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What is absenteeism? It’s not simply having to miss work occasionally for a day or two. While your employer’s definition may vary, in general absenteeism refers to a pattern of missing work. Absenteeism does not include excused absences, when an employer has granted an employee permission to miss work. The Cost of Absenteeism Absenteeism is costly for both employees and employers. The employee may not be paid for taking excessive time off or may even lose their job for calling in sick or for other absences....

When eBay started back in 1995, the only way to sell an item was by auction. Now auctions are all but dead on eBay. Unless a seller is listing a rare or highly collectible item or offering something limited in number like event tickets, that format doesn’t work like it used to. Why Auctions Are Becoming a Thing of the Past Other Disadvantages of Auctions The immediacy of delivery for buyers is just one reason that auctions are less preferred to fixed-price listings....

Are you preparing for an interview as an event planner? Event planners do precisely what the job title indicates: they manage all the logistics and planning involved in pulling off an event. These special occasions can range from weddings to conferences, from corporate conventions to casual affairs, and everything in between. No matter what type of event planning role you’re looking to take on, it’s helpful to review common interview questions beforehand, so you’ll feel prepared and confident during the interview....

Decision-makers in Hollywood have been searching for non-conventional market research that will lead to better outcomes in the movie marketplace. Creative and financial entertainment content is being analyzed through the use of smart data algorithms and sound market research. A considerable amount of money is allocated to the search for improved film industry research products. The production services resource NY411 of Variety Media explains the pivotal role that is played by enterprises that provide promotion services:...

If you’re a music fan, it probably seems like there are literally thousands of music labels out there, scattered across the world. New record companies are created every day to cater to niche audiences and music styles. However, just three major record labels rule the global roost. EMI was once one of the big boys—but Universal Music purchased EMI in 2012. So, where once there were the Big Four, now there’s just the Big Three....

The windsock, a timeless and colorful fixture at every airport, offers important information to pilots. It’s much safer—and more efficient—for an airplane to take off and land into the wind and to avoid taking off and landing with a tailwind. In addition, all aircraft have a maximum certified crosswind component—a crosswind speed at which flying becomes hazardous. As such, it’s important for pilots to have a quick and easy way to determine the wind speed and direction before taking off or landing—like the windsock....

Decisions are at the center of all of our daily managerial and leadership activities. Some decisions are fairly easy; there’s a policy in place that dictates the correct option given a set of circumstances. Others, including choices surrounding direction, problem-solving, and investment, are less programmed or structured and generally involve higher stakes. It is this latter grouping of unstructured issues that test your abilities as a decision-maker and impacts your ultimate success as a manager....

Marketing briefs lay the framework and foundation for marketing initiatives by giving creative directors and copywriters what they need to know to carry out campaigns for public relations, advertising, websites, communications, and more. They provide a “control” function, enabling you to verify marketing results at the end of a campaign and determine whether or not it was successful. They also ensure that your campaigns are launched on time or verify delays if they occur....

Employees want to balance work with the rest of the activities they wish to pursue in life. Work balance is especially important to your millennial employees who are used to cramming their days with diverse activities and hours of electronic communication. Employers are not responsible for providing work balance for their employees, but they can assist the employees in seeking and maintaining their work balance. Optimistically, the decisions, policies, values, and expectations in your workplace support employees in their work-life balance choices....

If the words that you see in small print on many manufacturers’ coupons, “Coupon may be void if copied, transferred, reproduced, sold or exchanged…” has you worried that you should not give your dog food coupons to your friend with a dog, you can relax. The disclaimers and redemption rules about transferring coupons is the way manufacturers protect themselves if they find the need to discontinue honoring a coupon. It’s a cushion, or protection, for the manufacturer to void the coupon offer if they find that it is being distributed in a fraudulent manner....

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, key employment laws have been updated with new regulations and important changes in employee benefits and rights, spanning health and safety to medical and military leaves and remployment. These are some of the most significant changes that employers should know about. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requires employers to keep their workplaces safe for workers in several areas of employee health and safety....

The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental professional golf tour for golfers who do not have membership in the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour owns and operates the Korn Ferry Tour, and the Korn Ferry Tour is the steppingstone for golfers who want to move up to the PGA Tour. As such, the Korn Ferry Tour is the second-level of professional men’s golf in the United States, and is the highest-profile “developmental tour” in the world of men’s golf....

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is an EU-Canada treaty. Here’s what you need to know to fully understand its benefits. What CETA Is The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a newly negotiated EU-Canada treaty. The European Commission adopted the proposals in July of 2016 and was ready to sign on it after it had been translated in all EU-Canada official languages. Before the agreement was enacted, it had to be approved by the European Parliament and the governments of the EU’s member states....

The medical office manager is a key position for any medical practice. This is the person who will ensure good business practices for the organization while the clinicians focus on providing health care. But they also must be fully engaged in the unique environment and clientele of a healthcare setting, as well as interacting with clinicians and complying with governmental regulations. Here are elements that may be seen in a job description for a medical office manager....

PayPal is a service that online shoppers and businesses of all sizes can use to make transactions easier and safer. It expedites online purchases, and it hides sensitive financial information from merchants. Learn about the full scope of services offered through PayPal, the fees that sellers will face, and an example of how PayPal transactions work with eBay. What Is PayPal? PayPal is a digital payment service that customers can use while shopping online....

What They Say In a desert city by the sea, Ash, Pikachu, and their friends meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, who can summon all sorts of things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. The little Mischief Pokémon likes to use this talent to play harmless tricks on people…but when its true power is released, it loses control and becomes the towering and terrifying Hoopa Unbound! Long ago, a brave hero stopped its rampage by confining its power in a special bottle....

Red Dead Redemption is a Western-themed action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. It has cheat codes for infinite ammo, invincibility, and more, but if you want to earn every trophy, you must learn to survive without them. If that’s not an issue, though, we’ll show you how to unlock all the goodies and make your time in the Wild West even better....

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Papa John’s advertisements in the 1990s famously boasted, “Better ingredients. Better pizza. Papa John’s.” After advertisements went so far as to compare Papa John’s ingredients directly to those used by competitors, Pizza Hut filed a lawsuit in 1997 that led to about three years of litigation and not much more. Pizza Hut is the second largest pizza chain in the U.S. with $5.5 billion in sales in 2018, according to research from Technomic, which tracks the restaurant industry....

Balancing an event budget is one of the major challenges planners face, and the root of most money problems can be traced back to the initial discussion stages. It is always best to begin designing an event around the amount of financial resources available and not vice versa. Spending just a few minutes going through a budget will not only save you money or better allocate it, but it will save plenty of time by eliminating expensive variables....