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According to Dr. Paul Kelley, a leading researcher at Oxford University, having to wake up and go to work before 10 o’clock in the morning is one of the most common forms of torture.The Circadian Rhythm, or the internal body clock, represents the biological timers that dictate the way our body functions, and this genetically pre-programmed cycle regulates our perception of time, brain function, energy levels, and hormone production.Therefore, waking up this early and working before 10 o’clock tortures our body and negatively affects the natural balance in the body.Kelley explains that people cannot change their 24-hour rhythms, and one cannot learn to get up at a certain time, since the liver and your heart have different patterns and they should actually shift two or three hours.In the early 20th century, when the 8-hour working day was introduced, along with the 24/7 factory productivity, no one considered the natural human body clock.As a result, Dr. Paul Kelley claims that it affects the physical, emotional and performance systems and thus damages the body. Staff should start at 10 am. He also adds that people are chronically sleep-deprived, and it is an international issue.Moreover, a week with less than six hours’ sleep each night leads to 711 changes in how genes function.He believes that the effects of work will be drastically improved if we made simple changes in the time we start and end work.Dr. Kelley and other neuroscientists point out the importance of understanding functionality of the body at different ages, especially when it comes to sleep cycles. Sleep deprivation starts in adolescence as teens are biologically predisposed to go to sleep around midnight.Therefore, they aren’t really awake until 10 am in the morning, and due to the strict early morning hour schedule of schools, they are losing an average of 10 hours of sleep a week. Moreover, they tend to stay awake longer into the night on weekends, so they face a difficulty to constantly readjust to the early-to-bed, early-to-rise sleep cycle that is structured for a 55-year-old.A British school tested Dr.Kelley’s theory that schools should start from 8.30 am to 10.00 am, and after some time, the grades of the students were significantly increased, and as well as their attendance and general productivity.Therefore, if we decide to incorporate such changes in all sectors of the modern society, people will undoubtedly become more productive, happier, healthier, full of energy and joy, instead of being fatigued, stressed, and addicted to coffee.

Scientists Say That Starting Work Before 10am Is Similar To Torture

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Sean Breen

Up to half of all jobs could be wiped out or changed almost beyond recognition as new technologies sweep through the global economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development has warned.

It estimates automation will eliminate almost one in six roles completely, while a further third will “change radically”, bringing the total to 46pc of all jobs.

New jobs will be created to replace the lost posts, but traditional full-time, permanent employment may become a thing of the past for most workers, and those with the fewest skills and least training are most vulnerable.

“Individuals will face deep and rapid changes: many will have to change not only their job but even their occupation, and most will have to modernise their skills and working practices. These transitions towards new jobs and occupations might be difficult and costly for a number of workers,” said the OECD in its annual Employment Outlook.Automation to date has not wiped out job opportunities. The employment rate is rising across much of the developed world, particularly among women and older workers.

But avoiding mass unemployment will require new skills and a new approach to work, the OECD said.

Just as the shift from manufacturing jobs into the services industry left some workers struggling, so this tech revolution risks locking millions out of employment in the years ahead.

“Doomsday scenarios are unlikely to materialise, but there are some real risks,” the think-tank warned.

“Many are worried that the world of work is heading for a dystopian future of massive technological unemployment, precarious work, workers with little or no bargaining power, and important skills gaps as populations age rapidly.”The solution is a complete overhaul of education and training to better serve workers and businesses in a world of rapidly changing technology and longer lives, the OECD believes.

“We should move away from a model of front-loaded education – whereby recognised skills are mainly developed in schools and universities and subsequently used at work – to a system in which skills are continuously updated during the working life to match changing skills needs,” its report said.Its surveys of 29 mostly rich countries indicate six in 10 workers lack basic IT skills or computer experience, indicating the scale of the challenge.

A key risk is that middle-wage jobs will be destroyed, leaving only low-paid and high-paid positions with little in between.

One consequence of new technology is a rise in &quot;gig&quot; working on a temporary or informal basis. The OECD fears this has undermined workers’ rights and protections in countries including the UK, potentially making those workers more vulnerable to losing their jobs and leaving them with fewer welfare protections should they fall on hard times.

Robots set to wipe out or radically alter millions of jobs, OECD warns

Staying At Home with Kids Is Harder Than Going to Work
We love our kids. No doubt about that. They are bundles of joy given to us by the universe to set our lives on a path of unbridled love, affection, and happiness. At least, that’s what many of us think.
However, this doesn’t change the fact that they drive us nuts sometimes. Staying at home to look after your kids can be more difficult than going to a hectic job [1]. Kids can drain our energy, especially newborns. Feeding, soothing, singing to sleep, bathing, changing, powdering, playing, cooing, gagging – the unconditional love we have for them doesn’t always relieve the stress. Stay-at-home parents can relate better to this, especially those with many kids.
They don’t usually like to complain about their ordeals. Most people would wonder, “What’s so hard about staying at home all day with your little one(s)?” People judge them without thinking about what they go through every day. It’s true that constantly complaining can do more harm than good, but everyone deserves to once in a while and they need to be taken seriously.
When most working parents spend a day at home with their kids, even on paid leave, many can’t wait to get back to work.
AVEENO Baby U.K. survey
A nationwide survey conducted in the U.K. has shown that many parents get more stressed while staying at home with their kids than going to work [2]. The survey, conducted by AVEENO® Baby, had a sample size of the of 1,500 mothers and fathers from around the country. These parents either worked various types of jobs or were stay-at-home parents. 
The results of the survey were as follows:
31% agreed that staying at home with kids is more stressful than going to work.
40% agreed that after having their own first child, they stopped judging new parents for complaining too much.
55% believed that having a baby is hard work even with a strong support system.
25% voted that having a baby is easy.
Despite NCT (National Childbirth Trust) classes and self-help books, 45 percent of the women said they wouldn’t have coped without their own mother’s advice.
39% of the parents said they are constantly exhausted.
71% of the moms and dads believed that social media made parenting more competitive, with everyone trying to level up to someone else.
27% felt they are under pressure to be perfect parents.
22% are worried about their newborns’ eating habits.
9% are worried about their kids’ sleep patterns.
Despite all these, 42% agreed that they experienced true, unconditional love for the first time when they had their first baby.
“Becoming a parent is an amazing experience, but we understand that entering this new chapter of life can also bring with it a great deal of stress and worry, so we wanted to discover more about what new parents experience in the first few years, what they wish they had known and how best we can support them,” Aveeno Baby Skin expert, Rebecca Bennett, told The Sun.
The verdict is, taking care of kids is not an easy feat. Nevertheless, their heart-warming smiles, tiny feet, soft bums, and cloud-like hair will do a lot to override any exhaustion we feel. One moment, we want to grab our bags and run for the door. The next, you are on your back balancing your toddler on your belly.
It’s an on and off thing.

