Welcome to This Week in Work, your Tuesday dose of the latest headlines, stories and challenges from the world of work in April 2024.In today's episode:

The News Roundup: We talk about Red Rooster who have introduced free childcare, why McKinsey might not be the best company to work for and whether the term 'chairMAN' is outdated

60 Second Highlights: Nora Burns' new podcast (https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/52162edb-cf4c-4213-93a8-6d8ce0dab6b5/id/30741883), recap of last week's episode with Ben from CharlieHR & sneak peek at this Thursday's episode with Diego Maradona's former agent

The Workplace Clinic: Al will puts your pressing questions about workplace culture directly to Leanne, our in-house business psychologist.

Upcoming on Thursday: Join us for a fascinating insight into the world of sport with Football's Super Agent, Jon Smith.Resources and Further Reading:

Red Rooster's childcare scheme: https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/child-care-ups-benefits-777c632a

The debate about chair vs chairman: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/death-of-the-chairman-city-switching-to-more-inclusive-chairs-m97gbff2c

Dr Audrey Tang's VITALS exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yXjo6TmA24

Stories from the Break Room Podcast, with Nora Burns - The Undercover Candidate: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZlvaWjsaypS7nIx43rmwd?si=6eb2c6a33a044df2

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