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Major health equity initiative targets American workforce

A trio of American organisations has teamed up to tackle healthy inequities in the US workplace with science and insights – and they have 10 million employees in their sights

Productive and successful: four-day working week scores highly

The world’s largest pilot for the four-day working week has been declared a success, with companies showing no drop in productivity during the switch to a 20 per cent decrease in working hours

Back to work: UK workforce grows with the cost of living

Economically inactive groups are being driven back into the employment pool in the UK as the cost-of-living crisis forces people to re-evaluate their circumstances

Dis-Location: how hybrid working leaves us all over the place

Companies risk losing their coherence as hybrid employees feel disrupted and confused. Reimaging the total workplace experience rather than just redesigning the office can be a way forward

There may be trouble ahead: what’s in store for 2023

A new report from lawyers Lewis Silkin identifies key change factors in the world of work and workplace, and predicts a darker mood in 2023

Health fears leading to economically inactive older workers

New UK research highlights the role of the pandemic and fears around mental and physical health as key factors in making employees aged 50 and over economically inactive

Career cushioning: why job-hopping resembles the dating game

This WORKTECH Academy briefing looks at two taboo subjects in the workplace – the rise of keeping your job options open and the need for flexible support for women experiencing the menopause

Will job losses in big tech companies call a halt to hybrid working?

An economic downturn in Silicon Valley could have unseen consequences for new ways of working as future-of-work pioneers take a tumble and shed jobs