Office Snapshots

APRIL 11, 2024

A primary objective of the new Kingfisher office was decarbonisation, specifically reducing embodied carbon emissions from the interior fit-out through careful consideration of: raw material extraction, manufacturing and processing, transportation, installation of all building materials, replacement of materials, end of life, disposal and recycling.

Transportation 79

Transportation Manufacturing Retail Flexibility 79

Workplace Insight

JUNE 26, 2024

In travel and transport, retail, catering, and leisure sectors – where workers are more likely to be customer-facing and work on-site – far fewer workers feel like their time and attendance are being monitored more closely. The belief that employers are watching workers more than ever isn’t prevalent across all industries.

Flexibility 111

Flexibility Flexibility Salary Security 111

Workplace Insight

JULY 1, 2024

The natural-feeling surface of Volar Bio, crafted in Japan, means it can be used to upholster anything from residential furniture to commercial-based surfaces in offices, hospitality, retail or healthcare. All Ultrafabrics products can withstand serious, frequent cleaning to C.D.C And we can scale to meet the needs of a global audience.

Transportation 52

Transportation Manufacturing Automotive Healthcare 52

Success

AUGUST 14, 2024

Since its inception, the B Corp movement has grown exponentially, with more than 8,900 certified businesses in more than 101 countries, spanning 162 industries from retail and manufacturing to finance and technology. Community tackles supply chain—from raw materials to partner companies along the production process.

Supplies 59

Supplies Manufacturing Retail Government 59

Attendance Bot

MARCH 8, 2024

This type of work schedule is common in industries that operate 24 hours a day, such as healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, hospitality, and emergency services. Similarly, workers in the hospitality or retail industries may work a second shift to accommodate customers who prefer to shop or dine in the evening.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Transportation Retail Flexibility 52

All Work

MAY 20, 2022

It’s important for product designers and retailers to understand their embodied carbon emissions , which relate to the manufacturing, processing, transportation, assembly, maintenance, replacement, and deconstruction and disposal of goods. 80% of Teknion’s component parts are manufactured in-house, they add. “For

Manufacturing 93

Manufacturing Transportation Maintenance Flexibility 93

Work Life

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When you think of flextirement, you might think of someone who retired from their full-time career only to reenter the workforce, picking up a part-time role as a substitute teacher or retail position at the local store to keep busy or be social. However, this is not the case.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Transportation Problem-Solving Prioritization 105

Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Industries included manufacturing, financial services, retail, government/public sector, healthcare providers, energy and utilities, and transport and airlines. The survey was conducted by Coleman Parkes Research in June 2024.

Transportation 64

Transportation Manufacturing Retail Healthcare 64

Work Life

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Work is assessed according to where the employee can work—either on site or anywhere, and the level of customer interaction—either standalone right up to fully hands-on: Highly hands-on, on-site workers include emergency services, early education, travel and hospitality, and transport roles that can only be performed in person.

Automotive 110

Automotive Data Entry Finance Technology 110

Work Life

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

My mom shouldered the burden of raising kids and household work, while also working in retail, warehouses, and odd-jobs, which has taken a toll on her, too. It’s why I believe remote work and the four-day work week are worth exploring, and why transportation and care infrastructure are critical. My parents worked hard.

Transportation 91

Transportation Work Ethic Retail Healthcare 91

Work Life

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Men who experienced unemployment, more job turnover before the age of 25, or transportation barriers to finding a good job also followed less-steady work patterns, suggesting that they may have been forced to take “bad jobs” that provided fewer opportunities to move up the ladder or to earn a living wage.

Government 88

Government Transportation Retail Insurance 88

Work Life

OCTOBER 4, 2024

I guess the argument is there are fewer people to be hurt,” says Greg Regan, president of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department. However, the GAO report also found that automation had “mixed effects on the workforce, security, and performance.” “I

Technology 98

Technology Automotive Security Government 98

Workplace Insight

JULY 13, 2023

It claims this narrow focus does not address the critical importance of improving productivity growth in ‘everyday economy’ sectors such as retail, hospitality, transport, logistics and social care, which account for at least 40 percent of employment*.

