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How can employers support employees with dementia?

Employee Benefits

Employers are legally required to make reasonable workplace adjustments where possible for employees impacted by dementia to the point that it satisfies the disability definition. Employers should offer training for managers and staff on how to support someone with dementia in the workplace.

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Workers’ Comp Insurers Continue Cutting Their Rates

InterWest Insurance Services

In fact, the average rates insurance companies are charging employers in California are the lowest they’ve been in more than two decades, according to the rate-making agency. A caveat: Rates will vary from employer to employer and those who have claims may see their rates increase instead of fall.

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Super Blues for Employers on Super Bowl Monday; Losses Run Into Billions

HR Digest

On average, the office absenteeism costs $4 billion loss to the US employers on this day. billion in losses, just from employees spending an hour of their workday talking about the big game or coming in an hour late, says employment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. This kind of inattention at work could reach $1.7 It says 17.5

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The job ad that was too much of a ‘hit’; IT workers refuse to implement staff monitoring

TLNT

Garcia initially submitted his employment application in February, and sent several follow-up emails over the next month. ” The site was originally created in 2005, to advertise a cyber security company that never took off. However, it has continued to receive many inquiries over the years.

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THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY IN THE WORKPLACE: BE AN ALLY

Employee Benefits

February has been LGBT+ History Month here in the UK since 2005. In this blog, we take a look at: discrimination in the workplace, the importance of education, the importance of LGBT+ allies, and the role of the employer. The post THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY IN THE WORKPLACE: BE AN ALLY appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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Office refurbishments rise to all time high in London

Workplace Insight

According to the latest London Office Crane Survey from Deloitte, London has seen the highest volume of new office refurbishments since records began in 2005, with 37 new schemes covering 3.2 This is the highest number and volume of refurbishment starts since Deloitte began tracking them across the seven central submarkets in 2005.

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Flexible working means large firms plan to work with less but better office space

Workplace Insight

According to the study, 50 percent of employers with more than 50,000 staff worldwide will reduce their office space by between 10 and 20 percent over the next three years. However smaller firms are set to increase their demand for office space according to the real estate advisor. million sq.