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LAST UPDATE | 3 May 2019
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1. #TUAM The religious order at the centre of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home burial controversy has told the government it has no “legal liability” arising from the home.
2. #COURTS The High Court will today rule on a case being taken by Ruth Morrissey, who took a case over the alleged misreading of her cervical smears and the subsequent failure to tell her about it.
3. #RIP Peter Mayhew, the actor best known for playing the Wookiee warrior Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies, has died at the age of 74.
4. #SOS Three fishermen have been rescued off the coast of Co Wicklow after their trawler caught fire and sank yesterday evening.
5. #LOCAL ELECTIONS Small parties appear to have made gains in England’s local elections, as a Brexit backlash has seen the Conservative and Labour parties lose seats in the country’s councils.
6. #STUDY New research has found that so-called ART treatment prevented the transmission of the HIV virus between nearly 1,000 male couples, a finding which could potentially lead to the eradication of the AIDS virus.
7. #RECRUITMENT BAN Opposition TDS have called on the HSE to end its recruitment freeze, saying the move is “short sighted” and “disgraceful”.
8. #BLACKLISTED Facebook has banned the Infowars founder Alex Jones as part of its latest attempt to crack down on hate content on the social network.
9. #WEATHER It will be dry and bright today, with some sunshine at times, but there will also be cloudy periods and showers in parts of Ulster and in eastern coastal counties. Highest temperatures will be between 9 and 10 degrees Celsius.
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Funny how it’s a Deloitte report. A company and industry that has a history of putting young graduates under enormous pressure for little pay and long hours.
That’s what consulting is… And the pay is anything but low. It’s one of the best starting salaries for graduates. The base is average but most double that or more with overtime.
Someone I know recently left public service management for consulting because they hit the public pay ceiling and it didn’t meet their lifestyle aspirations. We all warned them over and over what they were getting into and that the pay wasn’t for nothing… A few months later burned out. The nice house and garden they wanted to raise their kids but no time to do it.
I worked for one of these firms. Not in consulting but I know for a fact overtime was not paid but was taken as time off in lieu. Trying to actually take that time off was a serious effort. Also overtime had to be approved by management and rarely was. You’d still have to stay til 9pm to finish a report though.
Reminded of mindfulness in the latest Simpsons last week: “Welcome to computer coding class, which, uh, replaces our last fad– mindfulness. Did anyone ever figure out what that was?”
Ah, Mindfulness. Prozac for the soul, I’d say? Still, nothing wrong with that if it works for you. My only concern is that Mindfulness, which is essentially using Buddhist meditation techniques in ordinary everyday situations is now becoming something of a commercial industry?
Reminds me of when Tony Quinn offered courses in ‘Educo Mind Power’ or something like that, in the Bahamas at reasonably extortionate rates!
I was being mindful there a few minutes ago, I was really focused on my feet and how connected I was to the earth and wider world. I came to the realisation that, even though it’s a cold Wednesday in January, I’m actually ok, I feel ok, I can control my own destiny and feelings, it made me feel so much more content in myself, I was only interrupted when it was my turn to sign, but I’ll definitely being doing more later on.
Joanne O’Malley works for Mindfulness at Work who offer training courses for businesses.
Enough said, someone peddling happy clappy
It’s like a new religion now
A lot of people are suffering silently at work, afraid to admit soaring levels of ‘overwhelm’ and ‘anxiety’. Many businesses want to help their employees function more optimally but do not know where to start. Mindfulness is a practical solution which teaches people to train their attention so that they are more skilled (calm, resilient, positive) at managing themselves and the demanding context creating a workplace where people and businesses thrive.
What businesses said no when you asked if they would like to help their employees function more optimally, as a matter of interest?
No pay rise this year plebs…instead you get an adult colouring book and a visit from a z list celeb speaker telling us how we can all look at the stars even though we’re in the gutter etc.
Using mindfulness to help your business is evil, pure and simple.
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