Guest Blog: Providing a special service through working smarter - By Steve Byrne - Travel Counsellors

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Guest Blog: Providing a special service through working smarter - By Steve Byrne - Travel Counsellors

The advantages of flexible working have been integral to the continued success of Travel Counsellors. Back in 1994, we were the very first travel company in the UK to empower experienced travel professional to run their own businesses from home. Through the freedom and flexibility we’ve given our people the company continues to go from strength to strength, with over 1,400 Travel Counsellors agents across eight countries now reaping the benefits of flexible working practices, for both themselves and their customers. 

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Guest Blog - Working wisely by Dr. Roxane Gervais - British Psychological Society

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Guest Blog - Working wisely by Dr. Roxane Gervais - British Psychological Society

Working wisely, such as through flexible working, is now a reality for many individuals and is one of the ways to manage the many different challenges that occur as part of the working day.

Flexible working offers the opportunity to take your children to school, get a load of washing done, engage in your favourite sport or check on elderly parents. It provides, therefore, a very good way to keep on top of the many different things that manifest themselves or have to be done within any one day.

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Guest Blog: Reading Monday’s Financial Times made for gloomy reading.

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Guest Blog: Reading Monday’s Financial Times made for gloomy reading.

Its main story was how the second half of the decade of austerity is going to see the cuts already made to public spending seem insignificant compared with what will have to come after 2015 if, as a nation, we are to balance our budget. According to the paper annual savings of £48 billion will have to be found amongst Whitehall departments. That is compared with the £25 billion found each year since the 2010 general election.

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