「Great Resignation （大退職時代）」が広がるアメリカでは、労働人口の過半数が1年以内に新たな職場への転職を考えているとされます。コロナ禍を経て、なぜこの現象は起きたのでしょうか？ また、今後どうなるのでしょうか。NY在住のコンサルタント、渡邊裕子さんが解説します。
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コロナ危機に隠れ、EU離脱のイギリスに大混乱の兆し。アイルランド国境問題で住民間の「内戦」も懸念
新型コロナ感染拡大、モノの供給制約、それに伴うインフレ高進…世界を揺るがす問題が相次ぐなか、2016年から5年の月日をかけてようやくたどり着いたEUとの離脱協定合意が、いま再び暗礁（あんしょう）に乗り上げようとしています。
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