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Announcing the 27th annual “What’s Up Down South” Economic Summit

Register to attend on Thursday, February 1st, 2023 for Southern Utah’s largest business gathering at whatsupdownsouth.org

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Steven Rogelberg, the world’s leading expert on the science of meetings. His latest book, “The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance” (Oxford) was recognized by the Washington Post as the “#1 Leadership Book to Watch for” and by the Business Insider as “The Top 14 Books everyone will be reading”.

You're Invited: PowerPay Money Master Hybrid Workshop

What: USU Extension - Empowering Financial Wellness is offering a PowerPay Money Master Online Course. This is your exclusive invite to join us for four weeks beginning Thursday, January 19th (7:30-8:30PM via Zoom) for a hybrid workshop where we will review each module, answer questions, and offer additional guidance and information.

This course takes a deeper dive into financial principles that teach real-life money smarts. Over 90% of participants report improved financial wellness after completing the course. We can’t think of a better way to start 2023 than with increased financial wellness and confidence!

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Which day of the week is most popular for remote work?

While many companies’ flexible-work plans have sought to get people in the office Tuesday through Thursday, and work from home Monday and Friday, it turns out that workers are staying home more often on Thursday. Friday ranks as the most popular day to work from home over the past six months, followed closely by Thursday, while Wednesday is the most common day to be on site.

Remote work is helping dads do more at home

A new survey of 1,000 employee caregivers and 500 c-suite level executives or HR and senior level managers found a surprising silver lining to a pandemic that’s taken such a profound emotional toll on moms: The widespread adoption of remote work and other family-friendly policies appear to have blunted much of the feared fallout for women. Out of the 1,000 employees surveyed, an identical percent of men and women (77%) agreed that remote work has created a more even playing field for career advancement across gender lines. One big reason why: Men are doing more at home.

Remote work was the trend of 2022 (and will be next year too)

The benefits of remote work for four groups:

1) Employees: value remote work at about 8% higher salary

2) Firms: recruitment, diversity and productivity gains

3) Families: more space with suburban living

4) Environment: 6 billion driving miles saved weekly