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Four out of five employees in a global workplace well-being survey say they are not thriving at work.

That can lead to significant confusion — 59% of workers who are not participating in their workplace plans thought they were participating when surveyed.”

WORLDATWORK: We hear a lot about backlash about ESG (environment, social and governance) and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) metrics.

The coinciding rise of remote work has convinced many workplace experts that it’s a watershed moment in terms of how companies will approach their future workforce strategy.

“Companies will need to show up to six categories of equity adjustments (fair value at end of year of awards granted during year, change in fair value of awards granted before the year that are outstanding and unvested at end of year, etc.).”

Many companies offer large retention awards in the form of equity to hold onto valued C-suite executives in today’s increasingly competitive job market.

From Adobe to McDonald’s , sabbaticals are becoming more common in workplaces around the world.

The California law, known as the FAST Recovery Act , could set the minimum wage for the fast-food industry as high as $22 an hour next year and establish new workplace standards.

“One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to such a fundamental workplace change,” she said.