{"id":20866,"date":"2013-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/global2020prd.wpengine.com\/insights\/away-from-desks-and-training-rooms\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T08:19:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T08:19:50","slug":"away-from-desks-and-training-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/insights\/away-from-desks-and-training-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Away from desks and training rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is <a title=\"Memorial day\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memorial_Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorial Day\u00a0in the\u00a0USA<\/a>, a federal holiday\u00a0which falls annually on the last Monday of May, remembering those fallen in battle.<\/p>\n<p>It is also\u00a0a &#8216;Bank Holiday&#8217; in the UK &#8211; a day off work that falls annually. 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