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France To Force New Older Retirement Age Without Vote

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What’s going on: After weeks of deliberation, it was evident that French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reform — raising the retirement age to 64 — wouldn’t pass through the lower house of parliament. To skirt around this, Macron employed executive fiat through Article 49.3,

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Switzerland Struggles With Labor Shortages, Considers New Workforce Strategies

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There is also a decrease in confidence in employability among older workers who fear they may lack professional and technical skills in areas like IT and artificial intelligence. When it comes to confidence in employability, “[J]ust under 60% of 18-34 year olds are confident, while only 45% of 50-64 year olds feel confident.

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54% of Workers Want a Four-Day Work Week, But Execs Aren’t Convinced

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The majority of workers (54%) want a four-day work week, according to the latest edition of LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index. Other proposals call for shrinking the overall work week to just 32 hours. . But still, there are some groups who aren’t crazy about the idea of the shortened work week. . In the U.S.,

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Instead, in an effort to avoid conflict altogether, they are far more likely to quit, which could have a negative impact on their earning potential, retirement account contributions, health care coverage and other financial employee benefits. Having allies at work isn’t just about having a confidant or an enforcer of policies.

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From the Archives: What It Means to Be a Precedent Breaker

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“How is it, I should like to ask,” said an indignant member of the Harvard University medical faculty, at one of its meetings, some forty years ago, “that after eighty years in which this faculty has been managing its own affairs, and doing it well, it is now proposed to change all our modes of carrying on the school?” “I

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

Others could no longer afford to retire. I would like “secretary” to be a retired title that just goes away. Being confident, prepared and honing your skills is a great way to handle this. Propose ideas. Administrators handled many tasks, and had backups, cross training, and team-shared projects. What’s in a name?

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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

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Without adequate funding for growth, and without a workforce strategy to ensure that nursery staff are supported to deliver high-quality care, we fear that there will not be enough childcare places for the parents who need them, and that parents will lose confidence in the early years system.

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