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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

You don’t get paid during public holidays Paid holiday leave is a highlight of fulltime employment. The amount of leave you get as a full-time employee differs from company to company, and whether you must work during holidays will also depends on company culture. RELATED: 7 smart ways to add value as a contractor 2.

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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. UK recruitment firm, MRL Consulting Group took a different approach, by closing its offices every Friday for a six-month trial in 2019. Global trials. As one of his members of staff commented: “It’s about choice.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

In her mid-20s, Taja Dockendorf founded Pulp+Wire, a full-service consumer packaging, branding and marketing agency. Pulp+Wire is a 100 percent female-founded and -owned agency that Dockendorf has grown year after year. Taja Dockendorf. Founder, investor, creator. Paul Epstein. Sports executive, sales leader, speaker.

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