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Good News – snacking can be healthy too.
We often hear about how snacking in between meals can be an unhealthy choice. Choose the wrong foods, and this grazing can lead to weight gain, which, in turn, can also lead to health problems, lack of energy and general lethargy. But snacking can also be really beneficial as an energy boost if you choose the right snacks. Video Conferencing provider gotomeeting have recently been discussing this very issue, and have put together a great infographic that details the snacks that really do help if you are looking for an energy boost, to feel fuller for longer and to actually improve your moods. And while some of the ideas are…
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Ensuring your Uniforms are of a High Quality
When you supply your employees with a uniform, you are projecting an image of professionalism, and also affirming your corporate identity. Whenever your employees wear their uniform inside or outside of work, they are representing your company and your brand, almost like a walking advertisement! Because of this, you will want to make sure that you buy the best quality uniforms available, and also make sure that your employees look after them. An Abundance of Choice Online If you take a look at the online workwear suppliers covering the UK using the internet, there is a lot of choice in companies that you can use. It is worth your time…
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All about – Working Holidays in the UK
For many students, a working holiday abroad during Summer holidays, or taking a longer working holiday as part of a gap year, are a right of passage – a really important part of growing up and becoming independent. What we forget sometimes is tat the UK itself is also a popular destination for working holidays for the young, with bar work, working in house as a nanny, temping in offices, teaching and construction work amongst the most popular of the many professions which overseas students partake in. These allow young people to contribute to the society they are living in by working and paying taxes. The Old Working holiday Visa…
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4th Office – Making flexible working a reality
An interesting post on the Freelancers Union website today talks about why so many women are choosing to work freelance. Sara Horowitz states that:- “…Even more than our male counterparts, our lives play out in stages that don’t fit well with a corporate world dominated by men. By our 30s, many women are starting families and struggling with taking time away from the office. By our forties, we’re often hitting the glass ceiling in terms of pay and promotions. By our fifties and sixties, unfortunately, we’re often being ignored altogether…” (Read full piece here.) This was certainly true for me. Starting a family in my thirties, combined with health issues…
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Why Flexible working hours make perfect sense
My little boy celebrates his 6th birthday today, and so it is the perfect time to reflect on how much my life has changed in the days since he was born. At that time, I was an acting head teacher of a Primary School, working full time, and also bringing a lot of work home each evening. When Joe came along I wanted to reduce my hours to part time so I could enjoy being a mommy to this precious little bundle, a request that became even more important when I was diagnosed with post-natal depression. Unfortunately I did not meet the response I was expecting, and the reduced working…
