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Englishman wins Irish race case
Wow, this is a new one. An Englishman has been awarded 20,000 euros ($30,000) because he says he was taunted by his Irish coworkers while working as a pipe fitter in Ireland. He claims that they called him "the Brit" and would consistently recomend that he be sent in for...Showing anger in the office worse for women, study finds
Ever notice that when women express anger at work, they're considered nasty shrews, but when men do it, they're assertive, driven, and passionate about their work? The double standard has negative consequences for working women, according to new research, as it suggests that...UK prisoners offered data cabling training
Screw license plates... if you want to stop recidivism, teach prisoners a real-life skill. In this case, HM Prisons and Cisco are killing two birds with one stone, addressing the aforementioned issue as well as dealing with brain-drain in the skilled-trades sector of...Instant Messaging Helps Productivity at the Workplace
Instant messaging are often perceived as an unnecessary means of communication in the office. Although many companies have banned IM at the workplace, they should rethink this banishment as it could...
'Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It'
Now here's an interesting idea. Two human resource pros are attempting to popularize an unstructured work environment called ROWE, where employees set their own hours. It's not the hours that count, but rather, the... Love contracts do away with office PDA
Office relationships are awkward for everyone involved, but now a trend in the States toward company love litigation is making sure they're even awkwarder."Given that even a married couple have to be careful about... Documents feed debate on FEMA trailers
"By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal officials issued trailers to Hurricane Katrina
victims even though some workplace safety tests detected
high levels of formaldehyde at government staging areas for
the structures just weeks after... BC has highest use of non-official languages at work
"In 2006, employment rates for both immigrants and Canadian born increased from those of 2001. The census also shows that BC remains to be the province with highest use of languages other than English or French at work."1 in 13 says using more than one language at work in BC
"New data from the 2006 Census reveal that British Columbia and Alberta led the way in employment growth between 2001 and 2006. Over the five-year period, the 1.7% annual average national employment growth rate was surpassed only in Alberta (2.9%), BC (2.1%) and the three...Stop emailing me, I'm trying to think
Some companies have noticed that constant email monitoring reduces quality work time and creates a false sense of productivity. So much so that enforcing no-email work days is becoming popular.As someone who...When English Is the Rule at Work
In the Highlighted article, "When English Is the Rule at Work" by Kelley Holland of the New York Times, some interesting points about the enforcement and overall perception of having an "English Only" rule in the workplace are brought to the surface of the public mind... 7 offenses to avoid in the workplace
"Kudos to the paltry 14% of us who keep New Year's resolutions. The vast majority -- a full 86% -- go right back to our counterproductive ways as it relates to personal health, careers, relationships, and otherwise. Forgo the ever popular New Year's resolution to lose weight... Canadians love to surf net at work
It should come as no surprise that people are internetting at work these days. However, some of the big brother tactics available to employers are kind of disconcerting.I knew someone who had all her work emails and... Swearing at work can 'cut stress'
In a country such as the United States that has court dockets filled with sexual harrasment and other employee brought lawsuits, one has to wonder how much validity this study would have in a workplace. Has swearing... Swearing at work boosts team spirt, morale: research
I love that this kind of research gets funding. Forget curing cancer, let's investigate the F-bomb:"LONDON (AFP) - Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express...
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