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☆ The Great People Shortage is coming — and it's going to cause global economic chaos
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sebastian Dettmers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The great labor shortage caused by the declining population will cripple our global economy unless we find innovative ways to keep things running. The German working population will have declined by a third, based on the average scenario from the researchers, and in Italy, Spain, and Greece it will have declined by more than half. We are already experiencing the beginning of this great labor shortage in industries ranging from airlines to day cares. In the US, the increase in the number of retirees compared with the working population is already straining the system. To combat the coming population bust, the world will need nothing less than a revolution of our minds.

☆ Amazon has changed how warehouses work in America. Some unions are using it as a chance to organize.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Amazon has said warehouse workers can take breaks for activities like using the bathroom, talking to coworkers and managers, and grabbing snacks. A worker on an Amazon warehouse floor can be tasked with packing hundreds of boxes an hour. A worker on an Amazon warehouse floor can be tasked with packing hundreds of boxes an hour. But the Amazon Labor Union, a new union led by current and former Amazon workers, said its Staten Island victory had energized other workers. "There's one Amazon facility that's being built right behind the Victorville facility as we speak," he said.

☆ Next up for US unions: Major contracts for 700,000 workers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In terms of big US labor contracts, however, this is just the opening act. And as with the rail unions, members are focused on staffing shortages and scheduling problems that they say have brought many employees to a breaking point. And soon after the Teamsters contract for UPS ground workers expires, contracts for UPS pilots and aircraft mechanics become amendable. That’s a major concern for unions whose members build engines and transmissions. But that settlement did not address the looming question of what a switch to EVs will mean for union workers going forward.

☆ A youth mental-health crisis is crushing working parents — and employers need to pay attention.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-13 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The upshot: Today's working parents are under enormous pressure, and their stress has quickly gone from leaking into their professional life to crashing through the floodgates. It's up to employers, experts say, to help working parents manage their priorities and offer flexibility to face this daunting reality. Recognizing the pressures that exist for working parents right now is a good starting point. Importantly, she said, working parents need to be self-compassionate. "What our children need from us changes, and the roles we need to play for them change," she said.

The "Great Resignation" and the transition to hybrid work have put tremendous pressure on HR. As part of Insider's Most Innovative HR Leaders series, we put out an open call for talent heads who are leading successfully during the pandemic. These talent professionals work across industries and at organizations of all sizes, including Cisco, Meta, and Wiley. They're building long-term policies around flexible work, finding new ways to attract talent, and addressing inequities that leave certain demographics at a disadvantage. In no particular order, here are the top 25 innovators in HR and their exclusive insights on reimagining work.

☆ Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star’s voice is ‘everywhere now’
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Editor’s Note: Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. On that fateful morning, he learned that another Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari, had been executed, hanged for a crime that his family and friends say he didn’t commit. The spirit of wrestling is deeply engrained in Iranian culture, where it has transcended the arena of sport. The executionAccording to the Afkari family, his final days were brutal, but there wasn’t necessarily any reason to think that the end was near. Iranians in Canada on Mel Lastman Square demonstrate against the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Ontario in September 2020.

☆ Каково состояние здоровья Михая из 3 Sud Est, заболевшего COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

У Михая, участника группы 3 Sud Est, несколько дней назад был выявлен коронавирус, и он все еще находится в отделении интенсивной терапии. Его коллеги по группе, Лауренциу Дуцэ и Виорел Шипош, рассказали о Михае Будяну, одном из участников группы 3 Sud Est, который переживает тяжелые времена после того, как заразился коронавирусом. Впервые с момента его заражения участники группы 3 Sud Est, Лауренциу Дуцэ и Виорел Шипош сделали заявления о здоровье своего коллеги. Будем надеяться, что его состояние в скором времени улучшится», – написали ребята из 3 Sud Est! Мы будем информировать о состоянии Михая», – заявили музыканты из 3 Sud Est!

Persons: Михая, Лауренциу Дуцэ, Виорел Шипош, Михай Будяну, Михай Organizations: Focus Press Locations: Мангалии, Меджидии

☆ Pandemic restrictions: What was in the first wave and what is now in the world? Op-Ed by Ala Tocarciuc
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +8 min

Pandemic restrictions: What was in the first wave and what is now in the world? The purpose of applying the first wave of quarantine was to allow health systems to prepare for a response to the pandemic. Countries have chosen various pandemic tactics for the so-called second wave. The models of restrictions applied in wave one and the models of restrictions applied in wave two are different and now the restrictions depend on several indicators. Reflections on possible scenarios in MoldovaWe tried to slow down the pandemic here with severe restrictions at the beginning of the pandemic.

Persons: Ala Organizations: People, National Medical Company Locations: Moldova, Italy, China, Slovakia, COVID

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