Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Plans to allow employees to request flexible working from their first day of employment are due to come into force from April 2024. Regulations have been laid before Parliament this week removing the requirement for 26 weeks’ service to ask for flexible times and places of work, due to come into effect on 6 April next year. Under the Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations any requests made from 6 April do not need any service requirement, meaning that employees will be able to make a flexible

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coworking spaces aid in the creation of new career opportunities, equip people with skills, knowledge, and education, and support work-related tasks. Access to technology is a privilege that many people do not have. Fortunately, coworking can bridge the gap to provide more equitable opportunities for skills and development. With more coworking spaces comes more job opportunities in the workspace industry, including community manager roles.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The holiday season is magical when cities come alive with festive cheer. One of the most enchanting ways to experience the spirit of Christmas is by visiting a traditional Christmas market. These markets, with their twinkling lights, cozy decorations and pop-up stalls of sweet treats, offer an immersive opportunity to experience the season’s joy.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

In 2023, the tech industry experienced waves of layoffs, with the total number of workers losing their jobs amounting to nearly 260,000. The figure stems from Layoffs.fyi , a website that has been documenting the total number of worker layoffs throughout the tech industry this year. According to a recent article published by The Atlantic , this marks a major increase from the 165,000 industry-wide layoffs in the previous year.

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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Some of Britain’s most famous and successful companies make it hard for customers to get in touch, according to a new study of FTSE 250 companies, by Moneypenny , with 89 percent of the companies having no phone contact number on their website home page. While some of the FTSE 250 companies did feature a phone number elsewhere on their website, 33 percent of them make it extremely difficult to find a contact number on their website and have no phone number on their respective home pages.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The advancement of a bill proposal by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, as reported by Higher Ed Dive , suggests that more government leaders are taking serious looks at skills-based education as a clear alternative to traditional four-year degrees. This bill, which passed with a 37-8 vote, proposes the creation of Workforce Pell Grants, enabling students to use federal Pell Grants for short-term programs as brief as eight weeks (and not exceeding more than 15 weeks), starti

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Instacart is once again working to capitalize on the growth of hybrid and flexible work by expanding its range of food delivery services. The company recently announced a strategic partnership with Sharebite, a meal benefits platform that targets in-office, remote, and hybrid workers. According to a report published by Progressive Grocer , companies who use the service will be able to provide their employees with a meal allowance through a Visa card — usable for Instacart orders from grocery

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Climate finance was central to discussions at COP28 in Dubai and funding to reach net zero and restore biodiversity is still falling short. A new report from the World Economic Forum highlights the priorities for action and sets out how partnerships between organisations from the philanthropic, private and public sectors can create what it refers to as a positive domino effect, cut emissions at speed.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Employers exhibit nostalgia for pre-pandemic office settings due to psychological biases in memory — influencing their perception of past work environments. Organizational leaders’ memories and attitudes towards traditional office work are shaped by their personal career experiences and the historical association of physical offices with professional identity and success.

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