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Will AI Create a Four-Day Workweek—or Just More Work? 

Will AI Create a Four-Day Workweek—or Just More Work? 

There's a future that is quite delightful. The repetitive grind – the e-mails, the sorting of data, the first drafts – is done by AI, while humans enter a golden age of four-day workweek, longer

26 Weeks and ‘Use-It-or-Lose-It’: How Australia’s Expanded Parental Leave Rewrites Corporate HR

26 Weeks and ‘Use-It-or-Lose-It’: How Australia’s Expanded Parental Leave Rewrites Corporate HR

The final bits of reform to Paid Parental Leave (PPL) in Australia are now done, with the government's new take on the initiative now extended to 26 weeks (130 days) for parents who have children

Trump Generic Tariff Plan May Boost US Pharma Hiring: What Job Seekers Need to Know 

Trump Generic Tariff Plan May Boost US Pharma Hiring: What Job Seekers Need to Know 

Quite simply, the Trump Generic Tariff plan, announced in July 2016, is disturbing the delicate supply chains of the world — and, in a way, it's opening doors for American job-seekers. The policy will gradually

Britain’s Zero-Hours Contract Reforms: New Worker Rights and Employer Obligations Explained 

Britain’s Zero-Hours Contract Reforms: New Worker Rights and Employer Obligations Explained 

The reforms are intended to remove uncertainty for workers and allow employers to continue using flexible staffing arrangements where there are genuine business needs. Rather than banning zero-hours contracts, the new framework promises guaranteed hours,

UK Care Worker Visa: Will Existing Migrant Workers Be Exempt From the New Settlement Rules? 

UK Care Worker Visa: Will Existing Migrant Workers Be Exempt From the New Settlement Rules? 

The new tougher immigration settlement rules by the UK government may be suspended for hundreds of thousands of migrant care workers with a UK Care Worker Visa, and here's why. Anyone already working in social

Japan Work Culture: PM Sanae Takaichi’s 3-Hour Sleep Routine Sparks Fresh Debate Over Employee Burnout 

Japan Work Culture: PM Sanae Takaichi’s 3-Hour Sleep Routine Sparks Fresh Debate Over Employee Burnout 

Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi is a big talking point this week after admitting she sleeps just 0-3 hours a night and going over the details of her exact state of sleep publicly, as a sign

SOCSO Mental Health Coverage: Malaysia Expands Disability Rights to Include Workplace Depression

SOCSO Mental Health Coverage: Malaysia Expands Disability Rights to Include Workplace Depression

Malaysia has made tremendous progress in SCARF towards giving mental health its rightful status in employee welfare. Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri R. Ramanan recently announced that severe psychiatric illnesses such as depression and

Franchise Business Opportunity: Why Mid-Career Professionals Are Skipping Promotions

Franchise Business Opportunity: Why Mid-Career Professionals Are Skipping Promotions

The e-mail was left undelivered for three days. It was an offer of promotion — Associate Director is a designation that Ritu Sharma had been gunning for for 11 years at a logistics company in

UK Employment Rights Bill 2026: Day-One Worker Protections, Sick Pay and Key Changes Explained 

UK Employment Rights Bill 2026: Day-One Worker Protections, Sick Pay and Key Changes Explained 

Some proposals, including changes to unfair dismissal protections, will be implemented later, but as it stands, the reforms are already a significant change to UK employment law. The law requires employers to revise workplace policies,

EPF vs Mutual Fund: Should You Withdraw Your PF to Invest in Mutual Funds? 

EPF vs Mutual Fund: Should You Withdraw Your PF to Invest in Mutual Funds? 

Simply put, the answer is no, as it is not recommended by the EPFO. When it comes to the discussion of EPFO vs Mutual fund, the EPFO has said that it is not an ordinary