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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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Though Pontes had the freedom to pivot, other working moms must navigate the fine line between the needs of their families and those of their workplace. Barriers, such as limited maternity leave opportunities and navigating sick days with children, can force mothers in particular out of the workplace.

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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. She’s also the medical director at Aeroflow Breastpumps and founder of Primrose Newborn Care. “I

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

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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. It concluded that programs are most likely to fail if they aren’t integrated properly into a “comprehensive workplace health promotion strategy.”

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

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They help maintain a safe workplace Does your organization require mandatory OSHA training? Besides that, your confidential medical records will let you know if any team members have disabilities that you need to consider when planning and assigning tasks. Are your employees up to date with their fire safety and first-aid training?

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

Rich Leigh, whose Gloucester firm Radioactive PR moved to a four-day week in 2019, told me, “I can’t move for great resumes from great people” who were wanting to escape London but remain in the industry. Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

"But then we learned that so much of medical work is looking at digital imagery, which can be done from another location. Census data show that more employers are letting workers set up home offices to get work done with 61 percent more workers considering home their primary workplace in 2009 compared with 2005. "You

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Dancing With Purple Polar Bears

On The Job

Remind me to tell you sometime about the dream I had while on pain medication: Dancing purple polar bears armed with cheese grinders, chasing me. Before you send off that resume, use this quick checklist from Keppie Careers to make sure you've covered the bases. For as long as I've been covering workplace issues (since the dawn of man?),

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