Logistics 40

Logistics Transportation Retail Technology 40

All Work

JANUARY 24, 2022

Are there opportunities to provide indoor/outdoor work and retail environments? Transportation & Parking. Keep in mind that commuting options also continue to evolve, with many employees opting to drive or adopt alternative means of transportation than in days gone by. Can the lobby become an activated, dynamic space?

Real Estate 65

Real Estate Transportation Technology Retail 65

Success

MAY 20, 2022

Additionally, we had to find a partner willing to work within our direct-to-customer retail model, which was not easy to do. At a national outdoor retail show I talked to dozens of paddleboard companies, and C4 Waterman was the best fit. A critical component of our partnership was C4’s willingness to think outside its box. Win-win-win.

Retail 79

Retail Consulting Sales Government 79

Workplace Insight

MARCH 26, 2024

I did not transport the lightbulb from the factory to the wholesale and retail outlets – lots of other people did. I did not make the lightbulb – a few other people did at the factory. I did not package the lightbulb – a few other people did.

Transportation 52

Transportation Retail Construction Food 52

Workplace Insight

MAY 1, 2022

The industries with the largest percentage rises in inactivity among the over-50s are wholesale and retail (40% rise), transport and storage (+30%), and manufacturing (+25%). There has also been a smaller rise in inactivity among highly educated workers. What jobs are older workers leaving, and why?

Problem-Solving 98

Problem-Solving Government Transportation Manufacturing 98

Workplace Insight

JANUARY 25, 2023

On this score, the claims by the retailer and the council to be environmentally friendly while planning for a new building have been challenged by campaigners and commentators.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Government Transportation Retail 52

Insperity

MAY 3, 2018

It also provides specific advice for those types of companies most likely to experience violence, such as late-night retail establishments, healthcare businesses and those with delivery drivers. And, if you’re regularly transporting cash, such as bank deposits, don’t follow a set schedule.

Security 151

Security Banking Cleaning Transportation 151

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I had a job while I was in high school and in university but it was part-time and in retail and things were different there. He was at the airport with two other supervisors and their transportation had fallen through. They all have company credit cards, but none of them used one to get transportation home.

Transportation 57

Transportation Cleaning Retail Learning 57

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Zubair Bhura is a Master’s degree qualified senior HR professional with 10+ years of demonstrated Human Resources experience in Australia with a proven history of working with distinct ownership models and global/multi-national organisations spanning unionised & non-unionised environments including Retail & FMCG, Fast Food, Hospitality and (..)

Logistics 52

Logistics Transportation Customer Service Retail 52

Ask a Manager

JULY 12, 2022

Part of my job involves helping these folks do things they’d struggle to do on their own, which sometimes involves transporting them in a car provided by the agency. While I have strict boundaries about not transporting anyone who is high/drunk, heavy drug use does a lot of damage to the body.

Cleaning 46

Cleaning Transportation Payroll Influencing 46

Insperity

JANUARY 17, 2013

Or, you’d like to limit spending to specific merchants (for example, hotels, restaurants and transportation), but you’re getting charges for retailers or nightclubs or other kinds of merchants – after the money is spent. Or, they can’t get approved by the credit card company in the first place. Luckily, there are alternatives.

Transportation 100

Transportation Retail Controlling Reporting 100

Workplace Insight

MARCH 7, 2024

This Budget sorely lacked a broad economic strategy to improve living standards and boost productivity across the economy including in sectors like retail, hospitality, transport, logistics and social care which employ millions of people.