Study Finds Staying At Home with Kids Is Harder Than Going to Work

Reasons why employers pay more for Job Advertising in Ireland!Bottom line….THERE IS NO REASON, but your’re still paying way over the odds, even when your investment may not fill the job! Why? Well it could be because you’ve signed up to a yearly contract and you’re just uploading job ads on the same platform for the sake of it, hoping to get back something from your investment. Maybe you’re not really checking the analytics, you’ve a few ads up on different platforms and you’re not really sure where the candidates are coming from? Then of course, it could be that your company has always used the same platforms for years, old habits die hard and it can be difficult for you to implement changes when you’re new on the block. If you’re a business struggling with increasing costs though, you’ll be well aware of what job advertising is costing you and if you’re finding it difficult to fill vacancies, you may feel there’s no alternative. But there is, you could be one of the savvy recruiters, who are trying out new platforms, saving money and thankfully getting results at the same time!But let’s look at the options and the cost of job advertising in Ireland. You could advertise on a jobs board, which according to US website www.betterteam.com will set you back the following; Jobs.ie €765 per job ad, Irishjobs.ie €1050 and Jobbio €104 a month, over €1,200 a year, that’s just to name a few. You could try advertising on social media, but you may not have a large following, so your job Ad won&#39;t reach that many people. You could sponsor your Ads, if you know how – but it’s difficult to know how much that will cost you. You could avail of the services of JobAlert.ie, who combine a jobs board with a location specific social media campaign for your job - you’ll pay just €99 for a local Ad or €149 for a Nationwide campaign, reaching over 243,000+ followers. At JobAlert.ie we’re helping businesses of all sizes to fill jobs quickly and also saving them money at the same time. Job Ads are hosted on our website and also shared across our social media platforms. We’re reaching both active and passive job seekers. By the latter term, we mean we are reaching out to candidates who may not actively be looking at job boards but if they see something in their Social Media news feeds they will apply. You just pay for Job Ads as you need them – we do the rest, we won’t tie you into unnecessary contracts – you just pay as you go. The model we use is simple. Like years ago, when employers used local newspaper classifieds to reach ‘readers’ with once off Ads, we do the same. Only difference is, we use online technology to reach future employees and their friends and family members who may tell them about the job. It really is that simple, but it works. We pride ourselves on the follow up service we give our customers, once you try our service, you’ll come back over and over again. Don’t just take our word for it – read some recent testimonials here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2GuZxBd">http://bit.ly/2GuZxBd</a>We have other packages with discounts available for clients that are recruiting in large numbers, you’re very welcome to call our team on 00 353 1 8495003 to discuss your needs. To Advertise 1 job on line now click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2GtG5oy">http://bit.ly/2GtG5oy</a>We look forward to hearing from you.

Reasons why employers pay more for Job Advertising in Ireland!

Director & Ideation Manager

Pamela Doyle

The National Youth Council of Ireland, together with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are calling for applications for the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 - 2020.Are you aged 18 - 25, a self-started, interested in policy making and writing, capable of digesting lots of information and quickly turning around policy papers/speeches? Available to travel to Brussels in June, Geneva in July and New York for up to a month in Sept/Oct 2019, January/March 2020 (TBC) and July 2020 (TBC)?Read on....UN Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 - 2020Information for Applicants&amp;Application FormUN Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 - 2020 Application Process &amp; RulesThe National Youth Council of Ireland, together with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are delighted to announce the call for applications for the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 – 2020 which will support two young people aged between 18-25 years to join Ireland’s delegation to the United Nations. Since 2015, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) have partnered to provide the opportunity for young people in Ireland to participate in the UN Youth Delegate Programme.  The aims of United Nations Youth Delegate Programme Ireland are:·       To provide a platform for young people from Ireland to be represented at the United Nations;·       To directly involve young people from Ireland in the international diplomacy and foreign policy and decision-making agenda;·       To hear and include the voice of young people on development, human rights, and global citizenship issues at local, national, and international levels;·       To promote development and youth policies among young people in Ireland;·       To familiarise young people in Ireland with global development issues, the Sustainable Development Goals, and opportunities for action;·       To support global citizenship activities and development initiatives in Ireland. This Programme will support young people to be agents of change, and to foster active global citizenship through engagement with the UN, contributing to building a world of justice, equity, peace, and dignity.  Call for ApplicationsApplicants should be:·       Between the ages of 18 – 25 years (on May 19th 2019)·       A self-starter·       Committed to giving significant time to this Programme·       Experienced in organising events and committed to organising consultations and events with young people/others in Ireland (and possibly other locations) and sharing their experiences with others, through written reports and social media, including videos·       Interested in policy making and writing, capable of digesting lots of information and quickly turning around policy papers/speeches·       Committed to regularly using blog/video/social media posts·       Experienced public speakers·       Available for interview week of June 10th 2019·       Able to travel to Brussels June/July 2019 (TBC)·       Able to travel to Geneva July 3rd – 5th 2019·       Able to travel to New York for up to a month September/October 2019, January/March 2020 (TBC) and July 2020 (TBC)·       Curious about the world. Interested in diplomacy, disarmament, public engagement, development education and global citizenship education, and youth issues ·       Passionate about solving today’s most pressing problems and working to engage young people in this important agenda·       Resident of Ireland Skills and qualifications ·       Policy making experience·       Event organising experience·       Media/Social Media/Communications experience·       Knowledge of international current affairs·       Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals·       Knowledge of the UN Youth Strategy·       Knowledge of Development Policies in Ireland and at UN level·       Knowledge of Development Education·       Experience in negotiating and in leading out on workshops and training·       Excellent report writing, communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills·       Culturally competent·       Ability to work collaboratively with others – senior NGO reps, young people, youth organisations, DFAT, NYCI, etc. What you must commit to if you are chosen as a UN Youth Delegate:·       Attend intergovernmental conferences: United Nations General Assembly (September/October 2018 TBC), the ECOSOC meeting (January/February 2020 TBC), Human Rights Meetings (June/July 2020 TBC), and the HLPF July 2020 (TBC)·       Participate in training at EU level in June/July 2019·       Regular reporting to/meeting with NYCI and DFAT on activities, actions, and consultations<ul><li>Consultation/visits/participation in events with young people, youth organisations, educational institutions and NGOs in Ireland to increase awareness among young people in Ireland on global issues and promote UN values</li></ul>·       Regular participation in UN Youth Delegate support meetings (NYCI/European Youth Forum/DFAT)·       Meet with DFAT/NYCI/Irish Mission in New York and Geneva ·       Organise side events in New York and Ireland (TBC)·       Work with Irish Missions on UN policy issues, planning meetings, networking and supporting the team (as appropriate)·       Work with UN Youth Delegates from other countries on policy issues, planning meetings, events, social media, and networking ·       Complete a report when term of office is complete·       Workshops/Consultations/Meetings with young people and organisations around Ireland on development/Sustainable Development Goals issues in Ireland and the world with a special emphasis on Youth, Peace and Security and Youth Rights<ul><li>Publication of blogs/videos/articles on specific topics regarding youth issues at a local and global level</li></ul>·       Hand over meeting with future delegates·       PR and social media (as negotiated with DFAT/NYCI) throughout your term of office, particularly using social media/blogs/photos/video when travelling in Youth Delegate capacity

