Kicking the Monday morning blues

Is Monday doomsday? Does your 7 o’clock start hit you like a falling meteor? Or does the morning just pass in a stomach-churning blur? Adeline Iziren, our award winning writer, offers a more cushioned start to the week After a weekend spent drinking yourself into oblivion, shopping till you drop or partying all night long,

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Fighting for equal pay

Men and women now have equal rights in the workplace. But some, says Emma John, are still more equal than others An overwhelming 93% of employers are confident they offer women fair, unbiased pay systems, according to a new survey. Yet the poll, by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), is only one of a number

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Liven up your lunch

Are your lunchtimes lacklustre? If you yearn for more than marmite on white, read on… You are what you eat, so they say. Unfortunately, in the cafeteria of life, most of us spend our working days as tuna-mayo baguettes. Of course, there’s nothing so wrong with that. Sandwiches are lean and efficient, and their ability

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Enjoying your commute

  It’s a Monday morning. You’ve fought off the guy with the 3ft brolly, pushed the little old lady down the gap and are now pinioned beneath the untreated armpit of a fellow commuter. Rush hour rage has been known to transform respectable M&S shoppers into savage beasts. It’s true. A friend recently told a

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