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Remote Work Wage Gap: In-Office Jobs Pay $22,000 More, Study Finds

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A new study has found that workers who opt for fully in-office roles are being rewarded with significantly higher salaries compared to their hybrid and remote counterparts. Many employers like UPS, Boeing, and JPMorgan Chase are willing to pay a premium to incentivize workers to return to the office full-time. According to a report published by the BBC , ZipRecruiter data shows that the average salary for in-person positions in the U.S. has surged to $82,037 as of March 2024 — a 33% increase f

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5 Ways to Make Friends When You Move to a New City

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Moving to a new city is often both an exciting and stressful experience and requires a lot of energy, from finding a comfortable place to live to lining up a job. Whatever the reason you might be moving, be it for employment, housing, school or health-related reasons—all of which are among the most common reasons Americans moved from 2021 to 2022 —one thing is true: you’re going to want to make friends in whatever new city you wind up in!

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Portugal’s Golden Visa Program Backfires for Many, Creates Housing Crisis

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In recent years, Portugal has become an attractive destination for high-income expatriates and digital nomads — drawn by its favorable lifestyle and tax incentives. However, this influx has led to unintended consequences for the local population. According to a report published by Fortune , the rising cost of living is forcing many locals to juggle multiple jobs or emigrate in search of better opportunities.

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Asking the Right Questions

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Asking the Right Questions: The Key to Effective Assistance For many Assistants, most of your day involves asking questions, seeking status updates, negotiating with colleagues and suppliers, and clarifying processes and procedures. Yet, despite the frequency of these interactions, many of you don't realise how important it [.

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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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WeWork’s Controversial Ex-CEO Adam Neumann Seeks Redemption with $500M+ Buyback Offer

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Adam Neumann, the ousted co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, has submitted a bid of over $500 million to regain control of the troubled flexible workspace provider. According to a report published by The Guardian , Neumann’s new property company, Flow, submitted the potential bid for WeWork on Monday. The development comes at a time when WeWork faces numerous challenges related to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, filed in November 2023.

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Highly organised CEOs can hold back a firm’s flexibility in times of change

Workplace Insight

CEOs who prioritise planning and organisation can find their skills make them a hindrance to their organisations when it comes to adapting to external changes, according to new research from Durham University Business School. The researchers say that this is because organised CEOs tend to be more rigid in their practices, thus making it more difficult for them to change their ways.

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New objectives in workplace design guide set out to increase biodiversity in government estate

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The UK’s Government Property Agency has published details of how it intends to protect the natural environment and increase biodiversity across its extensive estate. The Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Annex (BNRA) forms part of the Government Workplace Design Guide. As the largest office property holder in government, the GPA believes it ‘has an opportunity to improve the environment for the benefit of everyone by playing a part in ceasing the extensive loss of biodiversity in the

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

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In the evolving 21 st century workplace, the role of administrative professionals (APs) has undergone significant transformation. Gone are the days when their responsibilities were confined to maintaining org charts and existing processes. Today, the mark of a truly exceptional admin lies in their ability to recommend, initiate, and refine the systems and procedures that keep their organizations running smoothly.

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A lightbulb moment about mental health and managing change

Workplace Insight

According to the British Medical Association, the rates of mental illness have been steadily increasing in adults and at an even higher rate for children and young people over the past five years here in the UK. Resilience is often discussed as that aspect of mental health and coping, which is paramount to the ability to spring back during adverse circumstances.

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Why You Need to Completely Unplug From Work When You Take Time Off

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This excerpt is shared with permission from Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom by Dr Gino Wickman and Rob Dube (BenBella Books, 2024). Here are a few of the activities that past clients proudly share with us when they return from vacation. “I cleared out all of my emails!” “I read the latest business book!

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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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Menopause gift bags and monitoring toilet breaks: why are employers getting menopause support so wrong?

Workplace Insight

A recent story involving Avanti West Coast, who provided a gift bag to staff experiencing menopause, is the latest in a series of misjudgements of menopause support by employers. The bag contained items such as a fan “for the hot sweats”, a jelly baby “in case you feel like biting someone’s head off” and a paper clip “to help you keep it all together” The ASLEF Union suggested that rather than “insulting gimmicks” Avanti should focus their ef

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Connection launches ONE. ONE Module – infinite possibilities

Workplace Insight

Connection, the British based furniture designer and manufacturer, has added to its existing portfolio of interior architecture products, with the launch of ONE. A unique modular solution, ONE is as the name denotes, one core module that facilitates and supports infinite possibilities. The ONE range comprises of a single core module, supported by a series of simple components to create building blocks, conceptualised to deliver inspiring configurations for inspiring spaces.

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