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Three Strategies for Securing a Remote Role

This article outlines three strategies for transitioning to a remote role: demonstrating mutual benefit through a detailed proposal, proving high performance over time, and proactively searching for remote opportunities, noting that remote jobs have increased threefold since 2020, now accounting for...

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Coaching Replaces Leadership: Empowering Employees and Improving Performance

A Forbes council post highlights the rise of coaching as a modern leadership approach, emphasizing its effectiveness in improving employee empowerment, productivity, and handling difficult team members through specific coaching questions.

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Rising Number of Young Adults in Germany Lacking Vocational Training

The number of 20-34 year-olds in Germany without vocational training rose from 14.4% in 2018 to 19.1% in 2022 (2.86 million), driven by declining school performance, the three-tiered school system, and immigration, resulting in high unemployment and economic challenges.

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Greece Lowers Social Security Contributions in 2025

Greece will reduce social security healthcare contributions by one percentage point starting January 2025, benefiting both employers and employees in the public and private sectors, resulting in slightly higher take-home pay and reduced costs for employers, with an estimated cost of €430 million.

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German Hiring Freezes Amidst Economic Crisis

German businesses are drastically reducing hiring plans, reaching the lowest point in four and a half years due to a combination of weak orders and economic crisis; concurrently, insolvencies rose by 12.6 percent in November.

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England's Housing Crisis: Two-Thirds of Working Renters Struggle to Pay

A YouGov poll reveals that 68% of working private renters in England struggle to pay rent, prompting calls for £11.5 billion in annual investment to build 90,000 social homes, a measure deemed essential to address the housing crisis and achieve the government's target of 1.5 million new homes.

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Reduced Inequality
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UK Retail Job Losses Surge to 169,395 in 2024

The UK lost 169,395 retail jobs in 2024—a 42% increase from 2023—due to business failures (e.g., Homebase, The Body Shop), cost-cutting, and rising economic pressures, exceeding 2023 levels and only slightly less than the 2020 pandemic's impact.

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Gig Economy Expands into Retail: Flexibility and Risks

Gig economy apps like Young Ones and Temper are facilitating the shift to on-demand staffing in retail and restaurants, offering flexibility but raising concerns about worker rights and economic stability; almost 5 million people in the US declared platform-based income in 2023.

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Trump's Return Threatens Recent Surge in Student Worker Unionization

The incoming Trump administration threatens to reverse the recent surge in student worker unionization, which saw nearly 45,000 student employees join unions between 2022 and 2024, as Trump's administration previously sought to restrict their collective bargaining rights.

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56% of US Workers Seek New Jobs in 2025: Optimize Your January Job Applications

With 56% of U.S. workers aiming for new jobs in 2025, January presents a strategic window for applications due to renewed company budgets and returning hiring managers; however, job seekers must avoid common resume pitfalls to compete effectively.

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Purpose-Driven Leadership in the Remote Work Era

This article explores strategies for purpose-driven leadership in remote work, citing Gallup's finding that purposeful employees are 3.5 times more engaged, and emphasizing the importance of fostering connection and meaning to counter isolation and purpose drift.

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Amazon Delivery Drivers End Strike, But Labor Tensions Persist

Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers, represented by the Teamsters, ended a strike on Christmas Eve after demanding higher wages and better benefits; although the strike affected only nine locations, the union vows to continue its fight against Amazon.

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