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Jan 13, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Analysis: business executives are increasingly the targets of threats and even violence meaning corporate security is a thriving industryOne question that arose in the media following the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight last month was why he did not have a bodyguard or some other form of protection.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Analysis: It's time to dispel the notion that anyone benefits if you come to work ill - or work remotely while unwellYou wake up with a cough and a slight fever so should you go to work? For too many workers, the answer is yes. Working while sick is sometimes referred to as "presenteeism", the notion that you should be present in the workplace even if you are in no shape to contribute to your work group.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
loudersound.com | Kevin Murphy
Few real-life metal bands have inspired a multi-million dollar Hollywood movie, but Judas Priest are one of them. 2001’s Rock Star was based on the true story of Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, who swapped a Priest covers for band for the real thing after the departure of Rob Halford. In 2002 – only for the movie to receive a critical and commercial mauling. But did it deserve the hate? In 2007, Ripper plus cast members Zakk Wyle and Jeff Pilson took Classic Rock inside the making of a big screen misfire.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Analysis: there are several reasons to be concerned about this workplace trend as firms seek to push employees to return full-time to the office Here's the latest in a series of increasingly sinister salvos in the war between employers and employees about whether and when they must return to the office.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Opinion: It's often assumed that reductions in the number of hours worked must mean a reduction in pay, but this does not have to be the case Europeans are working fewer hours per week than in years past.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Analysis: successful trials of a 4 day working week model support the idea that this can workplace improve productivity and satisfaction The world of work is changing rapidly. The use of remote work during the pandemic led to a sustained and ongoing debate about whether "the office" is the right place for people to work and about the costs and benefits of working remotely vs. returning to the office.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Analysis: Quiet hiring may be a new buzzword, but training and developing existing employees to do old tasks is very much an old idea If you read the business press, it seems like there is a new buzzword every week. The buzzword of the day is "quiet hiring", the decision to train and develop existing employees to accomplish new tasks rather than seeking to hire external applicants with the knowledge and skills required.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Kevin Murphy
Analysis: As the recent Wells Fargo case shows, employer surveillance of workers raises many important questions Wells Fargo recently fired several employees for simulating being at their keyboards, using a variety of devices and software to create the impression that they were actively using their computers at work (e.g., by appearing to move their mouse or enter keystrokes".It appears some remote workers were using these methods to fool Wells Fargo's electronic surveillance programs, which...
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May 26, 2024 | 
loudersound.com | Kevin Murphy
The late David Crosby was one of rock’s great survivors. When Classic Rock sat down with the then-65-year-old former Byrds/CSN/CSNY legend in 2007, he had come through heavy-duty drug addiction, motorbike accidents and a liver transplant. Gracious, funny, smart, Crosby had an opinion about everything. Classic Rock threw at him topics and names from his eventful life, then sat back and listened.
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May 26, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Kevin Murphy
“The 80s? A lot of hard drugs, cocaine, heroin, people dying. And disco. I mean, how bad can it get?”: the epic life and times of David CrosbyThe late David Crosby was one of rock’s great survivors. When Classic Rock sat down with the then-65-year-old former Byrds/CSN/CSNY legend in 2007, he …