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Additional Parental Leave announced! The Government has announced that parents are to have access to two weeks&#39; paid leave each from November. There are also future plans for this to rise to seven weeks each over the next three years.The Department of Social Protection will pay the parental benefit at the same rate as maternity and paternity benefit, which is €245 per week. Individual employers can then decide if they want to provide a “top up” payment to bring the benefit up to an employee’s salary level.The news will be welcomed by parents who would like to spend more quality time with their children. Under the scheme it will also enable male same sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefit. Up to 60,000 parents a year are to gain new paid parental leave and benefit from November.<blockquote>Regina Doherty said &quot;This, I hope, will help to incentivise fathers to take more time off work to care for their children than has been the case up to now&quot;, “In that formative first year of life, children now have the opportunity to spend more time with both parents.&quot;</blockquote>All new parents in employment or self-employment will be able to avail of the new scheme.Read the full Press Release here;Up to 60,000 Parents a Year to Gain as New Paid Parental Leave and Benefit available from this NovemberParents will have access to two weeks leave each – expected to rise to seven weeks each over the next three years Legislation will also enable male same-sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefitTuesday, 23 April, 2019The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty TD, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton TD, today announced that from this November all new parents in employment or self-employment will be able to avail of a new Parental Leave scheme offering two weeks leave and benefit to spend with their new babies during their first year. Ultimately, parents will be able to benefit from seven weeks leave each under the scheme as it develops incrementally over the next three years.The Minister for Justice and Equality has secured the approval of Government for the priority drafting of the necessary legislation to introduce the leave entitlement. A General Scheme of the Bill is being published today. Arrangements are currently underway in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to ensure the necessary legislation is in place for the benefit and that the administrative and technical solutions are in place in advance of November for the operation of this scheme. It is estimated that up to 60,000 parents could benefit from the scheme in a full year.Speaking on the importance of the scheme, Minister Doherty said:“Parents, children and society in general will all benefit from the introduction of this scheme. Firstly, in that formative first year of life, children now have the opportunity to spend more time with both parents. Secondly, on top of the recently introduced Paternity Benefit, this extends the leave benefits available to fathers.“Crucially this new benefit is non-transferable and is available on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis. This, I hope, will help to incentivise fathers to take more time off work to care for their children than has been the case up to now. The evidence shows that when fathers take a more significant and meaningful share in the parenting of their children the individual family benefits - and so does wider society, as by encouraging more fathers to take time off, we are in a position to challenge the existing culture regarding work and gender.”Welcoming the scheme as a practical support for working parents, Minister Flanagan said: “This is an important support for working parents in Ireland. The General Scheme of the Bill, which I am publishing today, provides for paid parental leave for each parent of a child under one, whether employed or self-employed. The leave will initially be set at two weeks, increasing on a phased basis over the next three years. This is in addition to existing maternity, paternity and adoptive leave entitlements. It will provide working parents with further opportunity to spend more time with their baby in its crucial first year of development. With the introduction of this Bill, we are delivering on our commitment to increase paid parental leave in the first year of a child’s life. This is a practical measure to benefit parents and children. Helping working parents to have more flexibility and greater choice in how they balance their professional and family lives has positive benefits for families and for society as a whole.”Under the scheme, both parents will have access to two weeks each (non-transferrable) benefit for babies born from this November, which will be paid at the same rate as Maternity Benefit and Paternity Benefit - €245 per week. It is intended to incrementally increase this to up to seven weeks parental leave over the next three years in line with Government announcement for Budget 2019. Minister Stanton highlighted another important feature of the Bill:“The Bill also proposes to take the final steps needed to enable male same-sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefit. This is further progress towards ensuring equality for all families.I look forward to introducing the legislation into the Houses of the Oireachtas, once drafted, and hope that colleagues on all sides of the Houses will work with me in ensuring that we can implement this important legislation at the earliest possible time.”ENDSNote for EditorsParental Leave and Benefit Bill 2019:<ul><li>The Bill is part of the Government commitment to increase paid parental leave in the first year of a child’s life</li><li>A draft General Scheme of the Bill was presented to Government on 16 April and approval was granted for the priority drafting of the Bill</li><li>It is intended that the leave will be set initially at two weeks per parent. The leave can be taken within 52 weeks of the birth of the child or in the case of an adoption, from the date of placement of the child</li><li>The Bill also proposes to address a lacuna in the law, which prevents a male same-sex couple from receiving adoptive leave and benefit. It provides for the repeal of Section 177 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. It further provides for the modification and reintroduction of Section 177 of that Act or an amendment of Section 2 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995</li><li>The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection will make the payment of the benefit. It will be up to individual employers to decide if they will provide a ‘top-up’ payment to the salary level of employees earning more than this</li><li>The Government commitment is to increase the leave by 2021 to 7 weeks paid parental leave per parent.</li></ul>

Great News For Working Parents!

