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The employment landscape has shifted dramatically in the past few years. As the Great Resignation swept across the country , the “career break” came into sharp focus. Not because it is new—people, especially women, have been taking career breaks for many different reasons for many years. No, the added attention is because the number of people taking career breaks is increasing rapidly. And, where before, employers might have shied away from hiring someone with a gap in their résumé, now they must consider every possible opportunity to fill a position. advertisement advertisement The good news is that the increased focus on career breaks creates an outstanding opportunity to remove the stigma from them. Just because someone has taken a break does not mean they are lazy or that their skills are stagnating. Indeed, many people who take a career break are working just as hard, if not harder, as before and are gaining new skills that can serve them well … [Read more...] about Taking a career hiatus is now perfectly okay

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the High Court here on Tuesday (May 24) that he advanced RM1.3mil of Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) funds to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Football Association (PDRM FA) because its players and staff had not received their salaries and allowances for four months. Ahmad Zahid, 69, said prior to that, he had never extended any contributions to the PDRM FA, although as the Home Minister then he had jurisdiction over PDRM. "I was told by my son-in-law Datuk Zul Hisham Zainal that the football association was in urgent need of financial help because it had not paid salaries for four months, and players and staff could not meet their personal expenses like house rents, car (instalments), alimony and other commitments,” he added. He said this when reading out his witness statement in his defence against 47 charges - 12 of criminal breach of trust, eight of corruption and 27 of money laundering - involving millions of ringgit belonging to … [Read more...] about Ahmad Zahid: YAB advanced RM1.3mil to PRDM FA which was in financial trouble

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Judd Apatow, who directed the movie Knocked Up , once called college the reward for surviving high school. That may be true for many. But like eating pumpkin pie while skydiving, such rewards aren’t always easy to take. Evidence suggests that college campuses across the U.S. have been embroiled in an ongoing mental health crisis for a while now. And that’s why Zac Clark, who was a contestant in ABC ’s reality TV show The Bachelorette , recently embarked on his “Keep Going” college tour that kept going from April 25 to April 30. Now these days, it may be tempting for some to blame everything mental health-related on the Covid-19 pandemic and the precautions that have been implemented. However, it’s not as if everything was peaches and creamsicles before 2020. For example, a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that nearly half of college-age individuals interviewed in 2001 to 2002 had had a … [Read more...] about Colleges Facing Mental Health Crisis, Here’s What The Bachelorette’s Zac Clark Is Doing About It

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): KLCCP Stapled Group reported a net profit of RM161.44 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 (1QFY22), up 10.48% from RM146.12 million in the same quarter last year, amid a rebound in business activities. The group, comprising KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KLCCP) and KLCC Real Estate Investment Trust (KLCC REIT), saw revenue grow 13.93% to RM321.71 million from RM282.37 million. The group declared a dividend of eight sen per stapled security, 14.3% higher than the year-ago quarter's seven sen payout. In a statement, KLCCP Stapled said it registered an improved year-on-year performance across all business segments, particularly retail and hotel, due to the relaxation of Covid-19 containment measures. Its retail segment's profit before tax (PBT) rose 36% to RM79.6 million on the back of a 23% rise in revenue, primarily contributed by higher rent revenues, advertising income, and percentage rents in fashion, and food and … [Read more...] about KLCCP Stapled declares eight sen dividend as 1Q profit strengthens

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Rashad Bilal , a financial advisor, and Troy Millings , an educator, have quickly become the cultural kings of financial literacy. The dynamic duo from the Bronx is on a quest to provide access to financial knowledge that the Black community can use to effect real change. They saw a scarcity of information in the financial literacy field when it came to the Black community and began the famed podcast Earn You Leisure (EYL) in January 2019. With just an iPhone, shotgun mics, and the knowledge they held, the cultural shifters had a vision that led them to a level of popularity that piqued the interest of high-profile celebrities such as Steve Harvey, Nick Cannon, Jemele Hill, and many more. Rashad and Troy have since become the go-to resource for financial literacy in the Black community. They sat down with For(bes) The Culture to talk about how they developed their podcast and secured their television deal with … [Read more...] about Meet Rashad And Troy, The Financial Powerhouses Of REVOLT’s Assets Over Liabilities

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Last week, a U.K. court awarded damages amounting to £50,000 to the parents of a 20-year-old student who tragically took her own life after her university was adjudged to have discriminated against her disability by failing to make reasonable accommodations to the way it undertook academic assessments. Chronically shy and suffering from debilitating anxiety, Natasha Abrahart, a physics student at the University of Bristol, was found dead in her flat in April 2018. The next day, the young woman who was petrified of public speaking and so shy that, on rare nights out, she would often rely on friends to order food and drinks for her, had been due to participate in a group presentation to staff and students in a 329-seat lecture hall. In his ruling, Judge Alex Ralton criticized the university for failing to provide Natasha with an alternative means of relaying the results of her experiments stating that it was “obvious … [Read more...] about Why Social Anxiety Remains A Deadly Silent Killer For Vulnerable Young People

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When the famed and artistic pass, their work and legacy generally live on. And in some cases, so does their latest work. This has been the case with Virgil Abloh, who died at 41, succumbing to cancer. One of the creative’s last projects was the Nike Air Force 1 for Louis Vuitton. The breadth of that work which epitomizes the late designer’s creed that if you change three percent of something, you have made it new, is on display in a new pop-up exhibit sponsored by the luxury giant at the Greenpoint Terminal Market in Brooklyn. Open from May 21 st through the 31 st, and accessible to the public free of charge, the “Dream Now” exhibition explores 47 styles of customized Air Force 1 shoes with the Louis Vuitton classic patterns altered and tweaked by Abloh that make them uniquely Vuitton uniquely Abloh. Those touches include mixing the Monogram and Damier Ebner patterns, using the Vernis leather in bright color combos, … [Read more...] about Virgil Abloh’s Final Project For Nike X Louis Vuitton On Display In Brooklyn