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- Predictions of imminent AI-driven mass unemployment are likely overblown, but employers will seek workers with different skills as the technology matures, a top executive at global recruiter ManpowerGroup told AFP at Paris's Vivatech trade fair.
- When negotiating a salary or a purchase, negotiators often make strategic use of emotions. Social psychologist Zi Ye demonstrates how one negotiator might fake happiness, exaggerate disappointment, or conceal anger—and how the other side may either appreciate or disapprove of such emotional tactics. Ye earned his Ph.D. on 20 May.
- Researchers from The University of Queensland have developed an online tool to help small businesses work with universities to innovate their products and expand their trade.
- The four-day work week can increase productivity, improve work-life balance and retain talent when there is a real commitment on the part of the company that promotes it. These are some of the conclusions of InnovaWorking, a European scientific project coordinated by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), which presented the study today in the European Parliament. Its research focuses on innovative working time policies that have been negotiated between unions and employers in different countries of the European Union.
- All children in England living in households claiming universal credit will soon be eligible for free school meals, the UK government has announced. This will improve the lives of 500,000 more children and save their families £500 per year.
- Parents, it is not just your imagination—you are spending more time, money and resources on your kids' sports activities than moms and dads from previous generations.
- Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation—and the vital productivity gains it supports.
- New research from Adelaide Business School at the University of Adelaide provides a framework for understanding the growing consumer interest in no, low and mid (NLM) alcohol wines.
- Traveling isn't always easy for plus-size people. There can be accessibility issues, such as seats that are too small, but also lingering societal biases, that make the whole experience feel like it's made for someone else. It can seem like what the travel industry offers routinely fails to meet people's needs.
- Plus-size tourists "can and will travel" and the travel industry needs to wake up to their needs, according to a study of TikTok posts.
- Inflation has steadied and interest rates are finally coming down. But for many Australians, especially those in low-paid, insecure or precarious work, the cost-of-living crisis feels far from over.
- Although living standards have generally improved globally over the past three decades, stark and persistent inequalities remain—both between countries and within them, particularly between urban and rural areas. These gaps highlight where efforts to reduce poverty need to be intensified to ensure that everyone has the means for a decent life.
- What students eat: I conducted a survey at a South African university's cafes. The results are scaryUniversity students have limited spending money and their schedules are packed. Many are adapting to new lifestyles on campus. Eating a healthy diet is crucial: a poor diet leads to reduced concentration, lower grades and increased stress.
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) between companies can cause significant upheaval, particularly for employees fearing restructuring and layoffs.
- Imagine your parents leave you and your siblings a share of land that's been in your family for generations. Several of your relatives already live on the land, and you'd like to do the same; but you can't get a loan to build or renovate a home without permission from all the relatives who also share ownership. And at any moment, another heir could sell their share, triggering a court-ordered sale that could force you off the land—and lose everything you've invested in.
- A new report from the International Labor Organization outlines a set of propositions on how countries should go about formalizing the informal economy. The report provides the basis for negotiations on the subject at the International Labor Conference in Geneva in June 2025.
- UK campaign group The Dad Shift is staging a "dad strike" on June 11, to protest the poor paternity leave available to fathers in the UK. Fathers and other parents are being asked to "picket or pickup"—to leave work and join protests at government buildings, or use this time to do the school or nursery run.
- How wealthy are you? Like most people, you would probably do some math before answering this question. You would add up the money in your bank accounts, the value of your investments and any equity in a home you own, then subtract your debts, such as mortgages and car loans.
- Using public information and making small tweaks, an alpha-seeking AI fund manager outperformed 93% of mutual fund managers by an average of 600%.
- Australia has experienced a dramatic rise in housing prices over the past decade. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that by the end of 2023, median house prices across major cities have risen substantially, with prices in Sydney soaring to a staggering $AU1.3 million.
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