1890 saw the start of an international labour movement that changed the way we work today. On the first of May in this year an international day of action was organised for the first time to lobby for a shorter working day, equal rights and an end to social injustice. This lobby pitched for a standardised eight hour long working day - a radical change at the time. Although some industries in our country adopted these working hours a few decades earlier this international movement benefited many others working here.

It is always good to be able to celebrate such achievements. Many of us, however, still fail to get the work-life balance right and work for longer hours during the day to try and get everything done. By using your promotional marketing to give your customers a May Day reminder you may just get them to kick back and relax a little. Why not give them desk clocks so that they can keep an eye on their working time? These clocks often come with other useful office features so you could choose from desk clocks with pen caddies or USB desk clocks with letter openers.

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