By Joana Lameira – Swood Team The Muslim population is currently practicing Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During these days they live deprived of worldly pleasures, from sunrise to sunset, practicing the ritual of fasting. Fasting consists of total abstinence from food, liquids, tobacco, and sexual relations. The tradition emphasizes that one…
Month: April 2021
April 25th: Workers’ Rights and Achievements
By Carina Marques – Swood Team In Portugal, the month of April takes on a special meaning. 47 years ago, on April 25th, the country changed its political and social trajectory with the Carnation Revolution, bringing a set of rights and freedoms that, until then, were not assured. All social groups benefited from the new…
The Importance of Performance Evaluation in Companies
By Yael Cohen – Palavra de Especialista The performance evaluation is a much-discussed process these days. Many managers consider this process ineffective and inaccurate, and the time spent on it is perceived as wasted. Due to dissatisfaction with the process and without seeing a good end product and results, some companies have eliminated the annual performance review,…