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Nov 24, 2011 Work Life Balance

Report: 35% of small businesss staff work from home

by Leah Gibbs

More small business owners are now giving their employees the option to work from home in order to help them balance their work and personal responsibilities, according to a survey conducted for Telstra Business by IDC.

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Nov 21, 2011 Work from Home

Top Personality Traits Needed To Work At Home

by Timothy Ng

For most people, the idea of working from home is a “dream come true”. No longer will you have to brave the rain, snow, and wind the fight your way into the office. No more will you have to endure the endless dramas of office politics, and at last the Monday morning grilling from the [...]

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Oct 18, 2011 Surveys

Home’s where the work is

by Leah Gibbs

An IT worker in rural Tirau, a sub-editor working from Motueka on North Island newspapers, and a United States IT analyst based in Canterbury – five years ago these might have been impossibilities, but now they are all part of the country’s growing remote workforce.

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Jul 29, 2011 Work from Home

Make money from your hobby and work from home

by Leah Gibbs

So you want to work from home. You wonder what you can possibly do to sustain this as a long-term option.  Hobbies are a lot of fun, but you know what is even better?  Turning your hobby and passion into a way to make money and work from home.

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Jul 14, 2011 Workplace

Okay…I’m pissed off about this one! Not Happy Jan

by Leah Gibbs

While reading the news a couple of days ago, I discovered that the future of flexible working arrangements has been thrown into jeopardy. No, not by some group of cashed up corporates in suits, but by a woman who went for a tumble while shuffling around her home in bed socks.

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Jun 13, 2011 Work Life Balance

Reclaim your life

by Leah Gibbs

Gaining approval to telecommute, job share or manage your own schedule can offer huge benefits to staff, and as companies move to cut costs and stay as nimble as possible many workplaces are finally agreeing to more flexible schedules.

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May 31, 2011 Home Office

Want to start your own business? Tips to start you on the right track

by Leah Gibbs

More and more mums are thinking of quitting their jobs and starting a home-based business. Although job security and a regular wage makes a huge difference, many mums feel that it is not as rewarding or fulfilling. After all, the trade-off is usually less time for yourself and with your family.

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May 25, 2011 Work from Home

The Joys of A The Daily Commute….NOT!!

by Leah Gibbs

The other day, I made the dreaded daily commute.

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May 11, 2011 Balanced Life

Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries

by Leah Gibbs

Recently, my work has been seeping into the rest of my life.  It’s bleeding into family time, sleep time, and rest time.  Nothing is sacred.  It has a life of its own.

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Mar 11, 2011 Opinion

We need to talk….

by Leah Gibbs

A good friend sat me down the other day, gently handed me a drink and said the words no-one, man or woman, ever really wants to hear. “We need to talk about something.”

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Mar 2, 2011 Work from Home

How to Determine if it’s Legit: Choosing a Work From Home Option

by Leah Gibbs

The Internet has made it very easy for scam artists to trick people into all sorts of things and “work from home scams” have been popping up all over the place. While this does mean you should be more cautious when looking for work from home opportunities, you certainly shouldn’t avoid working from home altogether. [...]

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