Bonuses often go out the door during downturns. Tanya Goodwin-Maslach, Executive Coach at Elevati Inc., suggests changing the focus from business goals to building deeper relationships with your team; offering support and communicating as much as possible.
Commuters who carpool get all the perks. Not only do they save a fortune on gas and get to drive in the high-occupancy lane, but new research published in a 2008 issue of the Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention reports that they're less likely to have an accident, as...
Spicy tomato salsa perks up pork chops in a one-pot meal that takes only 15 minutes to cook. If you keep the ingredients on hand - - pork and peas in the freezer, fresh pasta in the fridge, salsa on the shelf -- you won't have to go to the...
DIPLOMATS and their partners are being allowed to fly their parents around the world in business class - at our expense. Until now, the free flights to and from wherever the diplomats are stationed have been for partners and children only. An...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With the introduction of the 2009 All Access Pass, a new concept for theme park annual passes, Universal Studios Hollywood will roll out a red carpet for repeat visitors, providing an unprecedented array of perks, privileges and discounts for just $5.00 more...
SAN ANTONIO -- As many in the nation face tough economic times this holiday season, H-E-B is introducing a new program to see that its valued employees receive additional help in providing for their families. The Valued Partner Perks Discount Card program entitles all H-E-B Partners employees to...
THE welcome perk of a company car is set to continue during the recession, but executives could find they have a limited choice of vehicle. The number of companies allowing drivers to choose any car has fallen from more than 20%to just 12.2% in the last year, a...
CIVIL servants are reluctant to give up their travel perks to help save taxpayers' money, according to internal documents obtained by the Sunday Herald. Despite pleas for cutbacks from managers, Scottish government officials have racked up nearly GBP4 million on premium-rate journeys over the past 18 months....
WHILE CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS struggle with finding an agreement on the state budget, there is one little perk they all agree they cannot let go -- expense payments. Even as myriad vital services face a budget ax, state lawmakers are still collecting a nice $173-a-day for expenses while...
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but one of the major perks of being a parent at Christmastime isn't the tree or the eggnog or the holiday parties or anything like that. It's the toys. Face it, having a child gives you a...
I have yet to hear that legislators are willing to make any cuts for themselves. There's not even a suggestion that the per diem should be earned by a full day's work instead of the few minutes it takes to sign in and out. There's no...
WHILE CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS struggle with finding an agreement on the state budget, there is one little perk they all agree they cannot let go -- expense payments. Even as myriad vital services face a budget ax, state lawmakers are still collecting a nice $173-a-day for expenses while...
Executives Expect Cuts in Company Holiday Parties, Corporate Gifts and Holiday Cards, But Few Change Personal Vacation Plans LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- While the uncertain economy has frozen the time-honored holiday tradition of office parties, gift giving and card exchanges, it is not swaying executives...
Unexpected draws for the Old Firm on Saturday will not alter the fact that Celtic and Rangers will finish first and second, in some order, in the Scottish Premier League. That Celtic could play so badly in this match - "the worst for a long, long time," agreed manager Gordon...
The American auto industry is in shambles. Apparently the only profit they can make is overseas sales, Here at home they just can't seem to make ends meet Well, we have the autoworkers union to thank for that. One must certainly applaud the great package of benefits they have secured...
Want to brew up the perfect cup of coffee this holiday season? Perk up and listen to these tips from the experts at Storyville SEATTLE, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Fact: Americans brew about 400 million cups of coffee ... every day. That's 146 billion cups per year....
VAIL, Colo., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic woes don't have to mean foregoing ski vacations or Vail's peak-season powder. The new economics of skiing have snow-hungry skiers searching for value-boosting perks like lift ticket and ski rental discounts, full kitchens for eat-in savings, complimentary fitness club passes and...
You may be more familiar with Andorra as a cheap ski destination rather than a tax haven, and it's true that this tiny principality, tucked between France and Spain in the Pyrenees, doesn't quite have the cachet of Monaco. However, it does offer great skiing, stunning mountain scenery and significant...
