News tagged with working life
Having trouble achieving work-life balance? Knowing your strategies is key
Essays are being written, final exams are looming and classes are reaching their busy conclusion. With conflicting demands from work, home and the classroom, this hectic time of year can be filled with stress. But according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Investing in kids' future pays off
(PhysOrg.com) -- When parents set up long-term savings accounts for college, business start-ups or home ownership, kids feel more financially and emotionally secure, new research shows
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Working parents no longer have to do it tough
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many parents find balancing work and family tough but now help is available. Research from The University of Queensland has found parents who complete a parenting program targeted at improving work life balance ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Telecommuters with flextime stay balanced up to 19 hours longer
Not surprising: Telecommuters balance work and family life better than office workers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 02, 2010 |
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When work interferes with life: Study reveals new insights about a common stressor
As many as 50 per cent of people bring their work home with them regularly, according to new research out of the University of Toronto that describes the stress associated with work-life balance and the factors that predict ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Older workers are the healthy 'survivors' of the workplace
Experts at The University of Nottingham say our stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head towards retirement.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2009 |
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More support needed for families adopting from foster care
A new University of Illinois study of families adopting from foster care revealed significant declines in professional services and social support over the first three years of adoptive family life, even though parents indicated ...
May 14, 2009 |
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'Cyberloafing' at work no bad thing, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Employees who cyberloaf - use the Internet at work for their own interest - may be doing their bosses a favour, a Massey study suggests.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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