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The Holiday Party
Posted by admin in Art of Relationship, Hot Issue, Make Opportunity on December 3rd, 2009
As the season comes to word of caution is in order for the holiday parties. Although the holiday party can be a time in a good mood, good feelings and positive attitude of staff tool, the party itself, as sometimes happens that after the party, can turn a happy event in legal liability.
Any planning or attending a holiday party to remember that the party is the employer of the event. This means that the employer is legally responsible for whatever happened at the party, and sometimes even for events that occur after the party.
The first question for any employer planning a holiday party, as alcohol is processed. If the employer usually does not allow to drink either on its territory or in working hours, the planning group on the premises, AA part of the working day will mean a lack of drinking water. From the perspective of risk management, non-alcoholic holiday party is the best option. When alcohol flows, increased legal risk.
With a holiday party is a company event, all legal requirements, and all politicians in the leadership of the employer remains in force. In particular, rules against racial and sexual harassment still apply. This means that racial or sexual jokes, as well unconsented touching other parts of the body is not permitted, even if the case is a party holiday. However, if alcohol is readily available, workers, or worse yet, some managers may be difficulties with their tongue or hands, and forget about these important policies of the company. Harassment at a holiday party more harassment and responsibility still exist, if the event is sponsored by the company.
This problem may become even more acute if the spouses or significant others are invited to a holiday party, where alcohol flows freely. After several rounds of drinks, can not be bragging about who slept with whom in a recent business trip or spread rumors and gossip about the service relationship. This type of behavior can convert a joyous time in an unpleasant experience and turn positive development employee relations nightmare.
If the employer decides that alcohol should be served, that is, cash bar or have a very short period of time to drink before dinner. If the employer does not want to place any restrictions on drinking, and then arrange for designated drivers, and give someone the power “off” workers or managers, who were intoxicated. Unfortunately, every year there are reports of serious accidents or even death of intoxicated employees returning from holiday parties. That Christmas are not wanted.
In today’s difficult economic times, the employer may wish to reduce the use of traditional holiday party. There are many options for an employer who wants to control costs, while at the same time offering a positive experience for the rest of staff. For example, a well-planned, organized a dinner for the department or a specific business unit may be equally effective technique employee relations, as well as the traditional holiday party.
Nature Wreath
Posted by admin in Entertaining, Hot Issue on December 2nd, 2009
Wreaths, those attractive and fragrant decorations can be displayed on our front door at Christmas or in the premises at any time of year. You can easily make your own unique and beautiful wreaths to showcase your Home Grown herbs and flowers, or to display the pods, cones and seed heads can be found in the woods or roadside in the fall.
The first part of the fun – the collection of materials. Start in your own backyard and look for interesting flower heads that may be dry, the seed heads with unique shapes, such as poppies, tulips, columbine, or iris, or the feathery heads of grasses. Silver Dollar and Japanese leaders will be lanterns dried, and ready to pick. Clusters of cones can be found on and under the evergreen trees and nut trees have shed seeds from husk hazelnuts, oak or chestnut, maple and winged maple seeds, just waiting to be collected.
Your wreath will be more interesting if you are planning for some contrasts, textures and colors – brilliant chestnut near the fringe of hemlock cone or cluster of dark brown walnut shell near the silvery feathers ornamental grasses. Place the same item in different positions – cone can sit on its base lie on its side, or even be placed up the stem. Just make sure that your pods, cones, acorns, seed heads and foliage has matured and dry. Green mass can get moldy and destroy all your hard work.
Cut a sturdy corrugated cardboard in a roll at the base. Use white glue or glue gun to make the materials to each other and to the base. Strip big knob, and glue pieces form the petals on the edges to form a wreath border. When it dries, the beginning of a wreath with the largest pieces you collected – the largest cones, teasel head, large pods, and so on. Glue them in place around the wreath.
Then add in the average units – acorns, thistle heads, small cone, seed husks or dried flower heads. Make sure that you hold in different compositions, and again, I think, contrasting colors and textures, as you glue the pieces in place. Finally, add small pieces to fill any places still shows cardboard. If you have a feathery heads of grass or dried flower heads, they might even be broken apart and used to fill in small spaces, adding even more texture, color and depth.
After the glue dries, take it outside of the wreath and spray it with clear varnish. If you want, you can add a few ribbons, beads or berries to make a theme Christmas wreaths. Glue tab to the back, and your wreath complete.The Mellow natural tones make this an appropriate decoration for the autumn and winter, and even throughout the year, memories of hikes and enjoyed the garden treasures.