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Forbes | Leverage tech tools and automation to streamline the time-consuming admin tasks that come with bringing on new employees. When new hires don’t have to spend time on cumbersome paperwork, both employees and their managers can focus on training, mentorship and immersing in the company’s culture from day one.

Forbes | With all of this in mind, it’s refreshing to see companies actively working to improve gender parity in the workplace. In a year when everything is working against women, the winners of this year’s Best Companies For Women awards stand out as true leaders in the gender equality movement.

Reuters | Indices of job openings from Chmura www.chmuraecon.com/blog and the Indeed Hiring Lab both rose, a sign of ongoing employment improvement. The number of workers punching in for shifts increased across a set of industries, according to data from UKG, and has continued to "soldier on" with average growth over the past six weeks of 0.6% said Dave Gilbertson, UKG vice president for strategy and operations.

CNBC Squawk Box | The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in both the U.S. and Europe will have major implications for in-person schooling and job growth.

Forbes Coaches Council | Why not give the gift of empathy at work? The thing about empathy is that those who tend to give it also tend to receive it. I’m not saying that we, as leaders, should require empathy from our employees. It’s our job to earn our employees' trust. It’s our job to make hard decisions. It’s our job to shoulder the burden that the livelihoods of our employees and the financial security of their families depend on the decisions we make.

Forbes HR Council | For most of our modern lives, we have understood work and life as distinctly different — work is between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and life is... the rest of the time. Covid-19 quickly proved how flawed this idea was. In the last six months, we've seen that life and work are inseparable.