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Linked: The UK’s Mental Health Issues in the Workplace – 5 statistics
The other statistics in this article point out what kind of impact those two facts above have on the bottom line, but I’m going to take issue with the importance they are given in this article. Don’t just make changes in your workplace culture because it’s better for the bottom line, do it because it’s the right thing to do for the human beings who work for you. They aren’t lines on a spreadsheet, they are people, with lives outside of work, who you have an opportunity to support. The fact that supporting them might also help your bottom line is nice, but irrelevant to the larger issue.
Linked: Use Multi-Factor Authentication – It Blocks 99.9% of Account Takeover Attacks
The number of logins that have been part of a hack, and the tools available to crack passwords, have reached the point where a password, no matter how complex it is, isn’t really enough: “If the service provider supports multi-factor authentication, Microsoft recommends using it, regardless if it’s something as simple as SMS-based one-time passwords,…
Linked: Half of workers say they will only apply for hybrid or working from home jobs
I think that makes sense, and it might fit for a lot of US workers too. I know in the eDiscovery industry we are seeing more desire for flexibility, and salaries going up pretty significantly. Though we aren’t seeing the same level of disinterest in looking for a new role. Does that suggest that fewer workers in our industry have found what they are looking for in terms of flexibility and money? Or do they see the reality of changing jobs for a 15-25% pay increase versus what they’d get by staying?
That’s an interesting thing to think about. Do you know how your employees feel about that? Do you know what they want to stay? What will entice them to leave?
Linked: 1 in 4 workers is considering quitting their job after the pandemic
Can your business afford to lose talent? I don’t know many who can.
