UK wage growth still high despite unemployment rise
BBC News The jobless rate increases to the highest for nearly a year but pay continues to surpass inflation. Go to Source 14/05/2024 – 09:12 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Mapping the brain pathways of visual memorability
MIT News – Artificial intelligence For nearly a decade, a team of MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researchers have been seeking to uncover why certain images persist in a people’s minds, while many others fade. To do this, they set out to map the spatio-temporal brain dynamics involved in recognizing a visual […]Continue reading
‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms
Coronavirus | The Guardian CDC data shows nearly 18m people could be living with long Covid even as health agency relaxes isolation recommendationsSome 6.8% of American adults are currently experiencing long Covid symptoms, according to a new survey from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealing an “alarming” increase in recent months […]Continue reading
Why BMO Wealth Management leader Michael Blanton sees Arizona as a key market
Human Resources News – Human Resources News Headlines | Bizjournals.com Nearly a year since becoming leader of BMO Wealth Management in Arizona, Michael Blanton sees further growth potential for the firm in the Grand Canyon State. Here’s why. Go to Source 09/11/2023 – 15:02 /Amy Edelen Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
How to Improve Retention: 10 Strategies to Support Employees and Reduce Turnover
15Five Employee turnover is an increasingly significant challenge across nearly every industry, and the decline started well before the Great Resignation. Over the last decade, people have been changing jobs more frequently and staying with their employers for shorter spans. A recent labor statistics study by LendingTree found that between 2012 and 2022, the median […]Continue reading
Thousands of Covid generation under-fives excluded from schools in England
Coronavirus | The Guardian Nearly half of children in some areas arrive unable to talk and still not potty-trained as lockdown legacy take its toll, data shows Children as young as four are being excluded from schools in England in increasing numbers as they struggle to cope in a classroom setting, with many still in […]Continue reading
UK taxpayers left footing bill as number of fraudulent Covid loans soars
Coronavirus | The Guardian Figures show that lenders flagged nearly £1.7bn of government-backed loans for potential fraud at end of JuneUK taxpayers have been forced to cover a larger bill for Covid support to companies than expected, after fresh government data showed the amount of pandemic business loans flagged for fraud had jumped by 43%.Figures […]Continue reading
UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition
Coronavirus | The Guardian Nearly 1,000 students attempt group action against UCL, accusing it of breaking promisesLawyers representing almost 1,000 current and former students, whose studies were affected by Covid and strike action, told the high court in London their clients felt “cheated” by their educational experience and should be entitled to seek compensation through […]Continue reading
Signs your child may have developed a smartphone addiction
PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire Research finds that nearly half of American teens say they are almost constantly on their phones, but how much is too much? Go to Source September 28, 2022 – 9:08 pm / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom