For organisations, racism, whether overt or subtle, creates unhealthy workplace conditions.
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Workplace cultural diversity and productivity are closely related. But the potential benefits can only be realised if organisations foster a conducive atmosphere for their diverse workforce.
There are reasons to believe the promise of people analytics may not live up to the hype.
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Despite its promises, people analytics has serious ethical implications and can adversely affect organisations and how people are treated at work.
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Hot-desking tends to affect different employees differently – it tends to produce winners and losers.
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Having a job plays an important role in our overall happiness – yet research also shows most of us are unhappy while we’re at work.
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Forcing women to wear high heels at work is discriminatory, but it will take more than the law to change dress codes.
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Ford Motor Company’s attempts (and failure) to monitor its employees offers some lessons in why we should question the use of wearable tech by companies today.
Old books know best.
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Many managers say they’re uncomfortable giving negative feedback, yet employees tend to consider it helpful to improving importance. Research – and a 13th-century saying – offers some tips.
Small acts of deviant behaviour help workers to cope in harsh workplaces.
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When workers don’t have leave and are in temporary employment, new research suggests they are likely to use small acts of deviant behaviour to find satisfaction in work.
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Burnout is a growing problem for the modern workplace. It has an impact on organisational costs, as well as employee health and well-being.
Mike Ashley’s company is in the spotlight.
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Sports Direct is neither the first nor the last company to face a reputation crisis – and it can bounce back.
Shared work spaces can be counterproductive for the employees who work in them.
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Research shows shared work spaces are not just distracting but bad for workplace friendships.
If businesses meet the needs of their employees they will feel like they are growing and will be more productive, research suggests.
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Happy employees, whose basic needs are met, are essential to a productive business.
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An increasing number of companies have well-being policies, but some can do more harm than good.
Hourly workers make up the lion’s share of pregnancy discrimination cases.
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The growing problem of pregnancy discrimination has received barely any attention on the campaign trail or among researchers, possibly because it disproportionately affects poor women.
Do you really?
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What happens when you ‘brown-nose’ your boss is more complicated than you think – and can change how she’s perceived by colleagues.
The pressure is often too much.
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Rising suicides form part of the profound transformations in the workplace that have taken place over the past 30 years.
Everyone has psychological capital to draw on in times of stress.
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An optimistic, resilient worker is what every manager wants. Can it be taught?
Obama’s speech announcing his new overtime rules emphasized their impact on economic growth.
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Obama’s new overtime rules will be a big win for workers, but they could also give a boost to companies and the economy.
Two former IT professionals in Melbourne have recently opened a community makers workshop.
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Unable to produce high-quality, meaningful results in their paid work, people are increasingly looking to satisfy this need in their leisure time.
Unequal.
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Dress codes in the workplace have a long and complicated history for women – especially those in corporate life.