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In Pursuit of Work-Life Bliss: What Europe Can Teach America

Tips From T. Marie

For example, in 2015, the French worked an average of 1,482 hours a year, while American workers worked about 1,790 hours. These policies help promote life-work balance and prioritize the well-being of workers. This suggests that the social and economic policies of a country can impact work-to-life ratios.

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Skeptical Employers Could Miss Gains By Rejecting A Four-day Work Week

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For example, from 2015-2019 Iceland conducted its own study with 2,500 employees and found no loss of productivity, as well as notable improvements in employee well-being. . Of course, a four-day work week is not applicable in some jobs, and some—typically hyper-industrious —workers might not want it for themselves. .

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Miro Miroslavov CEO & Co-founder OfficeRnD | Embracing Flexibility in Business

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Guest Episode Video Transcript Miro Miroslavov CEO & Co-founder of OfficeRnD Miro Miroslavov, an accomplished entrepreneur and developer from Bulgaria, who founded OfficeR&D in 2015 with the aim of addressing the challenges of managing workspaces for rapidly growing, constantly changing companies. I’m originally from Bulgaria.

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

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Speaking as a representative of an industry with a culture described by Newsweek as “ savagely misogynistic ,” Krzanich invoked the image of his two teenage daughters to drive the point home. “I As of 2019 , Minnesota is home to 6% of immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

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Bleisure’ travel – as it has been dubbed by some in the travel industry – is the mixing of business trips with leisure experiences. We haven’t calculated our travel stat for 2016 as yet, but in 2015 Steve was on the road 171 days to 44 cities in 11 countries,’ she said. ‘I I tagged along on about half of those trips’.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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Is the freelance industry growing or fading? Erin Balsa, head of content marketing at The Predictive Index , has been hiring freelance writers since 2011 and managing them since 2015. But ultimately, every company will hire freelancers or lose their edge, predicts interim Cameo CMO Greg Caplan. It’s growing. Her secret?

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Small Business Trends for 2016

Small Business Labs

Oil, of course, fell to below $40 per barrel in 2015, and as we pointed out in our 2015 trends this had both positive and negative effects.  The collapse of China's growth and a weak European Union economy led to a steep declines in most commodities prices in 2015, with the Bloomberg commodities index falling 26%.

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