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Healthier, Happier, and Greener: Valencia’s 4-Day Work Week Success Story

Allwork

In a recent pilot program conducted in Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, it was found that a four-day work week significantly improved the health and mental well-being of employees. As reported by Reuters , the city scheduled local holidays on four consecutive Mondays between April 10 and May 7, affecting 360,000 workers.

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

Success

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. The results are clear: We are headed to work sick due to that pressure, come hell or high water. So where’s the disconnect?

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How Financial Wellness Programs Can Benefit Employees and Employers

Success

Gone are the days when new employees received a list of the company holidays during onboarding and a packet with information about how to sign up for health care and retirement benefits. And 85% of these HR leaders reported that financial wellness benefits are more important than even a year ago, the study found.

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Employees avoid telling employers about less visible disabilities

Workplace Insight

To avoid telling bosses about a condition, people with less visible disabilities report working even when not feeling well enough (55 percent) or taking holiday to attend medical appointments (26 percent). This in turn is fuelling presenteeism and could be damaging people’s health in the long term. There are an estimated 10.2m

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

Success

In decades gone by, the only perk you might have received from your boss was a fruit basket around the holidays. A 2023 report from Gitnux reveals that more than half of U.S. They also might be a key factor, the report shows, in retaining female employees, the demographic more likely to leave the workplace with caregiving obligations.

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Life Reframed

Office Dynamics

Why is that when throughout my life I always enjoyed every holiday? Another holiday I have not liked at all since 2014 is 4th of July! Eventually, my sister and son took me to California where I had an excellent medical team from John Wayne Brain Cancer Institute. I will now have beautiful new memories of this holiday.

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5 Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season (Without Disappointing Anyone)

Success

So, the holidays and all the cheerful “requirements” that come with it, from gift-giving for dozens of people to taking time off work, can just add another layer of stress in a season meant for joy and relaxation. Exhausted Americans are saying enough to the holiday extras. It’s time to have the talk and not feel bad about it.

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