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U.K. Minister Slams Four-Day Workweek, Says “We Are Not Living In The 1970s”

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A proposal by U.K. However, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, the proposal has been sidelined. PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote responded by arguing that the opposition to a four-day week was purely ideological, pointing out that the scheme offers both health benefits and financial advantages for employers.

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D.C. Faces $800M Budget Shortfall As Remote Work Leaves Government Buildings Vacant

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NBC Washington reports that Mayor Muriel Bowser is considering severe cuts to social services and proposing a sales tax hike to mitigate the financial shortfall. Commercial office conversions to housing units are a proposed idea on the table. The post D.C.

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Way Beyond The 9-to-5: Could A 70-Hour Workweek Ever Be A Good Thing?

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While there’s been much talk about the sought-after four-day workweek, or even the five-day, 32-hour workweek, have you heard of the proposed 70-hour workweek? Conversely, a shorter workweek, such as a four-day workweek, is often proposed as a way to improve work/life balance.

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How to Calculate Your Freelance Rate

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But even in cases with a fixed budget and no wiggle room to negotiate, you always have the choice to simply turn down an unfair rate. If you provide clients with clear proposals, regular status updates and examples of previous work that highlights your value, they’re far more likely to adopt your pricing structure.

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Laid-Off or Let Go? Here Are 7 Immediate Steps for Your Career, Finances and Personal Growth

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When preparing for an interview, she proposes the S-T-A-R method to answer questions in a clear manner that highlights your relevant skills and experiences. Create a budget We updated our budget in the Every Dollar app to reflect only our necessary expenses and cancelled our subscriptions and memberships to various services.

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House Bill Calls for Increased Office Space Reporting, Limits on Telework

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This time, in the form of a 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. 4043) was proposed by Chariman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) The push to enforce stricter telework (or remote work) policies for federal workers is once again on debate in Washington, D.C. For example, the Telework Transparency Act (S.

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How Trumpcare Will Impact Self-Employment

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The quick summary is self-employed who are younger or have higher incomes will likely be better off under the Republican proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA, a.k.a. As the Kaiser Family Foundation chart below shows  (click to enlarge), there are winners and losers under the ACHA as currently proposed. Trumpcare).

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