- Design+Work
“Design + Work,” a new knowledge series premiered at NeoCon 2011.
Herman Miller and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) presents this on-going series to explore emerging trends in the workplace and highlight a range of design topics that enhance and affect our daily lives. We’re proud to share with you highlights of the first program featuring John Snavely, Microsoft futurist and designer, and his vision on technology and the new ways it is shaping how and where we work. Click here to view
Nature Takes Over the Office in Downtown Denver
In this wired era, it’s easy to let the office creep into every part of life, even time spent in nature, by checking email from the beach or taking a work call while out on the trail. But what if the tables were turned, and it was nature that was creeping into the office instead? It might look something like the playful, slightly surreal installation that eco-friendly architects Tres Birds Workshop created recently in downtown Denver. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/08/nature-takes-over-the-office-downtown-denver.php
President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18, 2010. This new $17.5 billion legislation (scaled down from an earlier $150 billion package) is of particular interest to businesses as it includes new tax benefits directly related to hiring employees and writing off investments in equipment.
The new tax incentives for businesses to hire unemployed workers:
- payroll tax exemption of the employers share of Social Security taxes on wages paid to these workers after March 18, 2010.
- employer tax credit of up to $1,000 per worker (more…)
