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How Tax Incentives Can Boost Employment In Rural Areas

The Horizons Tracker

New research from UCL and the University of Oslo explores how tax incentives can provide economic stimulus for rural areas, thus boosting employment and prosperity. The last few years has seen considerable attention given to the economic and social inequalities within nations, and particularly between cities and rural areas. ”

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How Tax Policy Encourages Firms To Invest In New Technology

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Duke University adds its voice to the melee, albeit from the angle of whether tax policy incentivizes firms to invest in new machinery. As such, the research suggests that far from tax policies supporting investment in technology undermining the workforce, the opposite is quite likely to be the case.

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Inclusive and Innovative HR Policies for Disabled Workforce

HR Digest

Companies should have best practices included in their company policies for people with disabilities. Most importantly, involve the dibbled workforce in chalking out future policies and welcome their input in the implementation of the same. Incorporate any innovative solutions that arise from any personal narratives and difficulties.

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Great Office Reopening: Welcome Back Employees With New Policies

HR Digest

What kind of policies should you put in place to welcome back employees after they’ve been away from their office for some time? As a result, many workplaces have introduced new policies to support these changes. Offer new policies or updates to existing ones. The workplace has changed significantly over the last decade.

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Low-Carbon Policies May Harm Those Unable To Cope With Short-Term Costs

The Horizons Tracker

As the world begins to slowly take climate change more seriously, the introduction of low-carbon policies is becoming more widespread. The analysis fed into an interactive online tool developed by the team to allow people to explore the evidence around carbon-reduction policies used around the world. Carbon reduction.

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A Checklist of HR Policies and Procedures to Have in Place

HR Digest

Before starting any new business, it is imperative to have human resource policies in place. It is very tempting for a new business or entrepreneur to concentrate more on the physical aspect of a new business, but the more prudent route is to have some form of HR policy in place even if it is a bare-bones one, one-page format.

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Increase Productivity In The Workplace Using These Steps

Joseph Lalonde

For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Offer Incentives. Offering incentives to your staff could be a great way to increase productivity within the workplace. Having goals is a great motivator, but it can be even better to have an incentive to reach the goal. Encourage Breaks.