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Slothful Britons incite Boris' ire
17 May 2013
If you’re British and you’re reading this, then you should get back to work in order to up Britain’s per capita productivity, according to London’s mayor.
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Worst HR email gaffes
17 May 2013
Most execs have sent an email to the wrong person, and a new survey has shed light on just how bad the mess-ups have been – from simple embarrassment to breaches of employees’ privacy.
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Office worker stole 20 tonnes of office supplies
17 May 2013
We’ve all heard the war stories of workers systematically fleecing their employers for years on end – but a German office worker may have outdone them all.
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How to manage women at work – the 1940s way
10 May 2013
In an excerpt from the July 1943 edition of a publication called 'Transportation Magazine', male supervisors received some useful advice about managing women in the workplace.
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Call me Jo: shorter name = higher pay
10 May 2013
If a recent study is to be believed, every extra letter in a person’s first name may reduce his or her annual salary by US$3,600.
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Zombies don’t know better, but you should
10 May 2013
A group of imaginative Winnipeg students have created a winning workplace safety video featuring a zombie.
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Pick a career path with this 1960s board game
10 May 2013
This 50-year old board game, “What Shall I Be?”, had girls excitedly collecting school, subject and personality cards towards different professions.
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Case of missing coffee mug goes viral
03 May 2013
Just in case any evidence was needed that employees take their coffee extremely seriously, an email outlining in fastidious detail the last known whereabouts of a worker’s favourite mug has gone viral.
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What’s in a name: discount an applicant named ‘4Real’?
03 May 2013
How would you react if the resume for someone named 4Real came across your desk? How about ‘Mafia No Fear’ or ‘Midnight Chardonnay’?
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Which employee has the best maths skills? Not who you think
03 May 2013
Blue-collared workers are the highest users of maths in the workplace a new study has revealed.
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