article thumbnail

Way Beyond The 9-to-5: Could A 70-Hour Workweek Ever Be A Good Thing?

Allwork

While there’s been much talk about the sought-after four-day workweek, or even the five-day, 32-hour workweek, have you heard of the proposed 70-hour workweek? In sectors known for their high-stress environments, like finance and technology startups, it’s not uncommon for employees to work between 60 and 100 hours per week.

Payroll 287
article thumbnail

5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

Budget perceptiveness. Proposing cost-cutting solutions to those within the company is a good way to make yourself indispensable to the organization. With over 300 locations worldwide, Robert Half places professionals on a temporary and full-time basis in the accounting/finance, technology, legal, creative and administrative fields.

Skills 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Minute Taking Q&A

Laughing all the Way to Work

If there is an outcome, I will write: Discusion and questions ensued following the report from the Director of Finance. Directors are to follow up with their teams and report back on any budget implications. Discussion ensued. An email is to be drafted to send to staff providing them with information on the merger.

Agenda 100
article thumbnail

Joshua Jahani – Managing director of Jahani and Associates | Maximizing Your Financial Potential in the Future of Work

Allwork

As someone who hails from an engineering background, interestingly enough, he dexterously integrates it with finance to offer an extraordinary blend of creativity and pragmatism. As you know, we have another company, alliance virtual offices, and we spend, as you’re talking and I think, of budgeting and personnel.

article thumbnail

Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

Rewriting bank regulations will hurt small businesses : In the typical fashion, Congress is now attempting to solve a “crisis&# by creating a new government agency with an unlimited budget and almost unlimited regulatory powers. One small business financing alternative is the private lender. 2010 may be no better.

UPS 100
article thumbnail

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

RBI draws flank from panel : The carte blanche given to private and foreign banks by the Reserve Bank of India to charge interest rates on credit cards at their whims and fancy has come in for severe criticism by the parliamentary standing committee on finance. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2009 100
article thumbnail

Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08

The Small Business Blog

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2009 100