Fri.Jan 03, 2025

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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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US Ports at Risk of Strike Over Automation Issues

Allwork

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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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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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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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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If you want to get ahead in your career, get in to the office, report argues

Workplace Insight

Businesses are increasingly likely to prioritise workers willing to come into the office for pay rises and promotions, according to a new poll from Reed Group. A year ago Reed.co.uk , which deals with over 30 million job applications a year, predicted that employers would increasingly mandate days in the office and would prioritise what it called the in-person premium.

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