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Paid Parental Leave Policy
What does a good paid- leave policy look like? It needs to be at least three months, include protection to make sure that your job is there for you when you return, and cover 100 percent of your income (many … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged advocacy, benefits, children, eligible employees, employee benefit, ethical dilemmas, family, family leave, insurance, legal system, legislative issues, paid family leave, paid leave, parenting, progressive companies, social justice, social policies, social services, time off
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Wednesday
Take a midweek break. Summer may have you dreaming of long weekends but researcher’s have found that the best day to take off is actually Wednesday. It interrupts the forced rhythm of the nine to five giving you an extra … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged boundaries, business, day off, employment, excuse, flexibility, research, self care, time managment, time off, transition, vacation restrictions, vacation time, work schedule
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Paid Parental Leave
Is it just me or do you sometimes start to read and and think “Just the highlights, please”? That’s how I felt on the very tired yet important issue of parental leave. It left me thinking where are they now … Continue reading
How sick is too sick to go to work?
A colleague walked into my office. I informed him he looked under the weather, and half-jokingly asked if he was contagious. He replied he didn’t think so. I suggested he make his way over to the ER to make sure. … Continue reading
Posted in Career Journal, Reading
Tagged boundaries, business, cold and flu, contagious, day off, decision making, employment, excuse, exhaustion, flexibilty, health, illness, mindfulness, nap, personal day, selfish, sick day, time off, vacation time
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Good Excuses for Missing Work
Positively purging I read the headline “Why I am late to work” my first thought was “Who are these people? How do you just forget you had to go to work, and couldn’t you come up with a better excuse?” … Continue reading
Posted in Career Journal, Kitchen Adventures
Tagged boundaries, business, day off, employment, excuse, flexibility, forgetfulness, framers market, gardening, humor, late, mangos, self care, smoothie, time managment, time off, transition, vacation restrictions, vacation time, white lie, work schedule
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