From burnout to pandemic stress, employees are coping with a variety of new mental health challenges. Like many parents, Andrew Savikas, chief strategy officer at the business publishing company getAbstract, has realized the workload the school system lifts off of parents. Schools provide education, meals and childcare. With online […]
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As we close in on Christmas, many are facing a holiday shopping dilemma — can they safely go to a store if online gifts can’t get shipped in time? “Make the switch to doing your retail shopping, by home delivery, or by curbside pickup,” says Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael […]
Being with family and friends at Christmas “is not worth putting them or yourself at risk,” the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. © Danny Lawson (Danny Lawson/PA) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general, urged people to think about whether travelling during the festive period is […]
Americans should have access to a free website that tracks all of their retirement benefits, including Social Security, employer-sponsored savings plans, and individual retirement accounts, according to a new paper from the Brookings Institution. In a separate paper, the nonprofit public-policy organization says that “tontines” should be explored as potential […]
Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household. Those who are flying witnessed a distinctly 2020 […]
Boris Johnson has revealed his Covid winter plan, including a strengthened three-tier system of local restrictions for England that comes into force on December 3. The plans mean there will be a “uniform set of measures” applicable in any tier across the country, rather than negotiations with each local authority. Mr […]
Determined to travel for Thanksgiving? Doing so increases your risk of being exposed to the coronavirus and of possibly spreading it to others, experts warn. Nonetheless, millions of Americans are expected to take to the skies for the holiday. Although it marks a 48% decline from last year, AAA estimates that 2.4 million […]
As it has done with its Premier League football, Amazon has tried to make the coverage as familiar as possible: we sports fans fear change, and the reassuring sight of Logan and Douglas, as well as a similar format and feel, made this not discernibly different from BBC or ITV. […]
× With many stakeholders questioning their social contract with government and corporate institutions, how can leaders invest in, rebuild, and renew trust in these relationships? For many business leaders, 2020 has been defined by the global pandemic. Yet our challenges as leaders won’t end with a COVID-19 vaccine. Underlying societal […]
Germany could be removed from the UK’s quarantine-free green list this week following a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections. The country reported 5,986 new positive tests on Wednesday, well down on the 13,161 seen on Tuesday, but its seven-day infection rate has now reached 99.5 per 100,000 – up from […]
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on economies around the world and has upended many industries, including airlines, travel, and restaurants. In-store retail shopping has suffered as well, as social distancing became the norm months ago and people spent more time at home. But the economic effects of the pandemic also caused […]
Cases are on the rise in Cyprus British holidaymakers planning to visit Cyprus this half term could be in for disappointment, as the country risks losing its travel corridor in the Government’s weekly update tomorrow. In recent weeks, Covid-19 case numbers have spiked in the Mediterranean island nation. Yesterday, […]