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New York City Tests Four-Day Workweek Pilot for City Employees

Allwork

According to the city’s official announcement, the pilot program was organized in collaboration with the flexible work committee established in its DC 37 contract agreement. cities and organizations looking to create establish more flexible work policies.

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Governments Are Pioneering the Flexible Work Revolution

Allwork

Federal government policies often act as a barometer for broader labor market trends. As evidenced by recent negotiations involving federal governments and New York City’s largest municipal union, flexible work conditions have become the bedrock of the contemporary public sector workspace.

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Sector leaders implore EU to be ambitious when setting carbon targets for buildings

Workplace Insight

Currently, EU policy only addresses the operational emissions of buildings but to support total decarbonisation of the EU building stock, policy must evolve to cover both operational and embodied emissions, known as Whole Life Carbon. million green jobs annually, whilst boosting local communities.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

Strategic Research – Compile data and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards – for e.g. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures.

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

Workplace Insight

Despite calls for menopause to be included in the list of protected characteristics by campaigning groups and the women and equalities committee, the government confirmed last year that this would not be introduced.

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