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Employers need to have conversations about menopause, experts say
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Employers need to have conversations about menopause, experts say

“First and foremost, we have to have a culture that fosters safety so that people feel safe to ask for the support that they need,” said Patty Borst from consultancy The Partners Group.

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Will Andy Burnham's plan to revamp education succeed? | Letters

The Prime Minister’s efforts to make academic and technical education equally valued in England have drawn interesting opinions. The writer finds the debate about conflicting educational models confusing and entertaining. In the 1950s, he attended a technical secondary school in Northampton, where he studied science and other approved subjects and participated in practical workshops. Based on his education, he also studied physics at the University of Leeds.

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my employee wants to work a second job

A reader writes: Recently I hired a part-time admin to help with administrative work. The pay is respectable, but not enough to live on. My thinking was that whoever took this job was going to have to juggle it with something (school, another part-time job, child care, etc.) and I’m not concerned about what hours […] The post my employee wants to work a second job appeared first on Ask a Manager.

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if you’ve had to push for disability accommodations, share your experience karrier-hr-s-oktats

if you’ve had to push for disability accommodations, share your experience

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’ve been working for a public-sector adjacent organization for more than 10 years, and in the last two in a relatively senior / visible role. I also have a chronic illness that has turned into chronic pain, but it’s the type of invisible disability where […] The post if you’ve had to push for disability accommodations, share your experience appeared first on Ask a Manager.

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can I ask people to stop citing Elon Musk as aspirational, asking my coworker to close her door during phone calls, and more karrier-hr-s-oktats

can I ask people to stop citing Elon Musk as aspirational, asking my coworker to close her door during phone calls, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How can I ask people to stop citing Elon Musk as an aspirational figure? I work in tech and, with some regularity, someone will comment about Elon Musk in a positive/aspirational way. Examples: “Even Elon Musk had technical issues sometimes!” “They told Elon he couldn’t […] The post can I ask people to stop citing Elon Musk as aspirational, asking my coworker to close her door during phone calls, and more appeared first on Ask a Manager.

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