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Clearer remote-work legislation is needed to help HR managers cut through the red tape and put in place solutions that benefit productivity and employees’ work-life balance. LightField Studios / Shutterstock

Is legal uncertainty softly killing remote‑work innovation?

Flex work is proving a nightmare for HR managers in France. A new study carried out in Kazakhstan offers insight for negotiating the grey areas of “telework” legislation.
American soprano Renee Fleming performs at a dress rehearsal for a Metropolitan Opera production of ‘The Merry Widow’ in New York in 2014. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images

Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era

Updated management practices and monetized digital production could help opera companies rely less on subscriptions and big donors for revenue – bolstering budgets.
The U.S. workweek hasn’t always been 40 hours long, so maybe something else is possible. Gearstd/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work

Thinking about what makes work worth doing and what you would do with your time if you weren’t spending it at work are useful questions to pose this and every year.
Managers often underestimate the impact of silence. A new study shows that inaction can undermine trust and morale. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

What happens when managers don’t act? New research reveals the consequences can be severe

New research shows that when managers fail to respond to harmful behaviour at work, employees interpret that silence as a breach of trust.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, apologizes at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about social media safety on Jan. 31, 2024. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Investors prefer ‘I’ over ‘we’ when CEOs apologize

New research on 224 corporate apologies suggests investors reward leaders who take personal responsibility – with one key exception.
A handshake between Luca de Meo (left) and François-Henri Pinault (right) that also symbolises a changing of the guard, marking a new era for the luxury industry. Thomas Samson/AFP

From selling cars to selling handbags: with the arrival of Luca de Meo at Kering (Gucci, Balenciaga), is luxury becoming a sector like any other?

The former Renault executive’s new post marks more than just a change in leadership.

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