Word: perk
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...Kong is growing in popularity, with 252 American applicants last year. After Prince William of Britain matriculated in 2001, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland saw a boost in its international applications, and at the University of Edinburgh, American enrollment has almost tripled since 2002. The most dubious perk of going to college in Britain: free enrollment in the national dental-care system...
...perk of owning a media empire is that you can use it to squash pesky rumors about your sexuality. In the August issue of O, which is about friendship, OPRAH WINFREY, right, and her best friend, O editor GAYLE KING, far right, responded to gossip that they share more than aha moments. "I understand why people think we're gay," says the talk-show host. "I get why people have to label it--how can you be this close without it being sexual?" So that's over, and now everyone can go back to not thinking about Oprah in that...
Where nap facilities are provided, sleep experts say, most employers offer them mainly as a perk to retain workers; the productivity and health benefits are often an afterthought. In the offices of Kaye/Bassman, a corporate headhunting firm in Dallas, a spiffy new relaxation room features $4,500 massage chairs, headphones and a four-way dimmer for the lights. CEO Jeff Kaye says he installed the room primarily as a fun reward for his employees, but he also sees the benefits for productivity. "After a stressful negotiation, people need to unplug," he says...
...year and 4.5 percent by the contract’s final year, marking a $4.15 per hour increase over five years—double the outcome of the union’s 2001 negotiations. The University also said it would pay workers during the four-day winter recess, a perk already enjoyed by over 10,000 other University employees, and it created new benefits such as a provision allowing workers applying for citizenship to have five unpaid days of work without reprisal. The average salary of a dining hall employee is $31,000, according to a University press release...
...influenced by the monetary incentive. Some applicants had already been planning on applying to the prefect program. “I had been planning on being a prefect all along,” said Emily W. Cunningham ’09. The stipend is “a nice perk but that’s not why I’m doing it.” Still other applicants hypothesized that the stipend was a compensation for the extra commitment that the new position entails. Students will be expected to devote around 40 hours a semester to the role, according...