Use Job advertising that works.Harness the latest technologies to find your next hire through JobAlert and social media. No contracts, no hidden fees.Reach jobseekers directlyTraditional recruitment methods don&#39;t make sense anymore. Big advertising fees do not guarantee applications. JobAlert is changing the face of recruitment by going directly to jobseekers through social media, allowing you to reach both active and passive job seekers.Watch your jobs go viralReceive applications like never before as your jobs are viewed, liked &amp; shared across the nation. Embrace the power of social media to get your job in front of as many candidates as possible.Frequently Asked Questions How do I pay for a job advertising package?It’s very straightforward. Just select the job advertising package that you require, continue through the checkout process and pay with your credit card. Once payment has been completed an invoice receipt will be sent immediately to your email address. There are no hidden fees or yearly subscriptions; you can just purchase one Job Ad at a time as you require them. For discounts and credit terms on multiple Job Ads please call our sales department directly at +353 1 849 5003 to discuss further.Will my online payment be safe and secure?Yes. We use Stripe to handle our online payments. They help us ensure that all of our online payments are safe and secure. Stripe is a PCI Service Provider Level 1 which is the highest grade in payment processing security.Can I be invoiced instead of paying by debit or credit card?Yes, for multiple Job Ads we can offer credit terms and we’ll also give you a discount for bulk orders. Call our sales department directly at +353 1 849 5003 to discuss further.Do you offer custom packages?Yes. We can build you a customized solution to fit your needs. If that means tailoring a package that includes unlimited job credits, multiple weekly shares on social media, or prioritizing jobs that needed to be filled yesterday, it can be done. Contact us at info@jobalert.ie or call us today to discuss on +353 1 849 5003.How long will it take before my job advertisement is live?Once you have published a job it will be made live once a member of our team reviews it. Normally your job will be live within the hour but this process can sometimes take up to 6 hours. Our team will then arrange to share your vacancy across our social media channels.How many people will see my Ad?Right now, we have over 243,000 social media followers and a reach of over 2.1m. Our website receives over 472,000 visitors per month. We also share Job Ads on Instagram and LinkedIn where required. So your Job Ads will get plenty of exposure.Can I choose which Counties I want to target?Yes, you can choose which counties you’d like to share your Job Ad to when you place your Ad. Right now we have specific social media pages targeting each county in Ireland and in the capital we have specific pages for Dublin North, South, West and the City Centre. You can also choose to do a Nationwide Job Ad.Do you provide graphic design work for sharing my job on social media?Each job package comes with a standard graphic for use on social media. For custom graphics, get in touch.How do I receive job applications?You can specify how you would like to receive job applications when uploading a job. You can request to receive applications by email or provide a link to your careers page/internal candidate management system – the choice is completely yours.Can I keep my company name confidential?Yes, your company can be kept anonymous when advertising on JobAlert.ie.Do you have a data protection policy?We fully adhere to all European Data Protection Legislation. This is outlined in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.Do you have any Testimonials from Clients using your service?Yes - check out what our clients say <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/employers?openTestimonies=true#testimonies">here.</a>To place a job advertisement now click <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/post-job/packages">here.</a> For more information about our service visit our employer page <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/employers">here.</a>ORContact us by email or phone to discuss your needs in more detail.Phone: 00 353 1 8495003Email: info@jobalert.ieWe look forward to hearing from you.

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Life’s too short for the Wrong Job!When you have a pain in your backside in a dead end job and you feel like your complaints and requests to do something more exciting with your life are falling on deaf ears. Maybe it’s time for you to take control of your own destiny and move on!If it’s a new job you need, it’s never been such great time to JOB HOP! With unemployment rates down to their lowest in a long time and thousands of employers advertising jobs right across the county (Check out jobs here; <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/">https://www.jobalert.ie/</a> ) There’s also lots of funding available if you want to re-train, take Springboard+ for example, they offer free courses at certificate, degree and masters level as part the ESF programme for employability, inclusion and learning. A lot of the courses are also open to people in employment as well as unemployed participants, check it out. Going back to college can be a fantastic challenge and also a great opportunity to meet new people outside your current circle of friends – it might just be the change you need right now. (More information on Springboard available here; <a href="https://springboardcourses.ie/">https://springboardcourses.ie/</a> )If it’s a job change you need, make a list of companies that you’d like to work for. Sign up for jobalerts, so that you won’t miss the next perfect opportunity that comes up! Get your CV ready and have many different versions saved on your mobile device, so the minute you see that perfect job, you’ll be one of the first in line with your application.Do you feel the urge to travel further afield? Brilliant, but before you hop on a cheap flight you will need to ask yourself a few questions;How much money will you need? You’ll need to research the cost of living in your chosen country. Best case scenario is to have at least 3 months’ rent and living expenses before you travel, unless you have a good friend or relation already living there, who may just let you &#39;couch surf&#39; for a while until you find your feet. But even still you will need a safety net of cash in case that doesn’t work out – so save a few bob first!Do you speak a second language? If you don’t, you might want to stick to an English-speaking country or resort.  We only have one life so don’t let anything hold you back. If you feel you’re lacking passion for life, not feeling any challenge in your daily activities of your job, relationship or life in general - take back control. Of course if you have big commitments or ties it’s going to be hard to make big changes all at once, but take small steps, set yourself achievable goals.There’s a big World out there – go be amazing!!! Happy Easter Everyone.For Jobs; www.jobalert.ieFor More Career Advice; https://www.jobalert.ie/blog?category=Career%20Advice

Pain in your backside in a dead end job?  Your words falling on deaf ears?

A woman who quit her job as a beautician to work as a naked cleaner now has her very own cleaning empire, employing a staff of 15 full-time workers. 

Victoria Murphy, 25, launched her firm after graduating with a degree in events management.

The 25-year-old from Edinburgh is able to charge anything from £55 to £75 per hour for her cleaners&#39; services, depending on their level of nudity.

Before singleton Victoria started recruiting her company, which is called Glimmer, she first tested the water by cleaning homes in Edinburgh in the nude.

