Work Life Balance
Keeping the Peace
The holiday season is a time for families to get together, but ingrained roles and old tensions can come to the table along with the turkey. Miriam Hechtman looks at how to survive the silly season.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Left palm open, right palm down
LIVING NOW MAGAZINE MAY 2008
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Women-only businesses get into top shape
Australian Financial Review - SPECIAL REPORT - FRANCHISING
Female-only gyms are an expanding business and one perfectly suited to the franchising concept, says Miriam Hechtman.
When Virginia Woolf wrote about having a room of one’s own, chances are she wasn’t talking about the gym. But increasingly women are able to work out in female-only gyms, thanks to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Picking the right time to go
Australian Financial Review
Andrew Banks, managing director, Talent2:
The time to leave a job is when you have given it your best shot; you’ve probably been there more than five minutes, so no one can say you haven’t given it its due merit. You feel you’ve stopped learning and growing and therefore you’re not gaining any more [...]
Workers seek solace in midday spirituality
Australian Financial Review
Religious discussion or practice is a popular option for city workers, with churches, mosques and synagogues conveniently located in most central business districts.
The City Bible Forum, an activity of ministry organisation Ecom (Evangelising Commerce), runs lunchtime religious talks in the Sydney CBD. Karen Gettens, a senior associate at the law firm Blake Dawson [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Let’s do lunch takes on new meaning
Australian Financial Review
Meal breaks may be under pressure but some CBD workers are using the time for a range of activities. Miriam Hechtman reports.
Monday, around midday, and Kaleem Mohammad leaves his Telstra office at the Melbourne Docklands for lunchtime prayers at the city’s mosque. Tuesday, just on lunchtime, and lawyer Tonia Komesaroff walks four blocks [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When crisis becomes a legal issue
Australian Financial Review
While helping people through difficult times at work cannot be narrowed to legal requirements, it’s important for companies to know where they stand in such situations.
Jane Seymour, a partner at the Sydney-based Australian Business Lawyers, which specialises in workplace law, says one issue that often causes problems relates to grief-related illness.
“The areas where [...]
Staff wellbeing programs gaining in favour
Australian Financial Review – Special Report – Executive Health
Many firms are finding that a staff work/life balance is crucial to the bottom line, writes Miriam Hechtman
Long hours, stressful environments and the continual climb up the corporate ladder allow less time for the personal. Add on the high costs of absenteeism and retraining new staff and [...]
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