…it really might be better to say nothing. If your boss likes to tick people off in public, he or she could be damaging more than morale. Research suggests that witnessing rudeness in the workplace could lead to mistakes and poor performance.
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posted 13/07/2010
Your holiday plans might not involve a round the world trip this year, but switch one of your journeys to work to greener transport, and you could join in a virtual circumnavigation.
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans is asking people to pledge to switch a car journey to greener means – walking, cycling or using public transport. The Change your world campaign aims to see how much green mileage supporters can clock up by 4 July. Read more…
posted 21/06/2010
The TUC has urged bosses not to score an own goal during the World Cup, and to allow staff who wish to watch televised games to do so, either away from work or if appropriate, somewhere on the company’s premises.
Rather than showing staff the red card for throwing ‘sickies’ in order to catch the games from South Africa, next month’s football tournament could be a perfect opportunity for employers to test out making more use of flexible working hours. Read more…
posted 27/05/2010
Being regularly stuck at your desk long after normal working hours can be a drag, no matter how much you love your job, and certainly doesn’t do much for your social or family life. But a new study shows that workers putting in too many extra hours in the office may be more likely to develop heart problems.
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posted 14/05/2010
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” If you ever answered ‘astronaut’, you probably didn’t get a very encouraging reply. But a career in space, or at least space technology, is perhaps not quite as far out of reach for today’s graduates.
As reported in the Guardian recently, the 2010/2011 Jobfile handbook, published by VT Lifeskills, lists ‘astronaut’ as a possible career option for the first time. There’s certainly plenty of competition: the European Space Agency recruited 6 astronauts last year, including British helicopter pilot Timothy Peake, from a field of 8,400. Read more…
posted 20/04/2010
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