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- Useful Commute: The Four-Hour Work Week
- Useful Commute: The Four-Hour Work WeekGreat idea.....butI just finished reading The Four-Hour Work Week, and found the book refreshing and enlightening. As an administrator looking to gradually trade in my 9 to 5 life working for others, this book offered practical ways to make the transition into being an...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
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- VW continues with 4-day work week.
- MEXICO CITY, Jan 16, 2004 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- In 2004, workers of Volkswagen VW will continue with the four-day work week due to low automobile production at the Puebla plant. Jose Luis Rodrig MEXICO CITY, Jan 16, 2004 (El...
- Research articles 2004-01-17
- Volkswagen workers to continue with 4x3 work week.
- MEXICO CITY, Jan 29, 2004 (Notimex/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Workers of Volkswagen de Mexico agreed to continue with the four day work week (4x3) scheme in order to avoid more than 3,000 jobs cuts. Union workers exp MEXICO CITY, Jan 29,...
- Research articles 2004-01-29
- Levi's cutting work week at some plants. (inventory control, clothing trade)
- Lew's Cutting Work Week at Some Plants Citing a need for "corrective inventory balancing," Levi Strauss & Co. officials in San Francisco confirmed Thursday that the company has gone to a four-day work week at several of its domestic jeans plants but emphasized...
- Research articles 1988-02-19
- Should We Embrace a Four-Day Workweek?
- Should We Embrace a Four-Day Workweek?4 daysI'd known the 4 day work week could tip the work/life balance in your favor, but I'd not considered the fiscal benefits. Good insight.Short AnswerYes.Short week, short answerWorks for me!
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Ask anyone you meet at Varian medical systems to describe Thanos Etmektzoglou's work ethic, and inevitably they'll tell you he runs marathons. (Special Awards Section: Special Achievement Award).
- Funny thing is, he doesn't. Not anymore. He hurt himself running a few years ago, and since then he has cut down his routine to an average of two or three miles, three or four times a week. Funny thing is, he doesn't....
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- Kansas Workers Taking Advantage of Flexible Work Schedules.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
- Jul. 6--From 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. three days a week, Don Thompson is at his job as a computer numerical control machinist at Cessna Aircraft Co. The other four days a week, Thompson is a stay-at-home dad, spending time with...
- Research articles 1997-07-07
- Do Less Than Your Competitors to Beat Them
- I love products made by 37signals and now, thanks to innovation blogger Bill Taylor, I now admire the company as much as what it makes. As Taylor points out in an enlightening Harvard Online post, 37signals lives as a company by the same principles it embraces in...
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Denim mills see little softening in the market. (reaction to Levi Strauss inventory correction)
- Denim Mills See Little Softening In the Market Denim executives do not view Levi Strauss & Co.'s move to a four-day work week at several of its domestic jeans plants --for "corrective inventory balancing" --as an indication of a major softening in the...
- Research articles 1988-02-22
- Bell Helicopter Textron Employees in Fort Worth, Texas, to Vote on Contract.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jun. 10--FORT WORTH, Texas--Members of the United Auto Workers Local 218 at Bell Helicopter Textron will vote tomorrow to accept a new three-year contract or go on the first strike in 13 years at the aerospace company. Management and the UAW local, which represents...
- Research articles 2000-06-12
- NYT, Union Agree On Possible Voluntary Buyout
- No details yet but according to a Newspaper Guild memo posted on Romenesko, the New York Times and its largest union have agreed to a voluntary buyout to cut costs. It’s vague on when an offer might be made or what kind of staff reduction the paper might have...
- External links 2009-09-25
- Family-Friendly Policies from Family-Friendly Companies
- Flexible parental-leave programs are one of the keys to employee retention. These exemplary companies have policies in place that rank high with working parents. Ernst & Young Tax, accounting, and financial services New York, NY Leave Policy: Six weeks of fully paid parental leave...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- Processing backlog confronts FCC; now back to work, commission faces stacks of applications.(Brief Article)
- Now back to work, commission faces stacks of applications FCC officials are making plans to start chipping away at a four-week backlog of broadcast applications. At midweek last week Mass Media Bureau staffers still were tallying the workload ...
- Research articles 1996-01-22
- Volunteer Work When Unemployed: Should You Work for Free?
- Laid-off executives are diving into volunteer work as a way to make new contacts, stay engaged, and eventually find paying work. But not every kind of volunteer work bestows the same benefits, and devoting too much time and energy to pro bono activities can actually hinder your search for a...
- Articles 2009-10-27
- THE WEEK AHEAD: Will business investment rise?
- There is one stand out event in the coming week, namely the June quarter business investment figures, released on Thursday. Apart from that key indicator it is a rather tame affair on the economic calendar with car sales data released on Monday and construction work figures released on Wednesday. While...
- News items 2009-08-23
- Volkswagen accepts reduction in working week.
- MEXICO CITY, Jul 16, 2003 (El Economista - Empresas y Negocios/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Volkswagen de Mexico has accepted the proposal from its workers to reduce the working week to four days of work and three of r MEXICO CITY, Jul...
- Research articles 2003-07-16
- Business Hacks Week in Review (March 16, 2009)
- With so many NCAA basketball tournaments on display last week, we can understand if you missed a few Business Hacks posts. (Note to Dave: Basketball is a sport involving two teams, a round ball, and a net. It's something men play.) Here's a roundup of last week's non-conference winners: ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Leading Economic Indicators Show A Nice Recovery, But Are They Still Relevant?
- The Conference Board released its monthly index of Leading Economic Indicators LEI for the U.S. this week, making a string of six positive reports. The index rose by one point, to 103.5; four of this year's monthly gains have been greater than one point, suggesting a strong recovery is in...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Volkswagen.(Around the Country)(Brief Article)
- Volkswagen announced factory workers in Puebla have agreed to a shorter work week, four days on and three days off, ... Volkswagen announced factory workers in Puebla have agreed to a shorter work week, four days on and three days off, causing a 20% pay cut...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- Exhibition of Artists at Work at Yale School of Art.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 October 2006-YALE UNIVERSITY: Exhibition of Artists at Work at Yale School of ArtC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03102006 New Haven, Conn. -- The first exhibition at the Yale School of Art since Robert Storr became its dean will allow visitors to...
- Research articles 2006-10-04
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