Americans Take Less Paid Vacation Time than Other Leading Nations
America is recognized as the hard working nation that’s known to take little or no vacation, lagging behind other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. Sadly, it seems to be the norm with this hard working nation, that takes less than half the vacation time of Europeans. A new study shows that most American workers don’t use all their More...
Reduce Stress at Work – Take a Vacation
Are you burnt out from the daily grind of rush-hour traffic, eating lunch at your desk, feeling lethargic and finding it harder to wake up when that morning bell goes off? You’re probably not alone! Most of us More...
Florida High School Teacher Faces Dismissal for Using Dog Collar to Discipline Students
A Zephyrhills High School science teacher faces dismissal for allegedly using a “cone of shame” dog collar to discipline her ninth-grade students, reported CBS Miami in an article Thursday. Administrators at More...
Research Finds Coffee Breaks Don’t Boost Productivity at Work
We’ve been advised in the past to take breaks at work to boost productivity and well being, and most of us look forward to those breaks. If you’re one of those, you’ll be disappointed to hear that new research More...
Study Shows Employers Are Offering Employees More Balanced Work Environments
Employers in the US are offering employees a more balanced work environment by offering incentives such as working from home, working various hours and are willing to pay more for numerous benefits. This, according More...
Research Shows Fat Discrimination is Widespread in the Workplace
Overweight women are less likely to be selected for jobs than their slimmer counterparts and once employed they tend to be paid lower salaries and take the brunt of handling menial tasks, claim scientists at the More...
Google Engineer Scooped Up Personal Data from Wireless Users While Driving Street View Vehicle
A Google Inc. engineer drove around collecting personal information from wireless users with specially equipped cars for two years after explaining his plans to fellow engineers and at least one senior manager involved More...
Working in London – From The Office to The Pub…And Everything In Between
London Financial District It has been a couple of months since Aston Waldman first asked me to write about working in London vs. the USA and I must say I wasn’t sure what to write about, but the more I thought More...
It’s Administrative Professionals Day!
Today is one of the largest workplace observances outside of employee birthdays and major holidays – it’s Administrative Professionals Day. The theme for this year’s Administrative Professional Day More...
Hacker Malware May Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Internet Users in July
Unbeknownst to most, hundreds of thousands of people could lose access to the internet this summer. According to an article in the Daily Mail, the FBI has warned that internet users worldwide may lose access to More...
