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Sick and tired

WORRIED WORKERS: Feeling stressed? Worried about losing your job? Stress has become the most common reason for workers in Britain to take long-term sick leave, according to a new report.

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Business Spotlight plus 6/2011

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False friends and tricky expressions

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Talking about health problems at work

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EMPLOYMENT: Do you enjoy your job or do you dread going to work every day? Recent surveys have discovered what the ten most hated jobs are, and the ten that make people happiest. The lists may surprise you.

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Sick of it

OFFICE LIFE: When you can no longer tolerate something, you can say you’re “sick and tired” of it. But if you’re “sick and tired” at work, maybe your office is at fault.

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Time for Portuguese?

BRAZIL: Long regarded as an up-and-coming economic power, Brazil is starting to live up to its potential. Its economy grew by 7.5 per cent last year. For many Americans, Brazil is now the place to be.

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Packing might be the best part of your holiday.

That holiday feeling

NETHERLANDS: It's summer, and everyone is off enjoying their holidays. Right? Well, maybe not. According to a new study, holidays don't make us happy — not for long, anyway.

The sound of work

As I am writing this, Pete Yorn is singing "Don't Wanna Cry" from his 2009 CD, Back & Fourth. By the time I have finished, Yorn will have sung his way through the whole CD, probably a couple of times. [iltt|So what?|Na und?]

Managing problems with colleagues

Imagine a colleague hasn't completed some work on time. What do you say? And what if you're the colleague who hasn't done the work? We look at both sides in this short exercise.

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A good work-life balance

To perform well in one aspect of your life, you have to balance it out with stimulation in other areas.

Back to work — or else

UK: Britain's government has a new plan to get unemployed people back to work. They will have to take unpaid jobs or risk losing their welfare payments.

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