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The Hidden Costs of Unlimited PTO

Success

However, it appears that organizations with unlimited paid time off policies actually see their employees taking less time off than they did before the policies were introduced. Unlimited paid time off can also result in comparison between employees , even in companies that pledge that leave is not tracked.

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Google’s Myth Of Losing Social Capital In Hybrid Work

Allwork

Google announced its hybrid work policy, requiring employees work in the office for at least three days a week. That policy goes against the desires of many rank-and-file Google employees. What forward-looking companies discovered is that hybrid and even fully remote work arrangements don’t automatically lead to losing social capital.

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Three-quarters of women experience health problems at work, but line managers aren’t trained to support them 

Workplace Insight

Advice includes: Best practice for conversations around stress, depression and anxiety – ensuring managers don’t minimise how serious these health conditions are by suggesting everyone feels low sometimes.

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Your Life Organized

Ian's Messy Desk

A Christmas Planning Checklist for November – One of the best ways to reduce the stress of holiday planning is to spread it over a number of months or even throughout the year. This Christmas Give the Gift of Time – Retailers would have us believe we need to spend, spend, spend to avoid comparisons to Ebenezer Scrooge.

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Take lessons from the leaders in customer service

Service Untitled

And it’s not a comparison between a service as in Comcast and a retail experience as in Zappos.com; it’s a response to understanding and perpetuating the best “foot” forward of service. Representatives are able to respond to a high volume of business without stressing out.

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

They are penalized for having a family and this causes additional stress and anxiety. Results of the study found that as well as reducing stress levels, those in the more relaxed environment improved their IQ by 28 per cent and increased memory retention by 33 per cent. It is very easy to run yourself down in a job that is high stress.

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Imperfection is a good thing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Reply Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach ( @barbaraling ) April 21, 2010 at 8:16 am Loved the unicorn comparison! I stress over stupid stuff. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. All the time.

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