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The job search is taking longer than it used to

Work Life

Hiring is still robust in sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation, for example.) The slower rate of hiring of unemployed workers is not necessarily reflected in the overall unemployment rate, which has remained relatively low at 4.2% despite inching up slightly in 2024.

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False Information in UK Package Inserts for Antidepressants About a Chemical Imbalance

Mad in America

O n 20 January 2025, I notified the UK drug regulator, the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the package inserts for antidepressantscalled patient information leaflets (PIL)contain false statements about depression being caused by a chemical imbalance.

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We need to talk more about Bill Gates and the ‘autistic genius’ narrative

Work Life

Policies and programs focused solely on tapping into autistic potential” may miss the mark when it comes to meeting foundational needs like housing, transportation, or healthcare , and protection from blatant workplace discrimination.

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Little evidence that hybrid working has encouraged high skilled people to relocate to cheaper regions

Workplace Insight

Improving transport links, broadband connectivity, schools, healthcare, green spaces, cultural amenities, and housing is just as important as flexible job options in attracting and retaining skilled workers. We need clearer data on who is working remotely, how often, and in what types of roles.

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How to tackle wage growth and remain competitive in a tough market

Insperity

Cost of living: The measure of the average change over time in prices paid by consumers in a particular market for goods, such as food, gas, housing and transportation. Some examples: More competitive benefits, such as more family- and caregiver-friendly benefits or better healthcare coverage. over the prior year. Special perks.

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The U.S. Disconnecting & Numbing Epidemic: The Culprit and Our Options

Mad in America

To make the megamachine work efficiently, people are dehumanized to be machine cogs, and Mumford describes the structure that makes it possible for authoritarian control over large populations be it in a labor machine, a military machine, a school machine, or a healthcare machine. There are of course different experiences of the megamachine.

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How to tackle wage growth and remain competitive in a tough market

Insperity

Cost of living: The measure of the average change over time in prices paid by consumers in a particular market for goods, such as food, gas, housing and transportation. Some examples: More competitive benefits, such as more family- and caregiver-friendly benefits or better healthcare coverage. over the prior year. Special perks.

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