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Post-Covid Work Trends and the Future of Work

HR Digest

The crisis has disrupted the earlier efficiency models. A recent Gartner survey says that global M&A activity increased after the financial crisis, and many companies were nationalized to avoid failure. Reason being an ability to hedge their bets and get a foothold in diverse markets and manage risks better.

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Employees Demand Employers Become More Sustainable

The Horizons Tracker

Transport is currently responsible for around 27% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and the healthcare workers are hoping to encourage their employer to adopt more cycling-friendly policies among various other sustainability initiatives. The benefits of going green. Making the change.

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How Society Benefits If We Make It Easier For Refugees To Enter The Workforce

The Horizons Tracker

As one looks at the refugee crisis globally, it’s clear that it’s not going away any time soon and that we need research-based policies to navigate through it,” they say. “Our Indeed, the researchers believe it increases their chances of finding a job by up to 70%. “As Ethnic support.

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5 Ways To Make Your Commute Bearable. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

By the way, I totally understand about public transportation (I use it too) — but this post focuses solely on car commuting. A business I am loosely involved with hires homeworkers globally as its sales force, its web site builders, its advertising managers. Why not work from home? Not every day. Tim Trent 11.30.10 Unported License.

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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Congestion Crisis?

Harvard Business Review

. “Expect delays” has become the recurring theme of our transportation system. With growing congestion a global megatrend, companies have a choice. A looming crisis. First, it’s important to understand the magnitude of the coming congestion crisis and its underlying drivers. The impact on supply chains.

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Managing Japan's Power Crisis

Harvard Business Review

The threat to public health is the top concern, of course, but the situation also has widespread business implications: it's disrupting everything from rail transportation to manufacturing activities, including the auto industry. For managers, these are especially important questions.

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If Unemployment Is So High, Why Is Hiring So Hard?

Harvard Business Review

businesses leading the global economy to recovery? Erratic capital markets, systemic risk, tax policy, and regulatory uncertainty have all been offered as culprits, and all play their parts. at a severe global disadvantage — the great mismatch between skilled jobs and the talent needed to fill them. Why aren't U.S.

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