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Germany Proposes to Raise Minimum Wage in 2024 and 2025

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per hour in 2025, according to Reuters. As a result of the minimum wage increase, businesses may face heightened labor expenses, potentially leading them to transfer these costs to their customers. What’s going on: Germany has proposed raising its minimum wage by 3.4% to €12.41 ($13.53) per hour in 2024, followed by a further 3.3%

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Landmark EU Legislation Will Shape the Future of Ethical AI Practices in the Workforce

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The EU AI Act represents a major step in regulating AI software and tools, and it aims to promote technological progress, but not at the expense of ethical standards. The legislation is expected to come into effect at the end of May 2024, with a staggered implementation beginning in 2025.

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Over A Quarter Of U.S. Government Staff Take No Vacation

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The respondents in the survey cited several notable barriers to taking time off, including the expense of vacations (44%), heavy workloads (30 percent), and a lack of colleagues to cover duties (26%). The data also reveals a worrying level of burnout among government employees. This is particularly important as the U.S.

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Six Steps To Start A Coworking Center In The Metaverse

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The technology itself was partly to blame — headsets were prohibitively expensive , and user experiences were clunky. You’ll need your own dedicated server to host your virtual coworking space, for example, which could get expensive. In the past, companies have experimented with different virtual coworking initiatives.

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What the Paperless Office Has to do With Self-Driving Cars

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By 2025, private car ownership will all-but end in major U.S. We believe self-driving cars will be common by 2025 - especially cars that self-drive part of the time and cars and trucks in closed environments.  This means most of the cars sold today and over the next few years will still be around in 2025.

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The circular economy is a great opportunity, but it doesn’t add up yet

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All too often, it is less expensive to buy new products than reused or repurposed The circular economy offers huge opportunities and is vital for a ‘greener’ future. All too often, it is less expensive to buy new products than reused or repurposed. Currently, it just doesn’t make commercial sense for widespread adoption.

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Do you walk or talk people centric change for success?

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In previous articles , I shared that there is a McKinsey report that states that 75 percent of the organisations that were listed at the time on the S&P would no longer exist by 2025 – they would either merge, be bought out or go bankrupt. This all means that organisations have to change and adapt or die. They know the talk.

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