provide motivation, direction and discipline when managing your finances. In addition to your own contributions, many children receive cash gifts for birthdays or holiday presents over the years.

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How to Find Your Money ‘Why’

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When people are tired or temptations are especially aggressive (hello, holiday season!), Becoming more concretely aware of cultural, familial and personal values might thus be an important key to better personal finance. Here are a few techniques to use for getting in touch with your money “why”: 1. Tap into your core values.

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Tax Planning for Freelancers: 5 Strategic Moves To Make Now To Avoid Tax Pain Next Year

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independence is a good excuse for a summer cookout, it should also be a reminder of the importance of taxes — if you take a long enough break from pool time to consider the actual history of the holiday that is. It’s possible to have missed opportunities in areas where you might have been able to restructure your personal finances.

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The Good and Bad of Freelancing

Small Business Labs

Downtime on a Saturday very often becomes a brainstorming session about clients, projects, and finances. And forget about holidays. Paying out of pocket for health care (not everyone qualifies for the Freelancers Union), quarterly taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, promotion, marketing, negotiations, pre and post project management.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

An increase in productivity levels of one-quarter (25 percent) as well improvements in employees’ health, led to a permanent arrangement. The results show that short-term absence reduced by almost 40 percent, with 87 percent of employees reporting improvement in their mental health and a reduction in workplace stress.

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5 Reasons Being Self Employed Sucks

Productivity Bits

This is especially true when it comes to finances, as many of the benefits that we take for granted were collectively bargained for through years of protest and negotiation. This is in addition to paid sick time, maternity or paternity leave, national holidays or other exclusions. In fact, it might even suck. No Paid Vacation.