Hong Kong banks have started to print 200 million new bank notes for people to give away as “lucky money” during the Chinese New Year holiday. Money worth up to US $1.28 billion will be given away in traditional red envelopes to children and unmarried youngsters during the holiday which begins 14 February. The typical […]
Monday was “National Sickie Day”, with the number of employees taking days off sick expected to have peaked at 350,000 on the Monday, 1 February. The first Monday of February is thought to be the worst for sickies as seasonal viruses and depression take their toll. According to research by Employment Law Advisory Services, bosses […]
A couple of weeks ago, Wingham Rowan wrote an article in The Times on sliver time, and it is worth reading. Sliver time is working in chunks of a few hours and offers new patterns of working for carers, the long-term ill and others who cannot commit to a 9-to-5 office job. It also offers […]
National Geographic reports new research on radioactive ceramic water jars marketed to the U.S. public as a health boon in the early 1900s. Before exposure to radioactivity was shown to cause havoc with the body’s cells in the 1930s, radioactivity was perceived to be good for health and was popularly marketed as such. Even up […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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