Feel guilty about not answering that weekend email? Don't | Some Apple store staffers to do some work from home | Would you like to have pets in your office?
Seventy-nine percent of workers plan to take more paid time off in 2021 and 82% won't be in contact as often with work during their vacation time, according to a Korn Ferry survey. However, 56% said vacation time had been canceled or disrupted demands at work, and 61% reported contacting work at least once each day during paid time off. Full Story: HR Dive (7/1)
Feel guilty about not answering that weekend email? Don't Some people feel guilty if they take time for themselves or ignore after-hours work emails, but career coach Anna Vogel says companies and employees both benefit from clear expectations. "How (and what time) you re-charge and rest is very individual, the most important thing is that we get it in one way or another," says Vogel. Full Story: BBC (free registration) (6/27)
Apple reportedly plans to start testing a program later this year called "Retail flex" that will allow a small group of retail employees to split their time between working in stores and handling customer service, tech support and online sales duties from home. Initial employees will participate for six months, sources said. Full Story: BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (7/1)
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Fed study: Hotel, dining jobs grow via vaccinations A new report from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank credits the spread of COVID-19 vaccinations with boosting jobs recovery in the lodging and food industries. The improvement has been less pronounced in the South, which re-opened sooner than the rest of the country and has trailed in vaccination rates, the study found. Full Story: Reuters (7/1)
As of yesterday, college athletes can start making money from the use of their name, image or likeness (NIL). Darren Rovell is one of the best sports biz journalists, and he compiled this list of the Top 20 athletes who are likely to make the most endorsement money. Surprisingly, it isn't just a bunch of football and basketball stars. Full Story: Action Network (7/1)
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