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Farewell to Neighbors: "With 28 years of working together, it's like a wedding." | TV Tonight

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In the last interview Farewell to Neighbors, Ramsay Street matriarch Jackie Woodburne shares his thoughts on a lasting partnership with actor Alan Fletcher, and reveal favorite storylines. Over 28 years Jackie Woodburne and Alan Fletcher grew to embody the heart and soul of Ramsay Street. Susan and Karl Kennedy are soulmates, faithful parents, wrong partners, wise guardians and mentors. Woodburne and Fletcher are also drama virtuosos. Scenes between the couple are often described as ‘one takes the magic’ because the chemistry between the two, so obvious to viewers, means each can read the other in the moment. “There is trust. The dynamics were perfect from day one,” said Jackie Woodburne Television Tonight. “We got each other, and with 28 years working together, it’s like a wedding. “We see each other on our best days and on our worst days, and we love each other through it all, so work never suffers. “Work has always been our happy place” “And work has always been our happy place.

Does working from home make us overworked, less effective, and less fit?

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As COVID numbers continue to rise, you may find yourself back at work at your kitchen table or home office. Key points: A study found people’s experiences of working from home were more negative than positive Respondents reported fatigue, blurred boundaries, and weight gain Researchers say the study reveals opportunities for employers to embark on effective work-from-home strategies There are benefits – travel is hard to beat, for one – but research from La Trobe University found most people have negative experiences when working from home. Those surveyed said the line between work and home life was blurred and they felt isolated from their peers. According to the lead researcher, Associate Professor Jodi Oakman, many respondents also reported fatigue and said their fitness was compromised. “When you go to work, you have a lot of incidental movement – you walk to a meeting, you walk to public transport, you get an extra step, whereas at home there is very little,” he says. But it’s not

12-year-olds found working at Hyundai subsidiary in US

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A subsidiary for Hyundai in the US state of Alabama has been caught using 12-year-old children to work at a factory that supplies auto parts to the Korean automaker’s assembly line. Key points: The three siblings found working in the factory were 12, 13 and 15 and did not attend school A spokesman for the Alabama Department of Labor said it would coordinate with the US Department of Labor and other agencies to investigate One former worker said there were around 50 underage workers between different factory shifts The underage staff worked at a metal stamping plant operated by SMART Alabama LLC, according to local police. SMART, listed by Hyundai in the company’s filing as a majority-owned unit, supplies parts for some of the most popular cars and SUVs made by the automaker at Montgomery, its flagship assembly plant in the US. In a statement, SMART said it follows federal, state and local laws and “denies allegations that it knowingly employs anyone who does not qualify for the job”. T

Holland moves to make working from home a legal right

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The Netherlands will be one of the first countries to make working from home a legal right. The Dutch parliament approved legislation that would allow employees to work from home on Tuesday, and the Senate is now poised to approve the bill. Currently, employers in the Netherlands can refuse a request to work from home without giving a reason – but under the new law, they will be forced to consider the request carefully and say why they refused the request. During the pandemic, the Netherlands enforced work from home guidelines due to the soaring Covid-19 infection. This has sparked a shift in attitudes about working from the office, with many workers wanting to have flexibility in where they work. The Netherlands will be one of the first countries to make working from home a legal right (file image) The law marks an “important step” for workers, Senna Maatoug of the GroenLinks party and one of the bill’s authors, said on Tuesday. He added: ‘Due to the corona period, we have seen