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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

BMT Office Administration

Getting a promotion is an exciting event for employees. However, some of that excitement is probably due to the pay raise that they expect will come with the promotion. But sometimes employers offer promotions without an increase in pay, a growing phenomenon called dry promotions. What is a dry promotion?

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What Is Time Zone Prejudice, And How Does It Discriminate Against Remote Workers?

Allwork

holidays (even though we have automatic calendars that inform us of these details),” said R. And due to Europe’s more generous vacation, part-time schedule, and holiday schedules, the U.S. They might be more inclined to offer a promotion to someone who can attend 4 p.m. “Meetings were scheduled on and without regard to U.S.

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

Allwork

The notion of personalized mental health fitness plans was recently highlighted in an Allwork.Space interview with Psychologist Dr Bill Howatt. The role of employers in promoting positive mental health for all should not be underestimated. The employer’s role is to facilitate and empower employees to form ERGs but not take the lead.

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How to Use Videos for Building Your Business and Brand – An Ideas Checklist

Andrea Kalli

Promotional. Interview series. Promoting a service or product – including Product Introductions and new Services. Do you run monthly or quarterly promotions? Promoting an event – Compilation videos are great for this. Authors: promote your book or eBook with a book trailer video. The Top Ten. Sales Video.

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The Good and Bad of Freelancing

Small Business Labs

Having to generate, fight for, promote, and defend your work can be downright exhausting. And forget about holidays. Paying out of pocket for health care (not everyone qualifies for the Freelancers Union), quarterly taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, promotion, marketing, negotiations, pre and post project management.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 1 of 4

Service Untitled

After interviewing Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and seeing the company’s HQ outside of Las Vegas , I knew I wanted to learn more about the nuts and bolts and day-to-day operations of Zappos. So during this time, we’re in its peak in terms of our volume, but it’s not quite as difficult as it would be post–holidays with returns and exchanges.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 4 of 4

Service Untitled

This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You can read part one of the interview here , part two here , and part three here. But yeah, everyone else is in an hourly position so they get you know, holiday pay and overtime pay and things like that.