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Americans arent using their vacation time and theyre not feeling good about it.
According to a recent survey, a significant majority of the workers said they felt happier, healthier and less stressed after taking a vacation. However, despite the benefits, which also included feeling recharged, more productive and more energized after a vacation, workers said they were too fearful of job security to take vacation.
In fact, just over 70 percent of the surveyed workers reported taking an annual vacation. More than half of workers reported not using all of their paid vacation time and therefore, losing it, and almost 60 percent of workers said that losing paid vacation time decreased their well-being.
This research, conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, was based on the responses of 1,000 people between the ages of 21 and 74, all of whom reported taking at least one overnight vacation for pleasure in the past year.
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So your business is ready to start accepting credit cards. The problem is, you have no idea which credit card processing company is best for you. There are many to choose from and figuring out which one will be most cost-effective can be almost impossible.
With so many credit card processing services now available, businesses should consider a number of factors – including cost, customer service, and internet-based features – before selecting one.
Our sister site, TopTenREVIEWS, has done extensive in-depth reviews of credit card processing services. The site also has a merchant processing services calculator to help you figure out exactly which merchant account service will be best for you. Here are their Top 3 recommendations for the best credit card processing services:
#1 Flagship Merchant Services
Flagship Merchant Services tops the rankings in part for its paperless application process, 98 percent approval rating and low fees. The
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You might want to think twice about retiring early. That’s because, new research has shown a link between early retirement and premature death.
Research by Andreas Kuhn, Jean-Philippe Wuellrich and Josef Zweimüller found that men, in particular, had an increased risk of death before age 67 when they retired early. To prove this, the researchers looked at a group of blue-collar workers from Austria, born between 1929 and 1941.
“We find that a reduction in the retirement age causes a significant increase in the risk of premature death for males, but not for females,” the research said. “The effect for males is not only statistically significant but also quantitatively important. Accordi
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Intestate is not another smartphone game app like “Angry Birds” — it describes dying without having a valid will. And thats no way to go, experts say, because it lets state law determine how your worldly goods are divvied up, including your company if you own a small business. Yet nearly half of all Americans dont have a will, a new survey shows.
The top three reasons for not having a will are procrastination, a belief that one isnt needed and cost, according to a survey of 600 consumers and small-business owners conducted by Rocket Lawyer, an online legal services company.
“When someone dies without a will, state law dictates how assets are distributed and the court decides who gets custody of minor children,” said Charley Moore, Rocket Lawyers founder and executive chairman. “
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Its long been known that owning a pet can be good for your mental and physical health, but new research indicates that it can also make your office a much happier and productive place.
Thats the finding of a first-of-its kind study, which looked at the effects that mans best friend has on employees. In that research, dogs were demonstrated to have many positive benefits in the workplace, most notably that they reduce stress and make working more satisfying.
“Although preliminary, this study provides the first quantitative study of the effects of employees pet dogs in the workplace setting on employee stress, job satisfaction, support and commitment,” said principal investigator Randolph Barker, professor of management in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. “Dogs in the workplace can make a positive difference.
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For online shoppers, live chat has finally reached a tipping point of adoption, new research shows. By next year, three-quarters of the online shopping population will have engaged in a live chat with a retailer, researchers predict. For Internet retailers, live chat is now becoming a must-have feature
More than 2,000 people in the U.S. and the U.K. were asked about their experiences with live chat last year in a survey conducted online by eMarketer researchers in partnership with the retail consultants at the e-tailing group.
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