One of the best ways to avoid needless employment law disputes is to stay in touch with what your employees are thinking, feeling and doing.  As part of our never-ending quest to keep you up-to-speed on the latest developments affecting your workplace, the following is our guide to some of the lesser-known holidays/celebrations your employees might be observing the rest of this month.

Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up day on our list.  The rest are very real.  The first person to post a comment or send me an email at blawg@manpower.com identifying the bogus day will win a valuable prize.

• Harlem Globetrotters Day (7)
• I’m Not Going to Take it Anymore Day (7)
• National Joy Germ Day (8)
• Show and Tell Day at Work (8)
• Bubble Bath Day (8)
• Elvis Week (8-11)
• Positively Penguins Day (10)
• Cuckoo Dancing Week (11-17)
• National Clean Off Your Desk Day (12)
• Slam Dance Week (15-21)
• Appreciate a Dragon Day (16)
• Nothing Day (16)
• Bald Eagle Appreciation Days (16-18)
• Doo Dah Parade Day (18)
• Winnie the Pooh Day (18)
• International Hunt for Happiness Week (18-24)
• Rid the World of Fad Diets Day (20)
• Penguin Awareness Day (20)
• National Hugging Day (21)
• No Name Calling Week (21-25)
• Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day (22)
• National Pie Day (23)
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day (23)
• Belly Laugh Day (24)
• National Compliment Day (24)
• National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week (24-30)
• Fun at Work Day (25)
• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (26)
• Thomas Crapper Day (27)
• Bring Ted Nugent to Work Day (28)
• Inane Answering Message Day (30)
• National Seed Swap Day (31)

What does this mean for employers?  If your employees suddenly start hugging, slam dancing, enjoying germs, swapping seeds, taking bubble baths, doing show and tell, reciting cowboy poetry, hunting for happiness, answering difficult cat questions, leaving inane voicemail messages, parading around shouting “DOO DAH”, playing snowplow mailbox hockey in the company parking lot, expressing appreciation for bubble wrap, dragons, penguins and eagles, and/or doing absolutely nothing all day long, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

(Sources:  holidaysmart.com, emotionscards.com, brownielocks.com)

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