Under pressure: why the 'squeezed middle' is having such a hard time – and what HR can do about it

With a post-Covid shift towards flexibility and a stronger focus on wellbeing, it hits differently to be a manager in 2024. People Management explores how employers can support and nurture this vital slice of the workforce

by Katie Jacobs

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