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Has London always attracted young Europeans to do its low-paid work?
History & The Arts

Has London always attracted young Europeans to do its low-paid work?

...work uncommonly well, too. An hotel manager told me this yesterday. These "clodhoppers", he says, are natural waiters. After a very few weeks experience they are perfectly capable of acting as assistants to older waiters and even, in a rush, of attending upon casual customers themselves. Their only fault is they are clumsy. They smash a lot of crockery, but then, as they...
Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...work. This article should help you to identify which ones are most important to you...Values and cognitive dissonance Values are simply the things that are important to us, in the way we live and work: the characteristics and behaviours that motivate us and guide our decisions. They ‘should’ determine our priorities and, unconsciously, often tell us if our lives are...
Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss

...work being surrounded on the one hand with supportive colleagues and yet, by a lack of empathic individuals on the other. There are also situations in which a bereaved colleague feels that they are silenced by others which we will address in due course, so what of the bigger picture? The bigger picture [Social distance in the office illustration] Bereavement is one of the...
Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...working. For many workers the pandemic caused losses of work, increased unemployment, informality, reduced incomes, business closures. Around the world all but essential workers stayed at home. But what exactly is “essential work”? Employers and authorities were slow to ensure adequately safe working conditions for many of them...This content is associated with The...
The Student Experience
OpenLearn Ireland

The Student Experience

...work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got from their OU tutors. Despite the very real challenges of studying whilst coping with kids, jobs and real life, these people from many different walks of life testify to the great sense of achievement, satisfaction, even excitement involved in tackling a new subject...
Starting your small business
Money & Business

Starting your small business

...works and fits together. So starting with the broad content. The course is split into four sections: Section 1: Small business structures • Section 2: Small business and marketing • Section 3: Small business responsibilities • Section 4: Succeeding in a small business If you complete the short assessment at the end of each section you will be able to collect a...
Match report: The first England v Wales rugby international
Health, Sports & Psychology

Match report: The first England v Wales rugby international

...of these were placed by Stokes, and as Hunt succeeded in dropping a goal, England retired winners by eight goals and five tries to nothing. From the Daily News, 21-02-1881 [The first Wales Rugby Union team, 1881] The 1881 Welsh Rugby Union team As we know, Wales didn't take long to find their feet on the Rugby pitch. Discover why the Welsh took Rugby to their hearts....
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...succeeded in establishing a new life with a new family and a career in Scotland, she was intent on ensuring others were supported to do the same. In 2001 the NHS was again short of qualified staff and turned once more to migrant labour. Aware of the challenges they might face, Sofi was determined to make their experiences more positive. A New Phase of NHS Migration, 2001...