workplace – Michael Broad

Create a pet-friendly workplace to help get Millennials and Gen Zs back to work

April 20, 2024 by Michael Broad

Employee enjoying the presence of his dog at work at his employer's workplace

In the UK, there’s a long-running story about Gen Zs, Millenials (and others) being unable to work (the sick note culture – see below). Overall, 4.2 million working-age adults (10.2%) in the UK now get health related benefits, up from 3.2 million (7.9%) in 2019. The number of people on disability benefit has increased dramatically …

Is ‘pawternity leave’ a good idea?

October 18, 2021 by Michael Broad

The concept of ‘pawternity leave’ has gone viral. It originates in a post by Roger Wade, CEO & Founder at Boxpark, on the LinkedIn website. He kicked up a large response to his question, “One of my staff has asked for paternity leave because he has a new puppy. What do you think?” There …

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