National Edition - September 3, 2006
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At workday's end, interns turn on the schmooze
With so much power in the balance, it's no surprise that Happy Hours in Washington DC are electric occasions. Who knows whom you'll be rubbing shoulders with tonight. It seems that what you do, in terms of networking, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. is as important as your workday. It's a realm of endless possibilities, and the rise and fall of Monica Lewinsky jumps to mind.
(Source: Washington Post)
Companies try to help workers sleep more
Napping on the job? Would you like a pillow? With productivity and global competitiveness on the line, some North American employers are taking their employees' sleep deprivation to heart. Napping policies are beginning to creep into some workplaces. In New York City, a company with two locations offers private napping enclosures for tired workers who steal away to recharge.
(Source: USA Today)
U.S. outsourcing seen boosting wages at home: study
The short- and mid-terms of American offshoring of high-tech work have now run their course. The long-term effect of this practice, according to a new study by a Princeton economist, found that, contrary to all the fear mongering, offshoring has increased blue-collar wages at home.
(Source: Reuters)
Long hours up high blood pressure risk
Will it kill you to work this weekend? Yes. Yes, it will. A new study says that people who work 51 hours a week or more increase their chances of contracting high blood pressure by nearly 30 per cent. Also, Americans now work longer hours than any other industrialized country - including Japan.
(Source: WebMD)
Joy on the job
According to a recent poll, most Canadians are satisfied with their current employer. A firm that makes software to boost employee morale conducted the survey, making some experts quite skeptical about the results. Allegedly, 89 per cent of Canadians are satisfied, while only 71 percent of Americans feel this way.
(Source: Edmonton Sun)
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Do you… shop from your cubicle? Surfing the Web has long been a favorite employee pastime.
Now, merchants are just waking up to this fact and are looking for new
marketing techniques
to break into your cubicle space.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that fully employed Americans now spend more than half of their waking hours at work.
• And as a consumer group, the fully employed possess staggering buying power.
• It's also an incredibly difficult market to reach. Employers, after all, want their workers to be working... not shopping.
(Source: Inc.com)
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Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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