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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

Returning after a career gap due to health, caregiving, education, etc. Seeking better benefits; health, retirement, education assistance or flexible schedule. I needed health insurance and retirement opportunities and wanted to stay within the industry I had most of my career experience in. Changing career field.

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The Charge: Your Emotions – The Cost: Your Job

The Office Professionals Place

Here are some suggestions on how to halt the emotional train before it leaves the depot: Take a breath and pause for an unlimited amount of time. Be assertive, state your case, and give and ask for solutions. Posted by Dewoun Hayes at 9:52 AM Labels: Communication , Workplace Mental Health 1 comments: ???? Truth Hurts.

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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.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. Also, this is the perfect time to ask for some professional development training in the areas your supervisor has highlighted you may need improvement. Let them have their words. Do not interrupt. When they are finished, ask questions to clarify their feelings.

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We need better evidence to help protect people at work

Workplace Insight

Few would argue against the assertion that the quality of decisions is enhanced by accurate and relevant information, including evidence of which approaches to the task in hand actually work. A complex picture In sum, researchers painted a picture of a ‘complex, fragmented’ ecosystem of evidence in occupational safety and health.

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Tips for Managing Politics In the Workplace During Election Season

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Company policy that works best will be directly tied to company values. He adds their HR department is ready and willing with an open-door policy to help with disputes or resolution. Update your policies and procedures It’s time to bust out that dusty handbook (which is hopefully not in actual book form anymore).