&quot;I didn&#39;t want to put my staff into any situation I had not experienced myself,&quot; she said.Victoria was keen to start a business in the adult service sector with a unique selling point.

While working as a beautician, she first toyed with the idea of starting a webcam work business - though she had decided she wouldn&#39;t feature on camera herself.

She then stumbled across an American company offering a naked cleaning service and, feeling inspired, she soon launched Glimmer.

&quot;I knew I wanted something which would be fun and risqué but not extreme,&quot; Victoria, who lives in Edinburgh with her pet Daschund Louis.

&quot;We are not an escort service. What we offer is fun and flirty.

&quot;When I did it for a while, I had a laugh and nothing untoward happened.&quot;Glimmer customers can opt for one of three tiers of adult cleaning.

A service in lingerie or underwear starts at £55 per hour, while topless cleaning will set you back £65 an hour.

The most expensive package, which includes the services of a completely naked cleaner, costs £75 for the hour.

&quot;None of my staff ever have to do anything they don&#39;t feel comfortable with,&quot; Victoria added.

&quot;The client will choose the option they prefer and I will match the cleaner to that choice.&quot;

Prospective employees haven&#39;t been put off by the dress code - or lack thereof - with Victoria receiving 100 applications the last time she advertised for recruits.

&quot;The most important thing is that someone has professional cleaning experience.

&quot;Then they need to have a good personality, because engaging with the client, chatting to them and feeling comfortable being naked is all part of what makes someone right for this role.&quot;

Victoria, who has 15 members of staff including three men, said Glimmer has 20 regular clients and a further 15 who book an occasional clean.

She admitted they have shattered her preconceptions about the type of client she imagined would use the service.

&quot;I thought we&#39;d get mostly professional working men in their forties but actually, the clients are much more diverse,&quot; she said.

&quot;We&#39;ve had some as young as 30 and others in their 80s. Many of them live alone and a lot of the older gentleman are quite lonely, so it&#39;s important the experience is fun and that the cleaners like chatting.

&quot;We have male cleaners available but women asking for men isn&#39;t something that comes up a lot. We&#39;re definitely trying to work on that side of things and build it up.

&quot;When I&#39;m recruiting, I&#39;m not worried about what people look like - as everyone has a different idea of what&#39;s attractive - but they do need to be presentable and body confident.&quot;

Despite the unorthodox, saucy concept, Victoria said her friends and family have been very supportive about the business she has set up.

&quot;They understand this is my baby&quot; she said. &quot;I do spend a lot of time explaining to people that this is a serious cleaning business, too. We clean to a very high standard.

&quot;Most people ask what the client does while the cleaner is working.

&quot;They imagine they just sit there while the cleaner puts on a show, but that&#39;s not what we do.

&quot;A lot of clients have never done anything like this before and are often quite shy.

&quot;So the cleaner will chat and engage with them, but, most importantly, they&#39;ll get on with the job of cleaning the house.&quot;Rather than putting leaflets through people&#39;s doors - which might come as a bit of a surprise for any families - Victoria uses social media and advertises in free listings.

Running her business single-handedly, Victoria has big ambitions for the future of Glimmer.

She&#39;s now even recruiting naked cleaners in Glasgow and Aberdeen, and has hopes to not only conquer Scotland, but also the rest of the UK.

&quot;I do want to expand across the whole country but for now, we&#39;re expanding by offering Naked Party Hosting,&quot; she said.

Victoria also wants to branch out to offer Naked Handymen, which she believes will appeal more to women, as her current client list is mostly male.

&quot;I am still working part-time as a beautician doing nails mostly, but I am determined to make a success of this business, so I do work really hard,&quot; she said.

&quot;I do socialise with my friends and go out and I love taking Louis for a long walk, but I run every aspect of the business and so, truthfully, I have very little free time outside work.&quot;

​Woman Who Quit Job As Beautician Now Has Naked Cleaning Empire

Are you a PAYE worker and working full or part-time from home? You could be in for a tax rebate!If you’re working part of the time at home and the remainder at a ‘normal place of work’, working full time from home or working on the move with visits to your ‘normal place of work’, you could be in for a Tax Rebate, and going forward a substantial tax relief that you might not be aware of.Are you an e-Worker? According to Revenue.ie an e-Worker is a person who is;<ul><li>working for substantial periods outside the normal place of work</li><li>logging onto a work computer remotely</li><li>sending and receiving email, data or files remotely</li><li>developing ideas, products and services remotely.</li></ul> So if the above applies to you your employer can make a payment of €3.20 per workday to you without deducting Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) or Universal Social Charge (USC). It may not be a fortune but it’s your entitlement and every little helps! This payment is to cover the additional expenditure that you will incur for heating and electricity costs. Your employer can also provide the following items to you for business use to without you incurring any benefit-in-kind:<ul><li>computer or laptop</li><li>printer</li><li>scanner</li><li>software to allow you to work from home</li><li>telephone, mobile and broadband</li><li>office furniture.</li></ul>   More Information;https://www.revenue.ie/en/employing-people/employee-expenses/e-working-and-home-workers/index.aspx https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-05/05-02-13.pdf

Working full or part-time from home? You could be in for a tax rebate!

Are you a PAYE worker and working full or part-time from home? You could be in for a tax rebate!If you’re working part of the time at home and the remainder at a ‘normal place of work’, working full time from home or working on the move with visits to your ‘normal place of work’, you could be in for a Tax Rebate, and going forward a substantial tax relief that you might not be aware of.Are you an e-Worker? According to Revenue.ie an e-Worker is a person who is;<ul><li>working for substantial periods outside the normal place of work</li><li>logging onto a work computer remotely</li><li>sending and receiving email, data or files remotely</li><li>developing ideas, products and services remotely.</li></ul>So if the above applies to you your employer can make a payment of €3.20 per workday to you without deducting Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) or Universal Social Charge (USC). It may not be a fortune but it’s your entitlement and every little helps! This payment is to cover the additional expenditure that you will incur for heating and electricity costs.Your employer can also provide the following items to you for business use to without you incurring any benefit-in-kind:<ul><li>computer or laptop</li><li>printer</li><li>scanner</li><li>software to allow you to work from home</li><li>telephone, mobile and broadband</li><li>office furniture.
</li></ul>Recent statistics from the CSO show that the number of people working from home is growing by 2,000 people per year with estimations suggesting that over 100,000 people are now &quot;mainly working at or from home&quot;.<a href="https://www.joe.ie/news/taxback-work-from-home-ireland-665916"></a> More Information;https://www.revenue.ie/en/employing-people/employee-expenses/e-working-and-home-workers/index.aspx

Working full or part-time from home? You could be in for a tax rebate! 

