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Work flexibility: Unconventional arrangements are here to stay

BMT Office Administration

As time passed, however, Molly started noticing the positives of telecommuting. As a result, employees today put a greater premium on personal needs, mental health, and overall well-being. A default way to continue business operations during the pandemic, telecommuting has become the favored method of working for many people.

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

Ian's Messy Desk

Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Management will lose control. By providing more control to their employees, managers can help establish a better working relationship. Flexibility is unfair and inequitable.

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Increase Productivity

Ian's Messy Desk

Others carry on self-directed learning in recreational arts and hobbies, matters of health, family and community, or simply to increase their intellectual resources. It is a continuous process, often informal, and an important factor in lifelong learning. Many adults engage in self-directed learning to improve their work performance.

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Is Your Career in Jeopardy Because of Your Weight?

On The Job

As Congress debates health care reform, its worth noting that employers are already taking steps to bring down their health care costs, whether its setting up wellness programs for workers -- or requiring employees who have certain health risks to pay higher insurance deductibles. I think that way you’re sending a clear message.”

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

BMT Office Administration

Reinforce your organization’s general policies regarding attendance. Don’t use telecommuting to expand employees’ by requiring weekend and evening work without paying for it. Don’t use telecommuting to expand employees’ by requiring weekend and evening work without paying for it.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

But 90 percent of people – and their managers – don’t realize they’re not complying with federal wage and hour laws and it’s a huge – huge – area of risk for companies,” Atkins says. More employees and managers “friend” one another these days on Facebook or “follow” one another on Twitter. Records show very clearly what happened.”

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