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U.S. Supreme Court to Examine the Scope of Workplace Bias

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What’s going on: Workplace bias will soon be more carefully analyzed by the court system. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning workplace discrimination based on unwanted transfers allegedly motivated by bias, according to Reuters. The case involves St. Louis police officer Jatonya Muldrow, who claims she was moved to a less desirable position to make room for a male officer.

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money When Moving

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Moving is stressful and can take a lot of time and energy. Packing up your belongings, organizing everything, figuring out how to save money and finding the best moving company to help you get from point A to point B can drive you crazy if you aren’t mentally prepared to handle it. Moving can also be expensive, especially if you hire movers to do some of the work.

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South Cambridgeshire District Council Ordered to End Four Day Workweek Trial

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What’s going on: South Cambridgeshire District Council has been ordered to terminate its trial of a four-day working week, according to The Mirror. The council was the first local authority in the U.K. to experiment with this approach and had planned to extend the trial until next April. However, Local Government Minister Lee Rowley has expressed concerns about the value for money for local taxpayers and has asked the council to end the experiment immediately.

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49 Life Lessons In 49 Years Of Living

Productivityist

This piece was published on my 49th birthday. It’s been a journey full of wisdom, growth, challenges, triumphs, and countless precious moments. To mark this significant milestone, I want to share 49 lessons I’ve gathered from my 49 years of life. Each of these lessons has played an instrumental role in shaping who I am today. The 49 Life Lessons Be patient with yourself and others.

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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Jamie Hodari CEO and Co-Founder at Industrious | Why Community Building is the Future of Work.

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Guest Episode Video Transcript Jamie Hodari CEO and Co-founder of Industrious Meet Jamie Hodari, a visionary entrepreneur dedicated to redefining the modern workplace. As the CEO and co-founder of Industrious, Jamie has led his company to become the highest-rated workplace-as-a-service provider in North America. With over 145 locations in 50 cities, Industrious is a shining example of the power of creating inclusive and engaging environments for employees.

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Urban design can make people less likely to use public spaces

Workplace Insight

Urban design campaigns are usually sold to local residents as a way to improve their daily lives. Design elements – from lighting systems to signs, benches, bollards, fountains and planters, and sometimes even surveillance equipment – are used to refurbish and embellish public spaces. Designers refer to these elements as “urban furniture”. And the projects they’re used in are usually aimed at increasing social interaction, heightening safety, improving accessibility and generally making life in

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‘Performative work’ is holding back productivity, poll claims

Workplace Insight

A new poll from Slack claims that a focus on performative work, rather than impact, is holding back UK businesses; leading to them falling behind the likes of Germany, France, India and Singapore when it comes to adopting, and gaining, the efficiency benefits of technological advances in AI and automation. Based on findings from 2,000 desk workers in the UK, only 21 percent say their company is using AI tools to improve productivity, compared to 75 percent in India, 35 percent in Singapore, 29

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Employee Well-Being Takes Center Stage in Deloitte Surveys

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What’s going on: A study conducted by Deloitte and Workplace Intelligence revealed that 83% of employees and 74% of executives are facing obstacles when it comes to achieving their well-being goals and that the obstacles they faced were related to their jobs. Approximately 70% of C-suite executives are seriously contemplating leaving their current positions in favor of jobs that provide better support for their well-being.

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Two in five people are working extra hours as cost-of-living crisis bites

Workplace Insight

A new poll suggests that the continuing cost-of-living crisis is now affecting a greater proportion of employees, with more people working extra hours, more struggling to buy food or pay their bills, and fewer being able to afford to take sick days, compared to mid-2022. HR software provider Ciphr surveyed 1,000 employees across the UK about their experiences of rising living costs in 2023, and any actions they’ve taken, or have considered taking, because of financial pressures.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

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While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. Why is that? There are many reasons why, including that it’s required by law. For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires that employers must keep personnel records for one year.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Keep Your Teen Safe Behind the Wheel with These 4 Driving Safety Apps

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The statistics are indisputable: Teen drivers are dangerous, to themselves and others. Car crashes are among the leading causes of death for teenagers—2,800 in 2020 in addition to about 227,000 injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In per-mile deaths, that was nearly triple the rate of drivers 20 and older. Inexperience, distraction and night-time driving are among the major factors contributing to accidents.

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