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It's more than a month since DPS trooper Chad Walker died in the line of duty. Today in Boerne, a special tribute and fundraiser for trooper Walker's family.
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FIGURES show that the number of new catering businesses in Shetland has shot up over the last 12 months – with most of these based at home.
Fifteen new catering businesses have been registered over this period, according to Shetland Islands Councilâs environmental health team leader David Robertson, which is more than double than the previous year.
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Fourteen of these are in a domestic setting, which includes homes as well as the ever-popular cake fridges.
With the pandemic and its emphasis on working from home forcing people to think differently, there appears to be a growing number of folk creating food in the comfort of their own kitchen before selling it to hungry customers.
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How parents make the workplace better for everyone
The pandemic has pushed millions of parents, largely women, to cut back on work, or leave their jobs altogether. This has resulted in many losses for those employees: wages, career plans and often, a sense of purpose beyond family life.
The setbacks aren’t limited to the employee, though. Employers also stand to lose a lot when parents drop out of the workforce.
Parents and caregivers, out of necessity, are the
front line
in the fight against the culture of overwork that is widespread. All of us those with care responsibilities and those without benefit from free time. We’d all be happier if we worked less, and our work productivity wouldn’t necessarily suffer, research has suggested.