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Remote Work Is Here to Stay: Are You Ready?

HR Digest

That’s because working from home allows them to cut down on transportation expenses. . It also reduces absenteeism and increases employee engagement. Critical business functions such as financial services and high-profile operations like government tend to need onsite presence. It sounds pretty good, right?

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Higher Wages Aren’t Enough to Turn Mediocre Jobs into Good Ones

Harvard Business Review

Higher wages are also necessary for many companies that are stuck in a vicious cycle of bad jobs, bad operations, bad customer service, low productivity, and high costs. So, we applaud Amazon’s decision and hope others will do the same. But higher wages alone are not enough to break this vicious cycle. Predictable schedules.

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How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers

Harvard Business Review

Meanwhile, employee disengagement results in higher absenteeism, more accidents, lower business profitability, worse customer service, and a lower share price. They also want their managers to be flexible when unexpected events outside of work arise, such as sickness or transportation challenges.

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