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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Freelancing is rapidly increasing, with LinkedIn’s Services Marketplace experiencing a significant 48% growth in freelancer sign-ups within a year. LinkedIn’s platform is benefiting from economic conditions and layoffs, with service requests up by 65%, although these are inquiries rather than confirmed transactions. Despite having only 1% of its user base engaged in freelancing, LinkedIn’s strategic focus and premium features are driving revenue growth and reinforcing freel

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

An interview with Robert Waldinger, M.D., director of the long-running Harvard Study of Adult Development Achieving a good balance between work and home life sometimes seems impossible. But one decades-long study explores on how people try to make it work and some of the decisions they regret in this area. To find out more, we spoke to Robert Waldinger, M.D., a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and a Zen priest.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

U.S. worker productivity increased moderately in the third quarter, resulting in only a gradual slowdown in labor costs that could cast a cloud over the inflation outlook. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a 2.2% annualized rate last quarter, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We all dream of financial freedom. But how do we achieve it? This is where financial literacy comes in—an essential life skill that not only shapes your financial future but also empowers you to take control of it. Financial literacy isn’t just about balancing checkbooks. It’s about making informed financial decisions that impact every aspect of your life.

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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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Allwork

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

German automaker Audi is looking to shrink its workforce in the medium term by cutting jobs outside of production, with thousands of positions at risk, the Manager Magazin reported on Thursday. The job cuts are to focus on so-called indirect jobs at the company, such as in the area of development, where over 2,000 jobs could go, the report said. It said the company is targeting a reduction of about 15%.

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Success

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Everyone knows their Starbucks order, whether it’s a dark roast coffee with a shot of espresso or a tall flat white. With nearly 40,000 Starbucks stores worldwide and almost 17,000 locations in the U.S., millions of customers have their orders memorized, but fewer are placing orders at the global coffee chain. Starbucks announced on October 30, 2024, a 7% drop in global same-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2024 with “a pronounced traffic decline” in North America—10% lower than it was a ye

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Workspace Design Show (26 – 27 February 2025, BDC, London) has announced the launch of the “ Workspace Wellbeing Hero ” initiative, recognising and celebrating exceptional individuals in the workspace design industry who go above and beyond to support the wellbeing of others through acts of kindness and resilience in their work environments. This initiative shines a spotlight on those who make a tangible difference in workplace culture through selflessness, compassion, and perseverance.

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