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Hey Auntie! is a new social support network for Black women

Work Life

an emerging social support network that is connecting Black women across ages and life stages. The platform “designates a nurturing relationship that may be biological but is more often what we call a ‘fictive kinship,’ emotionally significant bonds not based on blood or legal ties,” Kenney says. Every child is your child.”

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WARN Act: what employers need to know

Insperity

Failure to comply incurs considerable legal and financial repercussions for the company. Given the many factors to consider, however, it’s advisable to consult outside legal counsel to ensure your organization is fully compliant. Because the law is federal, businesses across the U.S. must comply with WARN Act regulations. Per the U.S.

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What’s the purpose of human resources (HR)?

Insperity

It governs important aspects of your business, such as: The people on your team Workplace culture Policies and procedures Compliance with employment laws. And why should we value it? For starters, the purpose of HR is to provide the structure for your organization and serves as the engine that keeps it running smoothly on a daily basis.

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We need to talk about loneliness

Workplace Insight

The government estimates the cost of severe loneliness per person is roughly £10,000 per year as a result of its impact on wellbeing, health and productivity. Research has shown that it poses the same health risk as 15 cigarettes a day. Connection is ultimately a basic human need.

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How Top Employers Support Refugees in the Workplace

Great Place to Work

This includes local language training, including language guides, translations of contractor documents, and connection to publicly available resources, such as government-funded cultural training. Internal networks and mentoring. Community partnership. What are the norms for the work environment in a new country?

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A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care

Mad in America

They represent catastrophic failures of governance. From this standpoint then, the systemic and institutional failures of mental health care are just reflections of a larger catastrophic failure of vision and governance that touches almost every aspect of modern life. We have become a sick society, and the signs are all around us.

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We need to look closely at the number of pregnant tech workers being laid off right now

Work Life

After spending nearly three long years entrenched in a legal battle with Google, fighting pregnancy discrimination I both witnessed and experienced, I never thought I’d be sitting where I am today with the perspective that I’m one of the lucky ones. What are the specific criteria and processes involved?

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