article thumbnail

Employers Beware: There Are Rising Legal Risks Of Rigid RTO Policies

Allwork

The insistence of employers on a full return to the office, without considering individual circumstances, could lead to a surge in legal issues — particularly discrimination claims. Are employers walking into a legal storm by enforcing rigid return-to-office (RTO) mandates?

Legal 293
article thumbnail

Half of work related illness is down to stress, depression or anxiety

Workplace Insight

Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23, according the latest annual statistical report from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive. There were an estimated 875,000 cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2022/23. The statistics reveal that 1.8

Stress 111
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A Single Disaster Kills 40% Of Businesses — Stop Putting Off Contingency Planning

Allwork

A number of these disruptions occur as natural phenomena and are often referred to as “Acts of God” in the legal field. Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S., Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S.,

Legal 292
article thumbnail

What Is Venture Capital Funding? Everything You Need to Know

Success

They received seed funding in 2018 and 2020 and then subsequently raised Series A in 2022. He further adds that everything starts with sourcing quality founders who meet the investment criteria for the portfolio followed by extensive diligence processes covering several areas such as backgrounds, legal, accounting and partnership terms.

2018 209
article thumbnail

Top Tech Jobs of 2024 and the Skills You Need To Land Them, According to Futurist Shivvy Jervis

Success

The AI market is set to reach $407 billion by 2027 —a big leap from 2022’s revenue of $86.9 The Ideal Candidate : Someone who is well-versed in AI and has some understanding of the legalities behind technology and AI will be a good fit for this role. The future of artificial intelligence is bright and barrelling straight toward us.

2024 241
article thumbnail

Members of European Parliament back charter to ‘revolutionise workplace wellbeing’

Workplace Insight

The proposed solutions include increasing access to coworking spaces, curbing employee surveillance software, and establishing the first-ever legal definition for what constitutes a healthy relationship with technology in the workplace.

Legal 97
article thumbnail

The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

Success

A 2018 article published in the Labor Law Journal looked at the legal implications of working after-hours, discussing how smartphones give employees easy access to their work emails at all hours of the day. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. Photos nadyabadya/shutterstock.com.

Health 262