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| Employment Indicators | ||
| Employment Situation |
243,000
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| Unemployment Rate |
8.3%
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| Unemployed |
12.8M
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| Employment / Population |
58.5%
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| Labor Force Participation | 63.7% NC | |
| Employment Outlook |
+9%
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Congrats to COURTNEY, winner of our monthly “Spot the Bogus Workplace Celebration” Contest.
Courtney was the first astute observer to identify “Bring Lady GaGa to Work Day” as the fake holiday. Believe it or not, the rest are very real. Click here for the full list.
Thanks for your participation — enjoy the rest of the month!
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One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing. As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to some of the lesser-known holidays/celebrations your employees might be observing this month.
Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included a made-up day on our list. The rest are very real. The first people to post a comment below identifying the bogus days will win valuable prizes.
What does this mean for employers? For decades, employment lawyers have advised their clients to avoid references to any specific celebrations at this time of year and to use instead the seemingly innocuous phrase “Happy Holidays.” But is that good advice?
In light of the above, by uttering “Happy Holidays” you may be unwittingly sanctioning gambling, whining, cat herding, bathtub partying, pawnbroking, humbuggery, haikus, chocolate over-indulgence, artlessness, discrimination against the letter “L”, violence against beloved children’s icons and unionization of your workforce.
Our advice? Drop the word “Holidays” from any greeting and simply say: ”Happy.”
Enjoy the month!
(Sources: holidayinsights.com, brownielocks.com)
Congrats to DANIELLE, winner of our monthly “Spot the Bogus Workforce Celebration” Contest. Danielle was the first astute observer to identify “International Fire One Co-worker of Your Choice Day” as the fake holiday. Believe it or not, the rest are very real. Click here for the full list.
Thanks for your participation — enjoy the month!
posted by admin at 10:03 am | No Comments |
One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing. As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to some of the lesser-known holidays your employees might be observing this month.
Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up day on our list. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment below identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.
What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly start spouting clichés, calling in well, flossing incessantly, attempting to set the world record for most people stuffed inside a single conference room, cooking “bold and pungent” dishes in the break room, banging bundt pans together, wearing mouse ears, repeatedly reciting their area codes, aiding and abetting punsters, imitating Tina Fey imitating Sarah Palin and/or occasionally using their common sense, now you know why.
Enjoy the month!
(Sources: holidayinsights.com, brownielocks.com)
posted by admin at 9:24 am | 4 Comments |
Congrats to ALEX, winner of our monthly “Spot the Bogus Employee Celebration” Contest. Alex was the first astute observer to identify “Take Charlie Sheen to Work Day” as the fake holiday. Believe it or not, the rest are very real. Click here for the full list.
Thanks for your participation — enjoy the month!
posted by admin at 9:34 am | No Comments |
One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing. As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to some of the lesser-known holidays/celebrations your employees might be observing this month.
Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up day on our list. The rest are very real. The first person to leave a comment below identifying the bogus celebration will win a valuable prize.
Month-long Observances
Daily Observances
What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly start being sarcastic to squirrels, howling at the moon, shaving their heads, screaming in frustration, telling bad knock-knock jokes, quoting the dictionary, bringing farm animals and mother-in-laws to work and/or eating loads of chocolates, caramels and cakes and then incessantly brushing and flossing, now you know why.
Enjoy the month!
(Sources: holidayinsights.com, brownielocks.com)
A heads-up to employers everywhere . . .
As we disclosed previously here on the Blawg, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. (No, we’re not making this up. Click here for everything you could ever possibly want to know about this auspicious occasion.)
Accordingly, our advice would be to avoid taking any adverse employment action against anyone who engages in pirate-ishness today. However, action may be taken to address any of the following:
posted by Mark Toth at 6:55 am | 2 Comments |
Congrats to EDWARD, winner of our monthly “Spot the Bogus Employee Celebration” Contest. Edward was the first to identify “Flying Nun Appreciation Day” as the fake holiday. Believe it or not, the rest are very real. Click here for the full list.
For those of you who may not be aware, The Flying Nun was a TV show from the late Sixties featuring Sally Field as an apprentice nun who — for reasons that were never adequately explained — could fly. We’re not making that up. If you don’t believe us, check out the video below. (For the record, ABC denies that any drug use was involved in either the approval and/or production of the show.)
In recognition of Edward’s efforts, we’ll send him a gift certificate good for any of the fine establishments on giftcertificates.com. Thanks to all who participated. Enjoy the month!
posted by admin at 7:52 am | No Comments |
One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing. As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to some of the lesser-known holidays/celebrations your employees might be observing this month.
Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up day on our list. The rest are very real. The first person to leave a comment below identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.
Month-long Observances
Daily/Weekly Observances
What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly start line dancing, communicating subliminally, arriving late, playing video games, talking like pirates, exchanging bosses, appreciating elephants and whales, correcting your punctuation, hunting for big game in the company cafeteria and/or incessantly singing Disco Duck, Funktyown, Kung Fu Fighting, The Macarena or any other one-hit wonders, now you know why.
Enjoy the month!
(Sources: brownielocks.com, holidayinsights.com)
posted by admin at 6:28 am | 4 Comments |
Congrats to TIM, winner of our monthly “Spot the Bogus Employee Celebration” Contest. Tim was the first to identify Reply to All Emails with the Phrase “Your e-mail is one of approximately 870,000 I received today — I will respond in approximately 87 years” Day as the fake holiday. Believe it or not, the rest are very real. Click here for the full list.
In recognition of Tim’s efforts, we’ll send him a gift certificate good for any of the fine establishments on giftcertificates.com. Thanks to all who participated.
Enjoy the rest of the month!
posted by admin at 6:58 am | No Comments |