ODD JOBS The weirdest jobs in the world from working as a professional armpit smeller to tasting dog food for €50k or testing water slides.
Some people are paid to be full time armpit sniffers. Sound odd? Amazingly, it&#39;s not the weirdest job out there.
MOST of us would do everything in our power to avoid smelling another person&#39;s BO.
But for some people, smelling armpits is all in a day&#39;s work.
Working as a professional armpit smeller isn&#39;t everyone&#39;s cup of tea.More and more people are signing up to be professional armpit smellers - employed by fragrance and cosmetics companies to test the effectiveness of perfumes and deodorants.
But, unbelievably, it&#39;s not the the most bizarre job on the planet.
Last year a university in California put a call out for anyone who wanted to earn money by eating avocados for three months to see if it aided weight loss.
They were inundated with applications and 250 people managed to snag a place on the three-month trial.
It&#39;s far from the only odd job out there though.
From cuddling people for money to mourning the deaths of strangers on a day-to-day basis, there&#39;s a whole glut of unusual and downright wacky jobs if you&#39;re looking for a career change.
Even better, most of them don&#39;t even require prior training or experience.
So if you&#39;re desperate to get out of the office for good, here&#39;s a look at some of the strangest jobs that you could be doing - and how to apply for them.
Job: Professional armpit smeller
Employer: The International Fragrance Association
Salary: €45,000
How to apply: <a href="https://www.ifrauk.org/careers-jobs/">Apply via their website
</a>We&#39;ve all had days where we&#39;ve got to work and been forced to spend the day sat next to a colleague who&#39;s got a particularly pungent odour emanating from their pits.
But you could put an end to that by making sure lacklustre deodorants don&#39;t make it to the market.
Could you work as a professional armpit smeller?Armpit smellers are employed by companies to help test out the latest products that combat sweat and body odour - and all you have to do is give a big whiff to someone who&#39;s just been working out on a treadmill for an hour.
The average income tallies up to €45,000 a year, so it&#39;s not so bad.
Businesses may call on nose judges to determine the effectiveness of cat litter or shoe insoles at controlling unpleasant smells too.
There&#39;s a job out there for anyone with a well-trained nose.
Job: Professional sleeper
Employer: NASA
Salary: €15,000 for 70 days
Most of us can&#39;t get enough of it no matter how hard we try - but NASA hires professional sleepers who are, you guessed it, given the arduous task of having to sleep for days on end.
Why? It&#39;s all in the name of science.
Volunteers get paid up to €15,000 to sleep for a whopping 70 days in a row so scientists can study the effect of different air pressures on the human body.
Bed rest studies offer scientists ways to see how the body adapts to weightlessness. Participants must live, eat, and even shower in the same position.
This causes their bodies - and cardiovascular systems - to adapt as if they were in space and they are continuously monitored to understand how their bodies change.
Results allow countermeasures to be devised that will help astronauts on space missions, as well as bed-ridden people on Earth.
So you get to sleep through seven Mondays and you get to help the future of the human race in the process - could there be a better job?
If space isn&#39;t your thing, then you can try the same thing a little closer to home in Finland.
Helsinki&#39;s Hotel Finn hires full-time sleepers to test the comfort of their beds in order to help them improve their guest experience. 
Job: Professional dog food taster
Salary: €20K- €50
How to apply: Contact your pooch’s favourite pet food brand with a CV, or check their website for vacancies.
We&#39;d always thought that it was humans that tested on animals - not the other way around.
A pet food taster has the rather disgusting job of being sent the latest pet food flavours and giving them a try.

While dogs and cats have different tastes to us, it&#39;s a tasters job to make sure each ingredient is &quot;balanced in the right way&quot;.
Some people make a living as professional animal food tasters
Phillip Wells, a former taster for Lily&#39;s Kitchen pet food, told Sun Online that the job has even helped him improve his own cooking skills.
“Trying the food is also a good way to pick up on the nuances of the cooking; this works especially well on the dry kibbles,” he says.
Impressively, the salary can range from anywhere between €20,000 and €50,000 depending on how long you&#39;ve been doing the job and just how refined your tastebuds are.
Job: Professional cuddler
Employer: Cuddle Party
Salary: €70 an hour
How to apply: <a href="http://www.cuddleparty.com/facilitator/">sign up for a 10-week virtual training course</a>
In a world where we meet everyone through apps, sometimes the intimacy of face-to-face contact is missing from people&#39;s lives.
That&#39;s where professional cuddlers are here to help.
They&#39;re cashing in up to €70p/h for non-sexual hugging, and experts claim that the rise in their popularity is down to an unlikely factor - Donald Trump.
Marcia Baczynski, co-founder of Cuddle Party, said that the state of the world is driving people to look for comfort in the unlikeliest of places.
Professional cuddlers can earn £60-an-hour at cuddle parties
Professional cuddler Ian Carmen, who&#39;s been doing the job for a couple of years now, insisted that it&#39;s not as sexual as people may think.
He told Sun Online: &quot;When I&#39;m with someone there&#39;s sometimes a sexual moment but you learn to deal with and acknowledge it but you don&#39;t encourage it and it eventually passes&quot;.
Job: Professional Queuer
Employer: Same Ole Lines Dudes
Salary: €20 an hour
How to apply: <a href="http://www.sameolelinedudes.com/home/">Find positions through their website
</a>Whether it’s a sample sale or the latest iPhone model, people are now paying money for professional queuers to wait around in line for them and call when they’re near the front. So instead of sitting around for six hours, you can enjoy your day while someone does it for you.
Could you be a professional queuer?
One man based in NYC, Robert Samuel, got so much business that he’s since started up his own company in the US.
Surprisingly, not all of his clients are just super rich: “It’s all everyday people too.
“Sometimes I get a customer who can’t get out of work on time to wait for a movie premiere, or somebody on the Upper East Side who really wants a new Xbox but doesn’t want to stand in the cold for seven hours before it goes on sale. It’s a whole medley.”
It’s not just people that will employ you to queue. Sometimes brands will pay money for you to stand outside their stores in a bid to make them look more popular, and therefore attract more potential customers.
It’s win win. You can usually earn around 20p/h on the job, which requires absolutely no skill apart from an ability to stand around doing nothing.
Job: Professional water slide tester
Employer: First Choice
Salary: €30,000
How to apply: Contact First Choice directly
If you loved water parks as a kid then this may just be the perfect job for you - but there&#39;s a catch - only one person gets to do it so competition is seriously tough.
Water slide maker First Choice selected Seb Smith to be their water slide tester in 2013.
He beat out over 2000 other applicants for the role, and since then has got to travel around the world for six months every year testing out the latest rides and rating their fun-factor.
“It can be tough when it’s chilly and you have to strip off, but otherwise it’s great,” say previous employee Tommy Lynch.
“Getting to check out the flumes is by far the best bit. But there is a serious side and it carries a lot of responsibility.”
The job pays £26,000 over the six month period every year, so you&#39;re basically free to just chill for the other six months.
First Choice only hire one expert, so you’ll have to wait until Seb’s ready to quit unfortunately!
Job: Professional pusher
Employer: Tokyo travel authority
Salary: DOE
How to apply: At the local station
If you think your commute is bad, then spare a thought for those in Japan who literally find themselves being shoved onto a train so the doors can stay shut.
Tokyo is home to one of the busiest and most efficient rail services in the world, but it doesn&#39;t happen without help during peak hours.During rush hour, the trains become so overcrowded that subway pushers - or Oshiya - are hired to cram as many people inside as possible.<a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7219602/weirdest-jobs-armpit-smeller-dog-food-taster-water-slides/">Original source.</a>

