A quarter of workers are only productive for up to two hours a day, according to new research from Fellowes. This adds up to 40 million hours of lost productivity in the UK each week. The problem is getting worse over time. Compared to data from 2017, the average office worker has lost an extra
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Britain’s sedentary workers cost the UK economy billions
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Alarming figures reveal that 63 per cent of British workers have strolled into 2017 either overweight or obese; despite around 35 per cent holding a new year’s resolution to lose weight last year. However, disappointingly less than 10 per cent actually stuck to these promises. With so many living such an unhealthy lifestyle, it has proven to have
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Avon Lays Off Workers – Estimated Up To 600
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The trend for Avon is still in a rapidly growing downward spiral. Avon Canada said Monday that it will eliminate most jobs at its distribution centre in Pointe-Claire.
Company spokeswoman Elizabeth Munro declined to specify the number of positions cut. She said that the company would make no statement beyond the press release issued in late afternoon.
A source told the Montreal Gazette that Avon employees were told Monday that most jobs would be gone by April while some jobs would remain until July to allow for training of new personnel. The source, who did not want to be identified, said about 600 jobs would disappear at the Pointe-Claire facility.
Munro said the 600 jobs figure was “way inflated,” but would not provide further details about job losses or how the process would roll out.
The firm said it will outsource the jobs to Genco, a privately-held U.S.-based company that describes itself as a leading “product lifecycle and reverse logistics” solutions provider.
Avon’s announcement made it clear that the Genco jobs will not be permanent. The new jobs under Genco, it appears, will be temporary and respond to demand in any given two-week cycle.
Genco “can support Avon’s supply chain needs by expanding and contracting to meet the