Government 59

Government Insurance Real Estate Security 59

SnackNation

MAY 30, 2018

With this new round of funding, SnackNation plans to expand its current enterprise network while opening-up new distribution channels such as hospitality and transportation. The round brings SnackNation’s total venture funding to $22.5

Retail 28

Retail Transportation Food Networking 28

Success

JULY 13, 2022

She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill and she was the first female Federal Aviation Agency inspector. Kendra Scott : She is the designer and founder of her own line of jewelry and retail spaces. “We The Inspiration.

Influencing 104

Influencing Finance Retail Banking 104

Great Place to Work

MAY 3, 2018

Equip interviewees with helpful information before they arrive, including directions, parking/ transportation recommendations, timing, agenda for the day, dress code, etc. And, demonstrate respect for candidates with timely communication after the interview, even if it doesn’t work out.

Transportation 69

Transportation Catering Retail Interviewing 69

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

I had a job while I was in high school and in university but it was part-time and in retail and things were different there. He was at the airport with two other supervisors and their transportation had fallen through. They all have company credit cards, but none of them used one to get transportation home.

Transportation 45

Transportation Cleaning Retail Learning 45

Great Place to Work

MAY 3, 2018

Equip interviewees with helpful information before they arrive, including directions, parking/ transportation recommendations, timing, agenda for the day, dress code, etc. And, demonstrate respect for candidates with timely communication after the interview, even if it doesn’t work out.

Transportation 53

Transportation Catering Retail Interviewing 53

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 25, 2018

while on my way to the retail job I’ve taken to attempt to survive, I called him again. I cannot pay my rent, car insurance, phone bill, and my medical debts with a poor-paying retail job. I DO NOT want to work in retail anymore even though my roommate and my aunt keep saying I ought to go into retail management.

Retail 25

Retail Customer Service Interviewing Controlling 25

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I manage our family-owned retail farm store and have two employees. Am I right to feel that post-surgery transportation is asking a little much of an employee? Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. Employee is soliciting customers to buy mozzarella from her.

Maintenance 45

Maintenance Transportation Delegation Retail 45

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

A reader writes: I’m a part-time retail employee at a clothing store, as well as a full time graduate student. I left work a couple of weeks ago, got on my bus to head home, and as always, spend the time on my phone — Facebook/Texting/Instagram, etc. At one point, my boyfriend texted me asking if I’d left work yet. But your employer is worse.

Transportation 39

Transportation Retail Learning 39

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I was a transportation manager over a team of about 30 individuals. I work retail and am assigned shoes to wear. The worst that can happen is that you don’t get the job; the best that can happen is that you end up getting a huge pay increase. My former coworkers aren’t allowed to talk to me. We are forced to wear these.

Salary 32

Salary Transportation Legal Customer Service 32

Ask a Manager

JULY 15, 2020

This is only my third office-type job, but I have significant retail/food service experience before this, and to me, the pop quiz idea comes off as punitive and ineffective. I’ll have to use public transportation to get to the nearest lab. It seems crazy to me that random testing wasn’t suspended during a global pandemic.

Training 31

Training Interviewing Transportation Retail 31

SnackNation

JANUARY 5, 2018

Variety of snacks that are hard to find at local stores and online retailers. These fruit snacks (square peel-offs) are made with pure, wholesome ingredients and will instantly transport you to a nostalgic paradise… without the regret of fake ingredients. Automatic monthly deliveries so you can focus on your actual job.

Retail 28

Retail Food Purchasing Transportation 28

Vantage Circle

JANUARY 31, 2023

It also incorporates environmental issues like sustainable transportation, renewable energy storage, and climate change mitigation. This needle-like focus on serving the best to customers has improved the company’s overall performance making it one of the world’s largest retailers. “It’s a no-brainer.

Creativity 82

Creativity Communication Decision Making Computer 82

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I’ll borrow a story from my Dad from when he was the head of HR at a women’s clothing retailer back in the 80s. She eventually found him passed out on the floor in the breakroom, naked. The wrong Santa. They were having their annual Christmas party when someone came in dressed as Santa and began interacting with people at the party.

Planning 37

Planning Transportation Catering Retail 37