Weirdest jobs in the world - from Pro Armpit Smeller to Dog Food Taster

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, defended the company&#39;s &#39;996&#39; work schedule - which expects employees to submit to 12-hour shifts between 9am and 9pm during a six-day week. 168 hours in a week, Alibaba employees are expected to spend at least 72 of them while in work and they should be grateful.

I personally think that being able to work 996 is a huge blessing.

Many companies and many people don&#39;t have the opportunity to work 996. If you don&#39;t work 996 when you are young, when can you ever work 996?

In this world, everyone wants success, wants a nice life, wants to be respected. Let me ask everyone, if you don&#39;t put out more time and energy than others, how can you achieve the success you want?

Compared to them, up to this day, I still feel lucky, I don&#39;t regret (working 12 hour days), I would never change this part of me.

After getting backlash online and being called an evil capitalist, he addressed it&#39;s not about money but self improvement:

He said 996 is not exploitation.

Artists, scientists, athletes, politicians are all 996 because it&#39;s their passion.
People who committed to 996 must have found their passion, and their happiness and not for the sake of money.

People said this only applies to Chinese staff:

I dare you to ask your American staff to work 996, you&#39;d get sued.

You glorified overworking in China because government won&#39;t enforce labour law and corporates can do whatever they please.

Only talk of working hard, but silent on wages – this is typical language used by people who exploit others.

996 practice is definitely illegal, even in China&#39;s standard.

4 years ago, Jack Ma said that his biggest regret is spending too much time on work and cannot be with his family.

If I still can have a next life, I will never do a business like this. I will be my own self; I want to enjoy my life

China has overtaken Japan in terms of the number of people who die from overwork every year. The figure hit 600,000 in 2014. That works out to about 1,600 deaths every day.

In 2014, a pregnant worker died from large blood loss after working overtime until midnight. She showed warning signs of an ectopic pregnancy, yet she didn&#39;t go to her regular check up because a day-off would affect her performance evaluation.

In 2015, a 14 year-old boy worked himself to death on one of the factories on Alibaba. The company has only been fined 10,000 Yuan (US$1,491).
Last month, a group of tech workers made 996.ICU [By following 996, you are risking yourself getting into the ICU], attaching a full copy of China’s labour law, which prohibits more than 36 hours of overtime per month. The creator called on tech workers to come forward with examples of companies abusing staff by demanding uncompensated overtime. Alibaba and JD are named.

Alibaba Founder Expects Staff To Work 12-Hour Shift On 6-Day Week

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers -- or who try to hide feelings of annoyance -- may be at risk for heavier drinking after work, according to researchers.A team of researchers at Penn State and the University at Buffalo studied the drinking habits of people who routinely work with the public, for example people in food service who work with customers, nurses who work with patients or teachers who work with students.They found a link between those who regularly faked or amplified positive emotions, like smiling, or suppressed negative emotions -- resisting the urge to roll one&#39;s eyes, for example -- and heavier drinking after work.Alicia Grandey, professor of psychology at Penn State, said the results suggest that employers may want to reconsider &quot;service with a smile&quot; policies.&quot;Faking and suppressing emotions with customers was related to drinking beyond the stress of the job or feeling negatively,&quot; Grandey said. &quot;It wasn&#39;t just feeling badly that makes them reach for a drink. Instead, the more they have to control negative emotions at work, the less they are able to control their alcohol intake after work.&quot;While previous research has shown a connection between service workers and problems with drinking, Grandey said the reasons why were not known. She hypothesized that by faking or suppressing emotions in front of customers, employees may be using a lot of self-control. Later, those employees may not have a lot of self-control left to regulate how much alcohol they drink.&quot;Smiling as part of your job sounds like a really positive thing, but doing it all day can be draining,&quot; Grandey said. &quot;In these jobs, there&#39;s also often money tied to showing positive emotions and holding back negative feelings. Money gives you a motivation to override your natural tendencies, but doing it all day can be wearing.&quot;For the study, the researchers used data from phone interviews with 1,592 U.S. workers. The data came from a larger survey funded by the National Institutes of Health, called the National Survey of Work Stress and Health, which included almost 3,000 participants who were representative of the U.S. working population.Data included information about how often the participants faked or suppressed emotions, also called &quot;surface acting,&quot; as well as how often and how much the participants drank after work. The researchers also measured how impulsive the participants are and how much autonomy they feel they have at work.The researchers found that overall, employees who interacted with the public drank more after work than those who did not. Additionally, surface acting was also linked with drinking after work, and that connection was stronger or weaker depending on the person&#39;s trait-like self-control and the job&#39;s extent of self-control.&quot;The relationship between surface acting and drinking after work was stronger for people who are impulsive or who lack personal control over behavior at work,&quot; Grandey said. &quot;If you&#39;re impulsive or constantly told how to do your job, it may be harder to rein in your emotions all day, and when you get home, you don&#39;t have that self-control to stop after one drink.&quot;In particular, the researchers found a stronger association between surface acting and drinking when employees who are highly impulsive also worked in jobs where employees have one-time service encounters with customers, like a call center or coffee shop, rather than relationships, like health care or education.Grandey said people in these jobs tend to be younger and in entry-level positions, and may lack the self-control tendencies and the financial and social rewards that can buffer the costs of surface acting.According to Grandey, the results -- recently published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology -- suggest that surface acting is less likely to create problems when the work is personally rewarding to the employee.&quot;Nurses, for example, may amplify or fake their emotions for clear reasons,&quot; Grandey said. &quot;They&#39;re trying to comfort a patient or build a strong relationship. But someone who is faking emotions for a customer they may never see again, that may not be as rewarding, and may ultimately be more draining or demanding.&quot;Grandey added that employers may be able to use these insights to create healthier workplace environments.&quot;Employers may want to consider allowing employees to have a little more autonomy at work, like they have some kind of choice on the job,&quot; Grandey said. &quot;And when the emotional effort is clearly linked to financial or relational rewards, the effects aren&#39;t so bad.&quot;###Data collection was supported by a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant awarded to Michael R. Frone, University at Buffalo, the second author on this paper. Penn State graduate students Gordon M. Sayre and Robert C. Melloy also participated in this work.

