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A former receptionist for a real estate agency in the American city of Chicago has won her two-year battle for unemployment benefits, after she was dismissed for working through her lunch break.
Employee sacked…for working too hard
January 20, 2012
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Man puts fake obituary in paper to get day off work
December 14, 2011By The Editor
Most people over their lifetime have told a fib or two to take the odd day off work, but few have gone to the lengths of American man Scott Bennett, who got a fake obituary for his mother published in a local newspaper in order to get paid bereavement leave.
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Bizarre British compensation payouts revealed
October 26, 2011By The Editor
A list of all payouts by British councils to injured employees published in the press recently has created some headlines in the UK – except for the fact that many of the payouts have been paid with public funds.
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Power out – coffee shops block free electricity for customers
September 23, 2011By Michael Reardon
Following requests from disgruntled customers, Starbucks stores in New York City have recently been given permission from head office to block the power points at their coffee shops, to discourage patrons from ‘hogging’ space at tables whilst charging their laptops, and free up space for other customers.
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Power down – Swiss political party formed to ban PowerPoint presentations
September 2, 2011By The Editor
Many of us have given them, and all of us have been through at least one of them – but a Swiss man is so incensed by Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, he’s set up a political party in an effort to make them illegal.
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Office behaviour and personality can govern salary
August 19, 2011By The Editor
The traditional and somewhat cruel phrase ‘nice guys finish last’ has been proven by a team of North American researchers, who found more agreeable people receive lower salaries than less agreeable colleagues.
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Jailed lawyer takes business networking to a new level
July 13, 2011By The Editor
A defence lawyer in New York has seized on his misfortune, using a brief spell on his custody to expand his networks by handing out every business card in his possession to other jailbirds.
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Businessman halves commute time; rides horse to work
June 17, 2011By The Editor
Next time you’re stuck in traffic during peak hour, you might want to consider a different type of horse power to get to work, like a businessman in China has. Read the rest of this entry »
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Executive’s expensive habit earns him demotion
May 6, 2011By The Editor
An executive with a major state-owned Chinese business has been demoted for “seriously breaching” his company’s image, after he purchased more than a quarter of a million dollars of alcohol on the company tab.
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Pizza shop owner arrested after rodent-based sabotage attempt fails
March 4, 2011By Andrew Lowcock
A pizzeria owner in the United States has gone to unusual lengths to eliminate his competition, by attempting to smuggle mice into rival pizza shops, only to find himself on the wrong side of the law.
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