Don’t take too long.
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Tilting toilets are the latest suggestion to limit time spent on the loo at work.
Cyberloafing may not be a waste of time after all.
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Employers tend to see ‘cyberloafing’ as a waste of time, but a new study suggests it serves an important function for workers.
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Four ways they can make work more fun and keep staff happy.
Adapting back to working life can be a challenge.
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Cancer survivors face physical and psychological barriers when returning to work.
Many employees with mental illnesses don’t get the help they need for fear of discrimination.
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Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
A study by the Apicil Chair in Health and Work Performance at EM Lyon business school highlights the link between chronic pain and engagement in work.
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A new study shows that stress, fatigue, and even feelings of injustice are felt more strongly by those who have been suffering from chronic pain for three or more months.
Are gig workers lonely and isolated? Or independent and liberated? New research suggests despite assumptions about freedom, gig workers report feeling lonely and powerless.
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An upcoming study on workers in the gig economy suggests the future of work may be a lonely and uncertain one for many workers.
OK, boomer…
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An employment law expert explains why you shouldn’t use an age-related insult at work to demean an older colleague – an issue even the Supreme Court is now talking about.
Large corporations have both contributed to the expansion of LGBTQ equality and served as a bulwark against conservative backlash.
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In an interview, law professor Carlos Ball explains how gay rights activists and corporations went from adversaries to partners. But would the alliance have happened if it had hurt companies’ bottom lines?
Women in upper management are discriminated against by all employees, not just men.
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Women in the workplace face discrimination at every level, including in upper management.
Between email, Slack and social media, you may need three devices to handle all the interruptions.
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Interruptions are inevitable – but how they happen matters.
Consumers react differently to beautiful service employees.
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New research shows how attractive employees can rub some customers the wrong way.
Amazon workers in Seattle walked off the job on Sept. 20 in a climate strike.
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There’s no First Amendment in the workplace, which leaves worker activists at the whim of their employers.
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And how companies can let dogs in without scaring off any humans.
A new study shows that workplace sexual harassment significantly impacts the bottom line.
The paper “Me Too: Does Workplace Sexual Harassment Hurt Firm Value?” shows that firms with high levels of sexual harassment decline in value.
KPMG says Australia’s gender pay gap declined from $3.05 an hour in 2014 to $2.43 in 2017.
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If we really want to close the gender pay gap, we need to talk about traps we fall into at home.
Some states protect LGBTQ worker from discrimination, but many others do not.
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The Supreme Court will decide in the next year whether sexual orientation and gender identity are covered under federal employment discrimination law.
Collective bargaining isn’t enough to revive labor unions.
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Unions should move their focus away from traditional collective bargaining and instead embrace new ways to attract new members, such as by offering discounted benefits and engaging in more advocacy.
Providing workers who have autism with a quiet workspace and detailed instructions on tasks are among several accommodation strategies for employers.
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Employers that make accommodations for workers with autism can help all workers and make our workplaces more just and productive for all.
In today’s digital age, we’re losing the ability to switch off from our work.
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Has anyone close to you asked you to cut down on your work? Do you feel guilty that you’re not spending enough time with your friends, family or even yourself? It might be time for change.