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Commuting costs continue to put strain on office worker finances

Workplace Insight

UK employees are suffering higher cost-of-living expenses, especially due to transportation costs and tensions may rise as many companies enforce return-to-office policies. The post Commuting costs continue to put strain on office worker finances appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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People are pushing back against so-called return to office mandates

Workplace Insight

The study delves deeper, revealing a potential disconnect between employee preferences and the impact of office environments. While some aspects of work, like productivity and career advancement, might benefit from an office setting, personal well-being seems to take a hit. Finances (commute, lunch etc.),

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Being back in the office is paying off for tech companies

Envoy

It’s also important that leaders enforce their on-site policies while also stressing how these requirements benefit both the company and individual employees. Taking another look at market performance, tech companies with employees who adhered to in-office policies financially outperformed those who didn’t.

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The Increase in Return-to-Office Mandates Could Impact DEI Efforts

Success

On June 15, Charles Schwab joined the many corporations requiring most or all employees to return to the office. Google’s change to their three-day-a-week office policy now includes checking employee badge swipes to hold employees who have simply chosen not to report to the office accountable via their performance reviews.

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I was given an IQ test at a job interview, my manager won’t let me follow my doctor’s orders, and more

Ask a Manager

I find this a bit strange for a few reasons: I understand why a finance company would ask for an IQ test, but this was a copywriting job. Tell her that you’ve noticed a pattern where she violates various policies until she’s told to stop, and that going forward you need her complying with all office policies, without exception.