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Business Bankruptcies Surge 66% In Japan Due to Labor Shortage

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Over the last decade, Masato Shiota brought his papermaking business back from the brink, paying down debt and buying machinery to automate some production. But he struggles to find workers to keep output at full capacity. “We have three machines but only have two running on any day,” said Shiota, president of Wako Seishi, which produces tissues, disinfectant wipes and toilet paper in Ino, a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “

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Workplace politics: When free speech becomes a faux pas

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After a politically turbulent year, many employers are finding their workplaces more divided, with political views being brought into the office and the lines between free speech and inappropriate discussion increasingly blurred. So it’s important for firms to understand how to approach the potentially fractious issue of workplace politics. Just recently, a former UKIP councillor claimed that she was subject to bullying and harassment by her charity employer for expressing pro-Brexit views

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Amazon To Improve Worker Safety After Settling OSHA Injury Claims

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Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a series of complaints by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) involving 10 facilities across the country, which were set to go to trial before administrative judges next year, OSHA said in a release.

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Bingo Cards Are in and Vision Boards Are Out, For a Much More Fun and Successful 2025 

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By the end of 2025 a bingo card is gonna hate to see me coming because yep, Im gonna make one, Im gonna use it, and Im gonna achieve all my goals. Tiara, a writer posting on TikTok wonders why she didnt think of this before. Its genius. While some people make lists or vision boards with inspo pictures of who they want to be or what they want to do, a new trend is taking hold: bingo cards.

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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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68% Of Amazon Employees Looking To Quit Following Full RTO Mandate

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Amazon’s decision to mandate a full return to office (RTO) for all employees starting in January 2025 is creating waves of dissatisfaction within its workforce. The companys decision to push for a five-day in-office week, replacing the previous hybrid model, has already led to growing unrest. Now, many employees, already unhappy with the three-day in-office rule implemented in 2023, are now questioning their future at the company.

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Artificial intelligence is coming for the jobs of bosses first

Workplace Insight

A new survey of 252 senior executives within dedicated IT and artificial intelligence functions enterprises by Verdantix , claims that more than half (53 percent) of businesses expect 10 percent of job roles to be replaced by AI agents over the next five years. And even more (62 percent) expect the benefits from AI projects in the next three years to come from cost savings through elimination of management roles, more so than through savings from the elimination of frontline worker roles.

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Episode 574: Chase Reeves Talks About Creativity, Fatherhood, and the Gray Areas

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In this special Flashback Friday episode, I reconnect with the inimitable Chase Reeves. It’s been quite a journey since our last conversation back in 2020 at The BIG Ready. This time, Chase dives deep into the nuances of creativity, the evolving journey of fatherhood, and the value of embracing life’s gray areas amidst polarization. We reflect on Chases transformative experiences over the past few years, from shifting creative projects to navigating personal growth.

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Volkswagen’s “Christmas Miracle” Deal Prevents Strikes But Cuts 35,000 Jobs

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Volkswagen announced sweeping changes to its German operations, including more than 35,000 future job cuts and capacity reductions in a last gasp deal between Europe’s top carmaker and unions on Friday to avert mass strikes. The agreement was nevertheless hailed as a “Christmas miracle” by union leaders after 70 hours of gruelling negotiations, the longest in the company’s 87-year history, as there would be no immediate site closures, layoffs or wage cuts.

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Nurse Practitioner Jessica Muñoz Started a Nonprofit To Raise Awareness of Youth Sex Trafficking

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Jessica Muoz was working as a nurse practitioner in Honolulu when she first learned American children were being bought and sold for sex. Kids were coming into the emergency room where she worked, but their stories just didnt line up, she says. Often, theyd been written off as troublemakers or bad kids, but Muoz realized the truth: They were victims of sex trafficking and exploitation.

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Experts Explain Why Annual Performance Reviews Have No Place In The Future Of Work

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Experts say that the conventional performance review is an outdated and ineffective way to manage teams. 90% of HR workers dont believe the evaluations provide accurate information. Ongoing feedback allows for better transparency, morale, and the ability to resolve performance issues quickly, especially for hybrid teams. Everyone hates performance reviews.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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ResumeBuilder.com Survey Finds 1 in 4 Remote Workers Report Declining Social Skills, Struggling With Eye Contact and Conversing

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ResumeBuilder.com, the premier resource for professional resume templates and career advice, has published a recent survey of 1,000 U.S.-based full-time remote workers, highlighting the social and mental health impacts of remote work. Conducted in November 2024, the survey reveals that 25% of remote workers say their social skills have declined since transitioning to fully remote work.

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Mergers And Acquisitions Deals Set For $4 Trillion Boom In 2025

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Bankers expect global deal volumes to surpass $4 trillion next year, the highest in four years, buoyed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of less regulation, lower corporate taxes and a broadly pro-business stance. The expected surge in global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, fueled by regulatory shifts and improved market conditions, has profound implications for the future of work.

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