Sentences with phrase «taken a day off for»

«There are so many women who can't afford to take the day off for any reason,» she tells Fortune.

While more than 100 countries take a day off for May Day, U.S. President Donald Trump will spend Tuesday deciding whether to extend a largely U.S. - China trade standoff into a more global dispute.

Working 50 to 60 hours a week, I hadn't taken a day off for nearly a year and was scraping the bottom of the energy barrel.

While I'm taking the day off for Yom Kippur, I wanted to share a special offer from Love With Food for Lunch Tray readers.

Note: While I take the day off for Rosh Hashana, I'm so pleased to introduce today's guest blogger, Lisa Suriano.

I was so in love with the program that taking a day off for recovery made me feel like I was missing out on something!

I'm sorry for lack of posting on Monday, I took the day off for America's birthday hehe.

However, asked if they also had to take a day off for this event, I just got the giggled answer that these two girls we're skipping school at the moment.

We do learn that, once a year, he takes a day off for an annual trek to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone, the ancient amusement park's mammoth roller coaster.

So, better have a look into the tourlina app, search for some nice female travel companions and take some days off for Koh Rong chilling soon.

Ok so just like you guys we took the day off for the New Year and spent it hanging out with the family here at home, backyard cricket and a couple of rounds of trouble.

If you're both super caring folks and want to live a super green life, there are plenty of worth environmental organizations out there that could use a helping hand (or four) and I'm sure the large majority of them aren't taking a day off for Valentine's Day.

Note that the employer's ability to require employees to work on a public holiday is subject to the employee's right to take a day off for purposes of religious observance under the Ontario Human Rights Code, and to the terms of the employee's employment contract.

You have to take the day off for court, the one day that you have to be at work because the President of your company wants to hear the update on your ongoing project work.

Monterey Peninsula — Our local manager says that agents have been so busy with buyers looking for properties that they a hard time taking a day off for Thanksgiving, and especially because our local offices tend to have more people visiting for the four - day holiday weekend.

Not exact matches

Much of this, it can be argued, is that HR analysis tends to focus on the past — for example how many staff have been hired, the number of days taken off sick and the volume of training delivered — rather than looking to the future to see what it may hold.

Sometimes I'll work a full day, take off from Allentown to Spain for a meeting, and then fly right back.

The unlimited time off policy takes away the need to bank days off along with all the wasted effort of having to «jockey» for vacation time.

For example, the companies whose CEOs took brief vacations fared better than those with CEOs who took more than 10 days off.

«One of the hardest things to do for elite athletes is take a day off,» Keflezighi says.

Some companies that go full tilt during the holidays find that with no time to plan or take off, a party for their own staffers is likely to occur after New Year's Day.

«These days, for Swedish dads, the decision is not «Will I take time off to be with my child?»

For example, you might have them on the clock for four days in a row, and then they'll take two oFor example, you might have them on the clock for four days in a row, and then they'll take two ofor four days in a row, and then they'll take two off.

Getting organized early for vacations is especially important for small businesses whose day - to - day operations can be severely hampered if just one person takes off for the cottage for a few days.

We instructed our employees to plan ahead for projects or goals that may be impacted by taking time off: keep your coworkers and managers informed, let your colleagues know at least two weeks ahead of time when you'll be on vacation, and report in on days you need to be out unexpectedly.

The old way of vacations, because it was seen as the «amount of days off that I have to use before they expire» was taken with an overwhelming sentiment of entitlement, and many things fell through the cracks when a team member went off on vacation for a week.

While this may take some pressure off the carriers (which is good for everyone), it can be a hard selling point for a small ecommerce business to overcome, as same - day shipping isn't a profitable alternative for most.

«Recent events have brought home for me that people are more important than work, and that I need to take some time off of the day - to - day to grieve my mother, whom I buried on Friday, to reflect, to work on myself, and to focus on building out a world - class leadership team,» Kalanick wrote in the email, obtained first by Recode.

«The Republican Senate refuses to hold hearings on [Supreme Court nominee] Judge Garland, refuses to fund the President's request for Zika aid and takes the most days off of any Senate since 1956, but thinks Facebook hearings are a matter of urgent national interest,» Jentleson said.

Hughes may have built his empire on his knack for taking time off, but as he tells Nancy Won, behind the laid - back veneer lies a hardcore workaholic who's more likely to measure his downtime in hours than days.

You've made a name for yourself by taking days off, but from the looks of it I'd say you've had a pretty busy year.

Some who answered phones said that understaffing meant they couldn't take days off and that they were monitored, to the minute, even for bathroom breaks.

That's why it's essential, even for entrepreneurs, to take at least one whole day off every week.

Instead, reserve some time and energy to do something that simply makes you feel good in the moment, whether it's reading a book, watching a movie, going for a walk or taking an entire day off from work.

For those planning to take time off, the days leading to the break often include several trips to la - la land.

In fact, I've found that slacking off makes me more productive because I slack strategically — meaning that I take breaks at designated times, for regular intervals, in ways that sharpen my focus when I sit back down to work,» she argues, asserting that «strategic slacking has enabled me to dramatically increase both the quality of my work and the amount I get done in a given day.»

The following day is a company ski trip, or a day off for those who don't take to the slopes.

For some people, 15 - to 20 - minute breaks might be tough to pull off, but taking short breaks throughout the day can still help you to refresh your mind and reset your attention span.

This is one of the most productive, energetic periods of the day and it's hard to take time off for anything else but important work.

One of Rossiello's former associates from her consulting days provided some seed funding for BitPesa, and the company really took off after a series - A round of funding in which billionaire investor Tim Draper threw his hat in the ring.

I still pay off all my CC bills and take on average 20 days off a year for the past 5 years.

I roast chicken backs and parts or use leftover chicken or turkey bones then use a electric instapot style pressure cooker set on chicken / high temp for an hour then let it naturally depressurize let cool then refrigerate overnight take the grease layer off following day as it will congel on top its easy to remove then warm it back up to liquify and put it into ice cube trays mix 17 ice cubes (1 cup) too 1 or 2 cups water depending on strength you want the best stock on earth

Finally, is it worth it for companies to offer an unlimited PTO plan if it means every employee will, on average, take an extra day off?

Whats your take on renting a car to drive for Uber for a small portion of the day or the week (if I take the week off from work)?

She knows only that a company is conducting market research, and she has taken a day off to let a team of nosy notetakers pile into her flat to look at her laundry detergent (a local Chinese brand), her shampoo (Pantene, owned by P&G) and her husband's razor (electric, disappointingly for the owners of Gillette).

It is left to the employee alone to decide if and when he or she feels like taking a few hours, a day, a week or a month off, the assumption being that they are only going to do it when they feel a hundred per cent comfortable that they and their team are up to date on every project and that their absence will not in any way damage the business — or, for that matter, their careers!

When he was 12, he and a pal packed up their old pirogue (literally...) dog, and.22 rifle, a few stores and camping supplies, and their parents were fine with the pair of them taking off in the boat for a week or ten days of knocking about the bayous.

If you've been waiting for mortgage rates to «bottom - out» and want to take your risk off the table, today and Tuesday mark good days on which to do it.

«For a significant number of people who attend the Friday event, things will happen that they'll look back on years from now and tie to the day their lives took off,» he said.

You may be lucky enough to pick a short term top that will make you feel smart for a day or even a week; then suddenly you will be left standing at the station with your hands and money in your pockets, watching as the Gold Rocket Ship takes off and you will not have the courage to jump back in at accelerating new highs.