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How to Build a Backyard Meditation Labyrinth for a Reprieve from Daily Stress

Success

Imagine stepping into your backyard to find the perfect reprieve from the daily stress of work and life. The size of the available space and the budget will determine what is possible. Labyrinth materials Choosing the best materials for a labyrinth project can vary depending on preference, budget, availability and even climate.

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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.

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Japan Contemplates Substantial Wage Increases to Combat Deflation

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Reuters reports that Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura has stressed the urgent need for wage growth that exceeds price rises — framing it as a critical step towards revitalizing Japan’s economy and ending deflationary trends. Japan could be on the brink of a making substantial increases to its wages.

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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

Workplace Insight

Today the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons. However, we are concerned that the budget as it stands does not offer enough funding to realise the promise of a fully supported system from 9 months to 4 years old.

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The devil is in the detail: The importance of creating a thorough event brief

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For the uninitiated, this may seem like a straightforward request until you start to ponder the type and style of venues you need to research, whether those venues will fit within the company’s budget, and… well, ‘what is our budget anyway?’ And that’s just for starters. Event Planning.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups. Administrative stress levels are higher due to changing priorities and fast deadlines. Propose ideas.

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Getting the Early Bird

Office Dynamics

Being early means you don’t have to rush; there is less stress; you arrive at your destination less harried and more peacefully; you feel (and act) more in control. Now is the time to thoughtfully prepare a request for financial approval of the Early Bird conference pricing before 2010 budgets expire with unspent funds.

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