It is harder for stay-at-home moms to return to work than for stay-at-home dads.
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Stay-at-home parents have a hard time reentering the workforce after spending time away.
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Ignore business books which promise to reveal the secret formula of success – usually it’s down to luck.
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With planes grounded, and money lost, the firm is at a pivotal point in its history.
Supply chains can add a lot to a company’s carbon footprint.
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Supply chains can amount to four times an organisation’s own operational carbon footprint.
American executives only represent a fraction of the workforce.
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Hispanic Americans make up just 4.3% of executive positions. They are 17% of the labor force, the largest of any racial minority group.
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Four ways they can make work more fun and keep staff happy.
More workers are demanding the flexibility to work out of the office.
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More workplaces are allowing employees to telecommute, but there are still barriers to more flexible arrangements.
Men make more money in women-dominated fields, such as teaching.
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Men who work in female-dominated fields tend to get more prestige and higher wages.
Finding meaning in their work is a new goal for employees, along with well-being and happiness. It’s an objective for companies as well.
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The search for meaning in their work is inevitable for employees seeking job satisfaction. Defining that meaning, however, can mean different things for different people.
It’s critical that learning and development teams are upskilled and reskilled themselves to help organizations successfully engage in a digital transformation.
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For a winning digital transformation, every organization should establish the upskilling and reskilling of their learning and development teams as their critical 2020 New Year’s resolution.
Bad customer service is increasingly good for companies who use it.
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Bad customer service is actually good for companies’ bottom lines.
Many employees with mental illnesses don’t get the help they need for fear of discrimination.
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Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
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In the UK today, the term ‘craft beer’ has so many associations that there’s a danger it may end up meaning nothing at all.
Activists block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in major LGBT rights cases.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on how the Civil Rights Act applies to LGBT people. A business law scholar explains why it could be one of the most consequential discrimination cases in decades.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates for a $15 minimum wage in addition to tips in New York.
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The restaurant industry as a whole hasn’t been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.
A convenience store worker hands out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
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Which candies count as candy in the eyes of the tax law? The answer often depends on one ingredient.
Capital, family roles and stereotypes hinder women in business.
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The governments of the two West African countries could do more to enhance women’s participation in tourism.
Women in upper management are discriminated against by all employees, not just men.
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Women in the workplace face discrimination at every level, including in upper management.
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What and who businesses exist to serve is an age-old debate – but it’s nearly always been driven by the bottom line.
IVF and the businesses that spring up alongside it are part of a multi-billion dollar global market for fertility treatments.
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The story of how human eggs became an integral part of a multi-billion dollar global fertility industry starts in a unlikely place: the sex lives of farm animals.