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Stat: Long-term sickness pushes British women out of the labour market

A May 2024 study conducted by Trades Union Congress (TUC) has highlighted a concerning trend of health-related work inactivity among British women,...

Health : Wellness : Womanhood

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Retail Staff Futures

There is a new chapter ahead for the retail workforce amid post-pandemic challenges, AI integration and consumers’ thirst for human connection.

Future Of Work : Retail : Technology

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Stat: Gen Z embrace freelance roles in response to AI and job insecurity

A survey by Fiverr, the freelancing jobs platform, reveals that Gen Z in Germany, France, the UK and the US are turning away from traditional nine-...

Workplace : Youth : Gen Z

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Five Future Job Roles for the C-Suite

New leadership roles will be realised in the next decade as businesses navigate new working paradigms and respond to evolving customer, employee an...

Workplace : Society : Technology

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Tyson entices employees with free education

With many employers struggling to keep workers amid the Great Resignation, the company is unveiling plans to offer free education to its 120,000 em...

Workplace : Education : Society

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Neo-collectivism is the future of organisational change

Neo-collectivism isn’t just a better brand image for socialism in a Web3 age, it’s the future of business and organisational change as we know it.

Society : Neo-collectivism : Business

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London’s mayor leads the way with menopause policy

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a policy to better support colleagues through this life stage.

Health & Wellness : Menopause : Workplace

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Five immersive workspaces of the future

As remote working becomes the norm, discover the platforms pointing to a future of virtual water-cooler moments, CGI networking and digital client ...

Workplace : Technology : Media

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Stat: Furlancing hints at the future of work

According to a poll by banking app Anna and YouGov, young people on furlough in the UK have entrepreneurial ambitions amid life in lockdown.

Youth : Gen Z : Employment

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A footwear collection celebrating Slack

Lifestyle brand Cole Haan has partnered with business communication platform Slack to launch a footwear collection developed entirely remotely.

Fashion : Design : Technology

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Stat: Japanese employees embrace working from home

A recent survey by Jiji Press has found that the majority of Japanese people want to continue working from home, even after Covid-19 has been conta...

Society : Work : Future Of Work

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Dear business leaders: black people are tired

As company leaders, remember your humanity, suspend your disbelief and work to become anti-racist, writes Nyasha Pitt, chair of Coventry Pride’s ...

Society : Black Lives Matter : Workplace

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Serendipitous living in a virtual Silicon Valley

US – Investor and start-up founder Brianne Kimmel has created the virtual shared environment Stay at Home Valley in collaboration with online desig...

Workplace : Social Media Communities : Online

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Covid-19: Office spaces for socially distant employees

Cushman & Wakefield has designed a conceptual new office space to help its clients prepare for employees to return to work post-lockdown.

Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Workspace

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Microsoft trials successful four-day week in Japan

The technology giant has introduced a range of new flexible working styles in a culture that is known for its extensive labour.

Workplace : Culture : Wellness

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Exploring the meaning of work in the fourth industrial revolution

FACT Liverpool’s latest initiative asks artists to pause and reflect on working life today, and how it will look tomorrow.

Work : Culture : Technology

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Have brain-computer interfaces come of age?

Mind control could soon replace clicks, gestures and voice commands as our main means of interacting with the digital world.

Digital : Media : Gaming

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Martijn Bertisen: Google

How to maintain innovation as you grow from disruptor to market leader.

Innovation : Future Of Work : Google

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Hot desk space

Europe – Designer Konstantin Grcic has created Hack, an adaptable office cubicle for the start-up generation.

Future Of Work : Modular : Vitra

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Work and Life, Balanced

London – Luxury department store Selfridges has launched Work It!, a multichannel campaign to help consumers achieve work-life balance.

Work-life Balance : Selfridges : Work It!

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Retail and productivity app use outpaces entertainment and games in 2014

The latest insights from data analytics tool Flurry reveal that mobile app use rose by 76% in 2014, with commerce, productivity and messaging servi...

Flurry : Mobile Apps : Retail Futures

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Software applied to the workplace will predict if people are likely to leave

Software developer Workday will introduce predictive mechanics, used by companies such as Netflix, into its products, enabling businesses to t...

Workday : Predicitve Modelling : Bleisure

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Downturn forces US Boomers to work for longer

Finance : Bureau Of Labor Statistics : Savings

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BSport & Leisure space: Mobile workforce finds a home

Work : Argentina : Buenos Aires

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Tidy solution: Putting clutter in its place

Australia : Melbourne : Back To Basics