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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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Report sets out nine ways cities can reduce carbon emissions

Workplace Insight

From rethinking traditional construction methods and materials to breathing new life into otherwise obsolete buildings, new solutions are rapidly emerging to tackle this challenging issue, collectively referred to as embodied carbon.” The breadth and variety of city action can inspire the sector’s confidence to invest in just solutions.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

Success

As the founder and president of a Florida-based public relations and branding agency, she had spent her pre-kid days making the most of the fun parts of her job, even attending events well into the evening. But after her third child was born, she had to shift priorities. Women generally face steeper challenges to career advancement.

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

Allwork

s fastest-growing media agencies, MediaLab , and held in collaboration with an organization focused on boosting the number of minority ethnic employees in the media industry, Media for All (MEFA). A panel discussion recently attempted to unpick how organizations can develop culturally sensitive mental health support in the workplace.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

Allwork

Or consider a National Bureau of Economic Research paper about a study at Trip.com, one of the largest travel agencies in the world. European banks, which offer more flexible hybrid work policies, are using these to hire talented staff from the less flexible US banks. Those who worked on a hybrid schedule had 35% better retention.

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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests

Small Business Labs

The study found "28 percent of adults age 18 and older participated in informal work for pay during the survey reference month."   But despite a preponderance of studies showing that the gig economy is large and growing, this has not been accepted as true by many in the academic and policy making communities.  

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The Federal Reserve Recognizes the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Fed Governor Lael Brainard references it often in a recent speech about the future of work. Recognition by the Fed that he gig economy is real and growing will push other agencies and policy makers to also see this. " The Federal Reserve, obviously, has a powerful voice in DC.

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