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STRIKE: NJ TRANSIT Rail Service is Currently Suspended

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Ridgewood NJ, The locomotive engineers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) have voted to strike, which means the complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service, including Metro-North west of Hudson service.

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Remote Work Impacts Purchase Decisions in Real-Estate Market

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Realtor.com, the prevalence of remote work has brought significant changes in various aspects of people’s lives, including home purchasing decisions. With the option of working remotely, individuals are less restricted by proximity to work in their home search, potentially able to move closer to family or to seek more spacious homes in suburban areas generally further away from downtown job centers. Meanwhile, in the current climate of record-high mortgage rates and persistently high housing prices, another aspect of remote work has drawn our attention – the ability of home shoppers to utilize flexible work modes to access a wider range of housing options, mitigating affordability concerns. This research, using Realtor.com cross-market dataaffordability scores, and publicly available data on remote job openings, shows that in the least affordable urban markets, homebuyers with more flexible work modes exhibit significantly lower interest in buying from local markets when compared to their counterparts constrained by less flexible work arrangements. In other words, homebuyers benefit from flexible work modes when it comes to searching for affordability  https://northerncyprusforsale.com/cheap-properties/ in the housing market.

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Survey Finds New Jerseyans Show Highest Levels of Resistance to Return to the Office Post COVID

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  • Interactive map included showing which workers across America are most against a return to office work.

Ridgewood NJ, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamics of workplaces around the globe. The adaptation to remote work has also been advantageous for many employees. Parents have found it easier to balance familial responsibilities, and others have invested in home office setups or relocated further from their workplaces. However, for the past three years, tens of millions of office workers have navigated through an ever-evolving landscape of working from home and intermittent attempts to return to the office. However, a recent survey conducted by Authority Hacker throws light on employees’ perspectives on returning to the office, showing that the majority are reluctant to give up the flexibility they have grown accustomed to.

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Study Shows New Jerseyans Demand $14K If They Are To Ditch Work from Home and Head Back to the Office

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  • Survey asks WFH employees what amount would entice them back to the office full time.
  • 2-in-3 expressed a willingness to unionize to prevent a forced return. 
  • 72% believe returning to the office would negatively impact their mental health.
  • However, half are more concerned about the impact of AI on their jobs than the idea of returning to the office.
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Apple Employee Group Claims Compelling Reasons Why many Employees should be able to Continue to Work from Home

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Ridgewood NJ, some Apple employees have formed an internal advocacy group called Apple Together to push back against the company’s return-to-office plans. The group is collecting signatures for a petition that claims Apple’s mandate ignores compelling reasons for why many employees should be able to continue to work from home. Apple Together is advocating for a system where individual employees can talk with their direct managers to decide expectations on a case-by-case basis. The petition is still connecting signatures and has not yet been formally sent to Apple’s senior leadership.

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Gadgets That Helps You To Improve Your Focus

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Gadgets That Help You Improve Your Focus

It’s not always easy to stay on-task, whether you are working in an office or from home. There are often too many distractions, from other people to the temptation of checking social media every five minutes. 

That’s why we’ve found these unique gadgets that help you focus. From smart pens to time trackers to help you effectively plan your day, there’s sure to be something here to make your time more productive.

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UPDATE: Westwood and Other Pascack Valley Towns Seek to Understand the Impact of the Pandemic on Local Economies

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Westwood NJ, the Covid-19 pandemic caused an enormous shift in work habits for residents of the Pascack Valley. In order to understand the ramifications on local economies, the following survey was designed by Westwood to be shared with residents, employees, and business owners throughout the Pascack Valley.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll: A Quarter of NJ Workers Never Going Back to the Office

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Ridgewood NJ, Half of New Jersey workers started working from home during the pandemic, and many of them don’t think that they’ll ever be going back to their workplace full time, according to the latest results from the FDU Poll’s survey of New Jersey voters. Even though most New Jersey adults are now vaccinated against COVID-19, only 27 percent of workers who started working from home say that they’ve started going back to the office full time, and 26 percent of those now working from home don’t think that they’ll ever be back in their workplace. This represents an enormous shift in work habits, and one that has ramifications for mass transit, and the economies of the states surrounding New Jersey. Republicans and Democrats also have very different experiences of the pandemic, and Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to want to go back to the pre-pandemic workplace experience.

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Amazing Things You Can Do Because of 3D Printing

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Technology has changed almost everything, including how we print. Before then, printing was just in plain paper, black and white color. The technology then changed to 2-dimensions before recently evolving to 3D. 3D printing has become a game-changer since it has led to printing so many things, which seemed impossible to many. It lets you print the full object in height, length, and even width. Manufacturers are being used to create a replacement for their machines and other amazing things, as discussed in this article. Here is the list of these things.

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Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends For 2021

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There’s been plenty of digital transformation this year, with many companies having to find new ways of performing business in the chaos that ensued. As such, we’re getting an idea of what upcoming technologies in 2021 to expect. It’ll change the way many businesses perform tasks and interact with their clients, including those that gamble on any online casino Canada real money.  With digital marketing on the rise, it will change the way many businesses perform tasks and interact with their clients.

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New Jersey Legislator Starts to Scrutinize New York Commuter Taxes in the Age of COVID

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Trenton NJ, The Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Budget Officer Steven Oroho and Senate Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo that would begin to address concerns that New York is unfairly taxing former New Jersey commuters who have been working from home in the Garden State during the pandemic.

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Top Renovations For Those Adapting to Their New COVID Working Environment

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If you are considering a renovation to create a more comfortable and spacious at home work space, you aren’t alone.  Home renovations have been on the rise for over six months according to 76% of agents surveyed and are showing little sign of slowing.  Since March of 2020 there has been a drastic rise in home improvement and renovations, totalling $328 billion during the 2nd quarter of this year, a massive $8 billion over the same time period in 2019.  

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Wyckoff Police Pass :”Work from Home” Security Tips

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Wyckoff NJ, some good working from home tips from the Wyckoff police Department :
Good afternoon hard working at home residents!  With the ongoing quarantine still in effect, we are aware that many of you may now work from home. For those of you who are adjusting to your “new norm” you may quickly realize that this presents you with new hurdles and experiences to overcome and we want to help!
Unfortunately, working from home can present some new technology vulnerabilities. Criminals, who never take a day off, could see this as an opportunity to attack your business and personal accounts. Fortunately enough, Wyckoff Police doesn’t take days off either. Below you will find a document that was prepared to help arm those who are both experienced and new to working at home with the best strategies to manage the various platforms you may now be working from.

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Top 5 nutrition tips when working from home

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Ridgewood NJ, With some many people working from home and their normal routine is no longer the same, keeping up with healthy habits can be a challenge. The Nutrition team at Huel, the world’s best-selling complete nutrition brand,  have put together some nutrition tips to help you stay on top of your health while you spend more time indoors.

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