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Lack of space continues to hold back a ‘return to office’

Workplace Insight

Workers are resisting the so-called return to office due to a lack of desk space, following widespread reductions by companies in the wake of Covid. A fifth of workers cited a shortage of desks and facilities among their top three reasons for avoiding the office, according to a survey by real estate consultancy Remit Consulting. The firm claims that businesses may have scaled back desk numbers too aggressively after the pandemic spurred a rise in home working.

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100 New Year Quotes to Motivate, Inspire & Kickstart Your Growth

Success

Three, two, one, Happy New Year! (Queue the fireworks and blares from party horns). This end-of-year holiday is always met with a flurry of glitz and glitter. But somewhere between the toasts, parties and endless celebrations, many people will also find themselves carving out time for reflection and planning for days to come. Enter inspirational New Years quotes.

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Spain Ends 2024 with 2.56M Unemployed, Lowest Since 2007

Allwork

Spain ended 2024 with 2.56 million people unemployed, the fewest in December since 2007, the Labour Ministry said on Friday on its website. The number of people in Spain registering as jobless fell 0.98% in December from a month earlier, or by 25,300 people, the ministry said. The number was 5.4% lower than in December 2023, but above the 2.13 million registered without a job in December 2007. “We finished the year 2024 as we had started it: reducing unemployment, fighting precariousness a

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Can the Nextdoor App Revolutionize the Way We Think About Community?

Success

Last week, I did yoga with my landscaper. Before he cut the grass, Joseph mentioned he was struggling to teach himself yoga through YouTube videos. I was meandering barefoot through the flower beds, so I invited him to remove his shoes and join me for an impromptu class. It was so much fun that we discussed doing weekly garden yoga once spring returns.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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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US Ports at Risk of Strike Over Automation Issues

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The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are set to resume contract talks on Jan. 7, according to a person familiar with the matter. Talks between the ILA, which represents more than 45,000 dockworkers across the U.S. East and Gulf coast ports, and the employer group are at an impasse over issues related to automation at port terminals.

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Episode 578: Paul Jarvis Talks About Staying Small in Business

Productivityist

In this Flashback Friday episode, I revisit my conversation with Paul Jarvis from 2019, to discuss the release of his bestselling book, Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business. Pauls insights into building a fulfilling, scalable business without unnecessary growth struck a chord with listeners and remain highly relevant today.

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India Urges US to Keep H-1B Visas, Citing Mutual Benefits

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The movement of skilled professionals is an important part of India-U.S. ties and benefits both countries, New Delhi said on Friday amid a debate over H-1B visas on which President-elect Donald Trump and his backer Elon Musk commented recently. India, known for its massive pool of IT professionals, many of whom work across the world, accounts for the bulk of such visas issued by the United States.

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