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Positive health in a time of crisis
5th of November 2020
VSR’s John Griep reports from The Netherlands from a recent seminar on positive health.
How different meetings have been since March this year. So it was with our annual VSR summer event. Known for years for its eye-catching speakers and drinks on the terrace (somehow, it’s always nice weather). Only this year, not a meeting but a
Bacteria that breed in hotel rooms
4th of November 2020
In order to reassure guests, hotels have put additional hygiene measures in place, reports Christian Bouzols in France for ECJ.
In order to encourage clients to resume their use of hotels at a time when travelling has dropped so badly, many hotel groups have established health protocols to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus. However, a study
Early retirement for cleaners in Denmark
3rd of November 2020
ECJ’s Lotte Printz on the Danish government’s plan for early retirement for worn-out workers.
Prior to the general election last year, the Danes got on first-name terms with Arne Juhl, a 59-year-old brewery worker who became the personification of one of the Social Democratic party’s election pledges: to allow people in
Non-stop nursery cleaning
3rd of November 2020
German correspondent Katja Scholz gives us an insight into cleaning protocols at nursery schools.
Playing together, learning together, eating together: a nursery school is place of great variety, a community enterprise with kitchen, dining room, playrooms and sanitary facilities. If lunch is provided, a nursery school then also
A new way of learning
2nd of November 2020
From the UK, ECJ’s Lynn Webster on how new ways of training have emerged during the pandemic.
During this strange year we have all experienced some major changes in both our personal as well as business life. We experienced Zoom fatigue; having to make more emotional effort to appear engaged and show interest; the mental exhaustion
Hygiene critical as schools reopen
30th of October 2020
As schools across Italy reopen, there is a heightened awareness of hygiene - explains Anna Garbagna.
The long-awaited day of school reopening finally arrived but this event, even though families, teachers and students were wishing for it, it is still a cause for concern.
As far as hygiene and safety are concerned, Afidamp, the association
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