Forcing a smile for customers linked with more drinking after work

Many of the nation&#39;s most popular companies to work for don&#39;t require a college degree, and certain jobs are more likely to be filled with noncollege graduates than others, LinkedIn found.
Top business executives have begun questioning whether college degrees really prepare workers for careers, while some are starting to hire more and more noncollege graduates.
Students assume getting a four-year degree — and taking on the thousands of dollars of student-loan debt that comes along with it — is the only way to get your foot in the door at top companies such as Apple, Google, and Netflix.
But that isn&#39;t always true.
Prominent business leaders such as Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton and Apple CEO Tim Cook are already questioning the need for four-year degrees altogether. Cook recently said that about half of Apple&#39;s US employment last year included people who did not have four-year degrees. Cook reasoned that many colleges do not teach the skills business leaders need most in their workforce, such as coding.

Humpton, too, dismissed the idea that a four-year degree guarantees career-readiness: &quot;All too often, job requisitions will say they require a four-year degree, when in fact there&#39;s nothing about the job that truly requires a four-year degree — it merely helped our hiring managers sort of weed through the crowd and get a smaller qualified candidate group,&quot; Humpton recently said at the White House during the first American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting.

Now prominent companies such as Google and Apple are hiring employees who have the skills required to get jobs done, with or without a degree. LinkedIn found many of today&#39;s hottest companies to work for do not require that employees have a college degree. After further analysis of the data, LinkedIn identified specific positions more likely to be filled by noncollege graduates, including electronic technicians, mechanical designers, and marketing representatives.

That being said, college degrees seem to pay off. Workers that hold at least a bachelor&#39;s degree earned more than the $932 median weekly earnings for all workers in 2018, according to a recent report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But because degrees often require taking on student debt, many Americans cannot afford college degrees. Only 42% of high-school sophomores go on to earn a two-year or four-year degree, according to the US Department of Education. Even among students who graduate from college, a significant number of new graduates are underemployed, meaning they work jobs that don&#39;t require a college degree.

As many expect automation to displace a quarter of the workforce, experts and researchers are already tossing around alternatives to help prepare young employees for work. For instance, Rich Feloni, a Business Insider reporter, wrote about a recent report that suggests apprenticeship programs, which mix school and on-the-job training, could better prepare the workforce of the future.

&quot;Our company, as you know, was founded by a college drop-out,&quot; Cook said at the White House panel. &quot;So we&#39;ve never really thought that a college degree was the thing that you had to have to do well. We&#39;ve always tried to expand our horizons.&quot;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-companies-are-hiring-more-candidates-without-a-4-year-degree-2019-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">Original source. </a>

Apple & Google don't require you to have 4-year degree - becoming the norm

Nudist family seeking tutor for teenage son because last one felt ‘uncomfortable’ in their home
‘We find it liberating and freeing, and aside from that we’re a completely normal family’Exam season is never easy but this year is proving particularly tough for a Coventry-based nudist couple.

The pair are struggling to find a tutor to coach their teenage son through his A-level revision, after the previous one quit because they felt “uncomfortable” in the home.

The couple, who asked only to be identified as by their first names, Martin and Ada, lead a nudist lifestyle within their house but not outside it.“Like most nudists, we find it liberating and freeing, and aside from that we’re a completely normal family,” the couple said, in an email to Tutor House, a tuition agency.

The pair said their 18-year-old son was not a nudist but that he accepted his parents’ lifestyle choice. “This is why our last tutor quit, they said that they felt uncomfortable at our house, which is fair enough we know that nudism isn’t for everyone” Martin and Ada said.The family is now seeking a tutor who is “accepting” of their nudism.

Martin and Ada told Tutor House, the agency they turned to for help, that the right candidate would not have to be nude while in their house.

Due to the slightly unusual request and with A-level season looming, the pair told the agency they were willing to pay £50 an hour for a tutor to work with their son, for up to 10 hours a week.

Their 18-year-old son needs help with Maths, Physics and French revision.The agency referred to the email in their blog, and said they were “determined to help” despite the family’s slightly unconventional needs.

It is unclear how many applications the request has attracted and despite the high rate, Martin and Ada are yet to appoint a tutor.

“The majority of requests which come through the site tend to be pretty standard, we’ve certainly never received one like this before,” Alex Dyer, Tutor House’s founder, said.

“Even though this request is a lot more out there than most, we’re sure we’ll be able to help this family find the right professional for them.”

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