By Melissa J. Anderson
- “Sweet” Job Perks at Canada’s Candy Corporate Offices
The Globe and Mail discusses the employment benefits offered by Mars Canada and Hershey Canada – one benefit: pets are allowed at the Mars corporate offices.
- Starbucks Will Now Recognize MLK Day with Holiday Pay
According to an article on the Starbucks Workers Union webpage, the company’s employees will now receive time and a half pay for working on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday.
- Six Ways Leaders Can Fuel Excellence At Anything
Tony Schwartz, President and CEO of The Energy Project, relates some says leaders can inspire excellence in their employees – one way: “Create and protect periods of uninterrupted focus.”
- Corporate Sustainability Grows Despite Recession
Nathaniel Gronewold writes for the NY Times, “Slashing energy use and streamlining production in hard times, businesses learned that being green made a positive difference in their bottom lines and made a positive impression on Wall Street analysts and investors.”
