Do's & Dont's
Below are our 17 articles in the do's & dont's' category:
In the main, companies accept that, occasionally, employees will need to go to attend appointments in work time.
It can be difficult to get an...
Christmas in the workplace can be terribly varied.
Some companies really go for it – lovely hampers, a smart Christmas party (on a work...
The two types of absence that can affect your working relationships are your own absence and that of others, including colleagues on your team and...
Formal dinners are an important part of many company's social calendar. If you are expected to attend such as evening with your colleagues, take...
Like most areas of life, there are unwritten rule of the office that people are expected to follow. There may not be any official documents laying...
Before we talk about all that is wrong with gossip and why you shouldn’t, let’s just take a minute to say what’s right with it.
Gossiping can be...
No one actually views themselves as an office stereotype; we all like to think of ourselves as individual and unique characters. Avoiding an office...
Working in an open plan office makes it both very difficult and very easy to be friendly.
Very difficult in the sense of when you are working...
While we all know that smoking is a terrible habit – expensive, smelly and bad for your health – so too do we know that, in offices, the good...
Your first day at work is stressful enough without having to endure the tradition known as a ‘welcome drink’.
It may be that employers forget...
As the majority of us have mobile phones, the issues of making personal calls at work have changed.
It is no longer just about using your...
It can be very tempting to think that your hard work will not be recognised unless you make sure you make your contributions very clear in...
Email, mobile phones and the internet have revolutionised how we are able to communicate in the workplace. Add to that video conferencing and web...
There are endless reasons why people have meetings in offices.
It may seem as though your office has meetings about meetings and you are...
Some people who work in some places will not understand why this subject requires an article of its own.
Others will see the title and nod...
As vast numbers of us work at a desk, with a phone and a computer, it is inevitable that a little check of emails, a brief look at holiday...
There is a huge variation on the quality of office environments. Excellent commercial interior design can result in sophisticated workplaces...
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