insert_link Business / Economics Executives divided on 4-day work week trial Namibia is set to launch a pilot program for a 4-day work week, starting in April 2024, for a six-month trial period. Globally, talks around the four-day workweek were first reignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, with workers and employers rethinking the importance of workplace flexibility and benefits. Executive Chairperson of the Ohlthaver & List Group, Sven Thieme does not agree with a 4-day work week. However, Government Institutions Pension Fund's […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 16
insert_link Business / Economics Namibia readies 4-day work week trial Namibia is set to launch a pilot program for a 4-day work week, starting in April 2024, for a six-month trial period. The Brief reports that Jonas IIeka from Pulse HR Network Namibia, who is spearheading the Namibia trial, onboarding has started for companies interested in participating in the pilot. Globally, conversations around the four-day workweek were first reignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, with workers and employers rethinking the importance of […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 87
insert_link Science & Technology In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai Hyundai and Amazon announced a big partnership in November 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Vivek Astvansh, McGill University This is the year you can finally buy a car on Amazon. Well, one kind. Eventually. On Nov. 16, 2023, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Amazon and Hyundai made a big announcement: Starting sometime in 2024, a new pilot program would let shoppers not only browse Hyundai cars on Amazon.com but pay […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 33
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
