Over a third of office staff are working away from home for more days than they would like, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
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Oct 19, 2022
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Amit Kramer is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies the relationship between work, family and health. Kramer spoke with News Bureau business and law editor ...
Economics & Business
Aug 30, 2022
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New research has demonstrated for the first time the widely discussed but poorly documented link between job quality, working conditions and mental health for women in UK workplaces.
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Jun 10, 2022
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The U.S. is on pace to recover all 22 million jobs wiped out in the COVID-19 recession as early as July, but the milestone will obscure sharp differences among industries and an economy transformed by the crisis.
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May 19, 2022
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The first national study of working arrangements in Australia since government work-from-home directions were lifted shows post-pandemic office life is going to be dramatically different to what existed before.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
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This weekend, you might hit "place order" for a meal delivery. Or jump in a ride share to meet friends. In both cases, you'll be engaging a gig worker.
Economics & Business
Mar 11, 2022
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Studies have shown that being in a hot environment reduces cognitive performance, whereas a brief walk enhances cognition. But what happens when you go for a brief walk on a hot summer's day, as so many students and office ...
Economics & Business
Feb 28, 2022
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Sufficient physical activity is vital to staying healthy. But for office workers whose job means spending most of the day at their desks, staying active is difficult. Researchers in Japan shed light on how office workers ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2022
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Dr. Jesse Matheson, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Economics, worked with researchers from the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham to compare how often people will be working from home in the next ...
Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2021
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While most workplaces acknowledge that they need to offer hybrid working, very few have a strategy to implement it to maximize productivity and worker wellbeing.
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2021
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