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What IS hybrid working?

Workplace Insight

Yet despite its ubiquity, in the comparative calm of social channels over the holiday period lurked claims that no-one knows what hybrid working is. Given that such an assertion came as a surprise, there was only ever going to be one opening post for 2023: an attempt to explain it. Even though millions of people are doing it.

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12 Days of Christmas Sale Day 10

Office Dynamics

Now is the time to stock up on all you need for holiday gifting and pay zilch for shipping! What if you perceive yourself as being assertive but not everyone agrees? You may, for example, be demure when dealing with a group of upper management people. On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords-a-leaping.

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How to be an ally in the workplace: 13 ways to do it

Ideas.Ted

Microaffirmation #3: Acknowledge important religious and cultural holidays and life milestones. Then mirror the language they use to describe themselves — it shows them you’re paying attention and that you care about them. Keep an eye out for key moments that might be important in someone’s life, and recognize them.

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Maximising your productivity and dealing with interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

For example you could implement an open stationary cupboard that colleagues can help themselves to, on the condition they do not take things they do not need. It detailed all of the department’s procedures including a large section on administration, such as holiday requests and ordering meeting rooms.

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Where do assistants draw the line?

Practically Perfect PA

For me I know I can work pretty much flat out for about three months but then I need to have a holiday otherwise I can get run down and just a bit grumpy. I’m afraid you will have to assert yourself on this one. For example I used to play netball twice a week which meant I had to leave the office on time.

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Minimising Interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

For example you could implement an open stationary cupboard that colleagues can help themselves to, on the condition they do not take things they do not need. It detailed all of the department’s procedures including a large section on administration, such as holiday requests and ordering meeting rooms.

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Curtail zero hour contracts and give workers guaranteed work hours, say researchers

Workplace Insight

Along with colleagues from the ReWAGE expert advisory group, academics at the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick examined the legal and workplace practices associated with zero hour contracts, along with data covering flexibility, pay insecurity, workers ability to assert their rights and workers health and wellbeing.