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Why Aren’t Women Taking Their Vacation Days?

Allwork

Evidence shows that people experience less burnout and an overall improvement in their mental health when they take short breaks from work, yet almost half of American workers do not take their full leave entitlement. A recent job satisfaction survey revealed that 43% of all U.S. A large number of these v acation-shy workers are women.

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Offering Remote Work Options Creates a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Environment

Allwork

Allwork.Space and Alliance Virtual Offices conducted a survey, and also analyzed third party research, to understand how remote work impacts individuals’ health and wellbeing. . Those with no commutes also reap the benefits of additional sleep time which is linked to many health benefits. . DeFelice, M., 2019). .

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Worker Power and the Return to Office Battle

Allwork

Some businesses, like Twitter, even use office return mandates to encourage voluntary resignations, thereby avoiding severance costs. A survey of nearly 14,000 workers found that almost 75% preferred remote work. Workers also seek joint employer recognition from Google and Cognizant. State workers protested the mandate in Santa Fe.

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Why personal development is your own responsibility

Practically Perfect PA

The market research I undertook when I was developing my own training courses revealed that 28% of PAs surveyed have not upskilled in their current role. or 00353 85 7351464 or via LinkedIn , Facebook or Twitter. They also expressed that they felt a lack of appreciation for their role from their colleagues generally.

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What are You Doing to Help Vets?

On The Job

Recently I was sent a survey by WalletHub that showed the best and worst states for military vets, based on job opportunities to the number of VA health facilities. The survey also found the the number of homeless vets per 100 inhabitants is two times higher in Alaska than in New York. Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

When a pilot programme for a four day week was announced in the UK early in the New Year, #4dayweek trended for days on twitter, with jokey comments on how employees taking part in the trial should do everything not to ‘f it up for the rest of us.’ But behind the humour there’s a real issue with productivity in the UK.

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

Ian's Messy Desk

Policies that increase employee health and well-being, foster employee commitment and support families, positively impact everyone (employees; men and women, customers and clients, families and communities.) This includes elements of occupational health, counselling, financial and careers advice and also FLEXIBILITY.

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