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Demand for office space ‘bounces back’

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A considerable change in sentiment was also seen in the retail sector, as occupier demand moved into relatively neutral territory (-1% net balance), the first time this reading has been neutral or positive since the beginning of 2017. The post Demand for office space ‘bounces back’ appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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Employers still aren’t hiring people without college degrees

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That group, which the report identifies as “skills-based hiring leaders,” was largely comprised of smaller employers but also included major companies, including Koch Industries, Walmart, Apple, General Motors, Target, Cigna, Tyson Foods, ExxonMobil, and Yelp, along with a handful of government employers.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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The goal is to increase capability—whether through offering new products or services, expanding in capacity or geographically, or cross-promoting,” she says. When I started as a government contract consultant in 2005, I would accept all kinds of consulting: sales and marketing, certification, business development and contracts.

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Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek

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The Japanese government first expressed support for a shorter working week in 2021, after lawmakers endorsed the idea. A recent government white paper on “karoshi,” the Japanese term that in English means “death from overwork, said Japan has at least 54 such fatalities a year, including from heart attacks.

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Wellbeing and sustainability are defining characteristics of London’s BCO Awards winning offices

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This year has seen the addition of a new prize – the ESG Award – recognising a workplace that will have a game changing influence on the environment, social value, governance or sustainable outcomes in the commercial building sector.

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ESG ambitions should top organisational agendas

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When the idea of ESG (environmental, social and governance credentials) first surfaced nearly two decades ago in a 2005 United Nations report, it was just an acronym businesses were trying to understand and get to grips with. And finally, nearly 50 percent wanted to be part of organisations that promoted a ‘sense of purpose’.

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The myth of men’s full-time employment

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Ideas for improvement The good news is, there are solutions for workers, employers, and the federal government. The government can support this goal by making college more affordable for workers, as the current administration has proposed doing.