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  • A Boss Speaks: Why I Give All Employees Flextime

    A Boss Speaks: Why I Give All Employees Flextime

    By Margaret Heffernan, Posted Apr 17th 2012 @ 9:03AM

    "What time do you want me to start work?" That's the question a new hire recently asked me. She looked a little startled by my reply. "I don't care." But it was the truth. I didn't care-and I never have-what hours are kept by the people who work for me. You could say I'm the opposite of a control freak, in ...

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  • Police: Pennsylvania Man Fakes Mom's Obit To Get Time Off

    Police: Pennsylvania Man Fakes Mom's Obit To Get Time Off

    By AP, Posted Dec 12th 2011 @ 9:43AM

    BROOKVILLE, Pa. -- Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania say a man published an obituary for his living mother in a ploy to get paid bereavement time off from work. ...

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  • This Year, Employees Don't Want A Holiday Party

    This Year, Employees Don't Want A Holiday Party

    By Claire Gordon, Posted Dec 7th 2011 @ 11:24AM

    Of all the perks employees could get this season, a holiday party scrapes the bottom of the list. Times are still tight right now, and Americans would way prefer a cash bonus, a raise, or paid time off over a few hours of drunken catharsis and a slab of mediocre fruitcake. A recent online survey by the jobs ...

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  • The Case For The Four-Day Workweek

    The Case For The Four-Day Workweek

    By CareerBuilder, Posted Sep 21st 2011 @ 11:25AM

    By Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder If your employer offered the opportunity to work four 10-hour days per week instead of a traditional five 8-hour-day workweek, would you take it? Teresa Allen, a customer service representative for American Fidelity Assurance Co. in Oklahoma City, did take ...

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  • 4 Ways To Log Off On Time Off

    4 Ways To Log Off On Time Off

    By Vicki Salemi, Posted Aug 25th 2011 @ 8:08AM

    According to a piece by the International Business Times, research has shown why we need vacations as well as why we need to shut down our work mental game. As in shut off the smart phones, the laptops, and oh yes, the direct dial to voicemail. It leaves us more rejuvenated, more creative and more energetic ...

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