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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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StretchLabs Is Taking Stretching from a Pre-Workout Activity to Part of a Holistic Wellness Regimen

Success

The company is growing fast and has opened more than 900 locations worldwide since it was founded in 2015. Unlike other fitness studios, the environment at StretchLab is intentionally calming and interactive, though it sometimes takes people a few sessions to “melt into the stretch,” Schott says. What is StretchLab?

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

Success

Her manager, she said, would make sexualized jokes, resulting in what Watson felt was a hostile work environment. “It The hostile work environment Watson endured at her job often left her in tears. Companies need to be intentional about change Eventually, Watson got a new supervisor, and her work environment improved.

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A look back at The Stoddart Review: the once and future guide to workplace productivity?

Workplace Insight

The Stoddart Review , published in 2016, was one of the most significant reports of recent years to explore the role of the workplace for employee productivity in extensive detail and why the office environment was key for productivity purposes. There has been a huge shift in the world of work since then.

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Working from home can present particular challenges for women

Workplace Insight

With that said, I urge leadership to address this imbalance by analysing cultural structures and company policies, particularly in regard to parental leave. Such gender imbalances risk exacerbating the gender gap. This is a very real challenge to company cultures and an issue which business leaders – of all genders – need to confront.

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Top Workplaces Winner Loves from the Inside Out

Energage

Some 40% of hires in 2015 came from employee referrals. “It Achieva’s Top Workplaces environment is not like your typical bank, and it’s evident from their most recent employee survey: Employee engagement was at a whopping 80%, which is 18% higher than WorkplaceDynamics’ industry benchmark for credit unions. They dig the mission.”.

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Climb the career tree, all the way to the top!

Practically Perfect PA

In honour of National Employee Motivation Day (January 21 st 2015), we thought we’d inspire all the Practically Perfect PAs out there with a few tips for climbing the career tree, all the way to the top. This means taking note of your environment at all times but you can do it as you are smart. Pick a project or two.