Archive for November, 2009

I’m nineteen and I go to school full time (17 units) and work part time. I only work a couple days a week at my job and I don’t make enough money right now to support myself. I really want to keep my current job right now, but I’m trying to think of something that [...]

med. retired very flexible-but when i was working job was pretty flexible
happy day
old geezer

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It is a seasonal position, but I recently decided to play basketball, which will take all of my time during the week. I go in for the interview in a few days. How will my time request go over? Do I have any chance of getting the job?
Go through with the interview. The interviewer may [...]

I have completetd the correct form to request my flexible working (4 day working week as opposed to my previous 5), today I had a meeting and have had my request rejected my MD has said that I can only have half a day off (being a Friday afternoon) and this will only be on [...]

A story for the Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s 2008 Listening Tour.
Key facts on Work and Family balance:
KEY FACTS
* Australia remains one of only two OECD countries that do not have a legislated paid maternity leave system.
* Paid maternity leave is used by around one third (34%) of employed mothers-to-be. Use of paid paternity or parental [...]

http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video/ It’s billed as THE dream job. The successful applicant will enjoy flexible working hours, a three bed beach-side villa, and 70 thousand pound salary. But best of all is the location — taking care of the islands around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. So what’s the catch? Sky’s Enda Brady reports.
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I have a pretty busy schedule but still need income. To date, I have only heard of one area that can conform to the schedule: courier jobs.
Are there any other jobs that are flexible with hours that still pay well?
Thanks
One possible category of jobs that you may want to seriously consider is that of a [...]

All colleges have an office where you can get student work on campus. Some of the jobs pay more than others. Find out what yours is called and go look at the list of jobs they have. As a bonus you can often find work that is related to your field of study, and if [...]

I bought the business where I work after 5 years and have run it for another 8 years. will that do?

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http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6312&edition=1&ttl=20090406145407
As parent would you use your right to ask for flexible working hours under new legislation?
As an employer do you find it fair that the age limit for parents has been extended for them to ask for flexible hours.
With the economy in the mess it’s in, is there room for flexibility in the workplace?
Personally I [...]