Posts Tagged‘office’

Transforming the workplace

When it comes to the office workplace it is very important to get this right in order to get the best productivity and creativity from the staff. Also to give a positive impression to visiting clients. It all starts from the correct door on entry and the furniture around the office, and you’ll find them here. Here we cover ways you can transform the office to create the correct environment for the business. Lighting One of the most important factors of a workplace is the lighting. If you have a dark gloomy office this is giving off a negative image…

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Work Friends Versus Colleagues – How Work Friends Make Work Better

The dreaded office outing. You already spend eight hours a day with these people, so why spend any longer with them? These are the words many people utter to themselves when the boss announces after work drinks on a Friday night. For many, the office outing on Fridays (or other days of the week) is just another way work life sucks you in and makes you forget about having a work-life balance. Sometimes though, you get lucky and actually work with a group of people that you love to socialise with outside of the office. If you do, it’s a…

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How to deal effectively with diversity and multiculturalism in the workplace and community

Multi-ethnic populations with a variety of languages are becoming the norm. When a workforce is ethnically diverse, this means that there is a need for racial tolerance and understanding across cultures. It also means that there is a need to ensure that everyone, regardless of their level of English competency, has access to the same crucial information. Employers have a duty of care towards their employees, and failure to implement Health and Safety regulations can mean costly law suits. Employees have a duty to comply with Health and Safety regulations too. This means that people whose mother tongue is not…

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