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U.S. Telework Success Story Faces Uncertain Future

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Department of Labor is among the agencies navigating this terrain, with policies that increasingly pull workers back to the office. Telework has proven its value, yet the proposed shift raises questions about resource allocation, workplace logistics, and employee well-being. As Levin succinctly puts it, Why go backwards?

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As CEO Salaries Skyrocket More Than 25%, Financial Security Is Wavering For Workers

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Within a year during the pandemic, on average CEOs gained “29% raises while their median worker pay fell by 2%,” the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) found. From excise tax bills to pay ceilings for CEOs, proposed fixes to narrow the gap are gaining momentum in Washington, benefitspro wrote.

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U.K. Gov. Threatens Funding Cuts In Response To Four-Day Week Trial

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The outcomes of these trials will be important data used when shaping future work policies. South Cambridgeshire District Council was issued with a Best Value Notice on November 3, after repeated requests for the authority to end its trial, as a result of concerns the practice could impact its Best Value Duty.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. Seek answers.

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We need better evidence to help protect people at work

Workplace Insight

Few would argue against the assertion that the quality of decisions is enhanced by accurate and relevant information, including evidence of which approaches to the task in hand actually work. RAND’s findings will be used to inform decisions within the Foundation on whether to proceed with a proposal for the full What Works centre.

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New York Times Tech Employees Strike On Eve Of U.S. Election

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The Times has countered the union’s claims by asserting that it offered similar “just cause” provisions recently agreed upon by the NewsGuild for Wirecutter workers. The company maintains its policy of requiring employees to work in the office twice a week through June 2025 while allowing three weeks of fully remote work per year.

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Expert Warns of Federal Meltdown Over New Administration’s Return-to-Office Plan

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Vivek Ramaswamy described the policy as a means of “streamlining bureaucracy” by making federal jobs less appealing to those who value flexible work arrangements. Despite these claims, the proposal appears economically shortsighted and operationally hazardous. The federal workforce of 2.2 million employees oversees a $6.1

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