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Lack of Incentives Prevent Employees Going Green At Work
Lack of incentive and leadership from bosses is causing UK employees to leave their environmental conscience at home, needlessly costing UK businesses thousands of pounds in energy bills, and emitting hundreds and thousands of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, according to independent research commissioned by international solutions provider, Logicalis.
The survey of over 1,000 employees, undertaken in December 2006, across UK public and private sector organisations, found that despite a clear understanding of the steps they need to adopt to become more environmentally friendly, employees still look towards their employer to lead by example when it comes to being environmentally responsible.
Just under two thirds (62 per cent) of staff said their employer should offer incentives for being green in the workplace while 57 per cent said they could be encouraged to act greener if their employer 'led by example'.
Gadflies begin to have effect on companies ALL BUSINESS RACHEL BECK
Remember when investors who pestered companies about their governance practices were deemed nothing more than trouble-making gadflies? Now their tactics are looking increasingly smart.
Just consider how intense shareholder pressure over Home Depot Inc.'s CEO pay finally contributed to Robert Nardelli's surprise resignation this week. And Morgan Stanley seems to see power in using governance to its advantage, too, as evidenced by its recent hire of a well-regarded expert in investor activism to work in its investment division.
The message is simple: As much as cash flows and earnings matter in investment decisions, getting ahead in today's markets also entails closely watching how corporate boards enrich top executives and the power they allow such leaders to have over business dealings.
Want to escape home office?
Half of the nation's businesses are home-based, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which means that about 8.25 million entrepreneurs work from home. And working out of the house can have its advantages -- the lack of a commute and low overhead costs chief among them.
But there are also disadvantages. It can be difficult to keep your nose to the grindstone when laundry and other housekeeping duties are staring you in the face. It also can be hard to maintain a professional image -- particularly if your dog is a barker, or your kids decide it's time for a knock-down-drag-out fight just when you get an important phone call.
If you're dying to get out of the house and into your own office, Office2Share.com is sponsoring a contest for you.
The Home Office from Hell winner will receive a free office for a year, a trip to New York City to have lunch with George Ross of The Apprentice, and Dell office equipment.
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Home Business Cents to Target Moms and Dads
Home Business Cents promotion will target moms and dads who want extra part-time money making business for their spouse and family.
Montevallo, AL, USA, December 27, 2006 (XTVWorld.Com) -- The formula for a Work-at-Home business is having a product everyone wants and working hard to get the word out that you can supply this product to them. The birth of the internet has led to the profitable home based business, with many opportunities, which has led to an exponential growth in mom and dad working from home.
Daily evidence by the recent company layoffs and shutting down of plants announced on news and press everyday, HomeBusinessCents.com aims to jump in the forefront of the home-based business Industry with a powerful online promotional campaign of its stable medical discount program, enabling other would be entrepreneurs to start and run legitimate work from home based business.
The Must-Have Tools for Your Home Office
(ARA) - According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people who work at home has grown again substantially over the last decade. Approximately 4.2 million people are now doing it.Whether you run your own business, telecommute or are an independent contractor, working from home has a number of advantages. Among them, having more flexibility, saving time and money by eliminating the commute, avoiding noise and distraction in the workplace and being able to arrange work around family commitments.If you've made the decision to give it a try, there are a few things to take note of up front: you'll need to start paying your own employment taxes; keep track of every work-related expense, no matter how big or small; and you'll need to invest in a few high-ticket tools to get started.
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Andy Borowitz: Home Depot Pays Salesclerk $12 Million to Go Away
One week after paying its former CEO Bob Nardelli a severance package worth $210 million, Home Depot raised eyebrows in the business community again today by paying an incompetent salesclerk $12 million "to go away forever." In an official statement released to Wall Street analysts this morning, Home Depot said that it was paying the former salesclerk, Lucas Rekson, 24, the unprecedented sum on the condition that "he never shows up to work again." The $12 million severance package for Mr. Rekson of the company's Torrance, California store is believed to be the largest of its kind ever for a low-level incompetent employee, industry experts said. During his two-month tenure as a salesclerk at Home Depot, Mr. Rekson made his mark by repeatedly spilling boxes of nails on the floor and accidentally banging into customers with large pieces of lumber.
Smarter working from FSB
A North East business organisation is demonstrating its commitment to smarter working in support of the Work Wise North East campaign. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has dispensed with a regional office in favour of its regional team working from home. Sisters Sue Bridel and Sarah Ainslie share a single role as policy officers at the FSB. They have been sharing the role and working from home since 2002, after both had worked for the FSB for several years.
John Wright, FSB’s policy chairman, and the sisters' boss, said, "FSB is leading the way with smarter working practices. My staff are happier and I find I get more work and commitment from the staff from this working arrangement. A quarter of FSB staff nationally work from home and this without doubt reduces the stress levels of our staff and results in a happier workforce at FSB."
Work Wise North East aims to promote the wider adoption of smarter working practices, such as flexible working, mobile working, remote working and working from home.
EMPLOYMENT: Pregnant and fired: A rising trend?
Hives erupted across her torso. Her hands swelled to fleshy catcher's mitts. Jennifer Walls, about four weeks pregnant and in a panic, rushed to the hospital emergency room.
The doctor said her pregnancy triggered the skin condition. He gave her steroids and ordered the then-34-year-old mother-to-be to stay home.
She returned to work within a couple of weeks. Four months after that trip to the hospital, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. in Charlotte fired Walls. The reason: She allegedly lied about calling the help desk to report a computer problem while on a business trip.
A federal agency that oversees workplace discrimination found that Walls was wronged. In October, she joined the growing ranks of women filing pregnancy discrimination lawsuits.
