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"There are issues of reimbursement, equitable access to vaccines and treatment, and distribution that need to be resolved," says Anne McDonald Pritchett, senior vice president of PhRMA.

"In times of grave talent shortages, rehires are on the rise and considered an untapped source of talent for organizations. Data suggests that today's boomerang employees typically return to their previous employers reenergized, armed with new skills and ready to renegotiate their terms."

Offering newer benefits like mental health, tangible debt relief, and transport stipends can go a long way towards establishing a sense of belonging amongst new hires.

Employers are increasingly considering self-funding, as it can help them spend their money in a cost-effective way and serve their population with the benefits they actually need.

The U.S. health system has much higher costs for billing due in part to complexity of its medical coding.

Instead, here are some actions that organizations could take to smooth the transition to a new normal of mixed remote, hybrid and non-remote working.

Very sophisticated adjudicatory authorities cannot even agree on what an 'employee' is. But we have adopted a legal scheme that subjects a business owner to being labeled a fraudster if she guesses wrong.

The total unpaid absence rate went up 60% between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, with spikes in absences due to sickness, child care needs, and family obligation.