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Who Takes Out Consumer Loans På Dagen (On The Day)?

Small Business CEO

The current trend is for individuals in Norway to rely on these credits for home renovation projects, holiday travel, or refinancing. The surveys done into consumer financing have demonstrated that individuals between the age of thirty-five and forty-nine are the prominent customer group. The loan barometer survey.

2015 59
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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. This was certainly the case with MSL where the staff came to Stone and said that on week’s with bank holidays on the Monday, they’d volunteer to work on Fridays, as they could meet their targets more easily that way.

2018 98
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Employee Engagement is a Core Strength for Top Workplaces

Energage

In the employee survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics , the feedback from company employees was off the charts by nearly every organizational health measure, including Alignment, Execution, and The Manager. It requires travel, long hours, missed holidays. Employee engagement was an astonishing 98% in 2015. Doing things well.

2015 75
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Here’s how your climate-related choices are contagious (in a good way!)

Ideas.Ted

In 2015, two geographers noticed solar panels popping up on houses in their small US state of Connecticut. One US survey showed over 50% of respondents feel helpless when they think about climate change. Then, just before Christmas two years ago, my husband surprised me by saying he’d bought us solar panels as a holiday gift. .

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Just ask the women in the tech industry, 50% of whom will leave their jobs by age 35, according to a survey conducted by Accenture and Girls Who Code. In 2015, New York City began officially observing two Muslim holidays —the “first large metropolis in America” to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. It’s hard to keep them.”

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Top Workplaces Companies Know the Value of Appreciation

Energage

Through our employee engagement survey, which drew more than 1.3 million responders in 2015, Appreciation ranked among the most important factors in any organization. This is tricky, because WorkplaceDynamics’ surveys consistently show that money is not a leading motivator for workplace satisfaction. Send birthday cards.

2015 78
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Top Workplaces Companies Know the Value of Appreciation

Energage

Through our employee engagement survey, which drew more than 1.3 million responders in 2015, Appreciation ranked among the most important factors in any organization. This is tricky, because WorkplaceDynamics’ surveys consistently show that money is not a leading motivator for workplace satisfaction. Send birthday cards.

2015 69