Standing too much at work can double your risk of heart disease
Annoyed you don't have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day: Standing may double the risk of heart disease.
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How to build a mentally healthy workplace – step-by-step
Celebrating mental health is a great opportunity to make the right changes to keep workers happy – and productive.
Business Briefing: a better way to design an office
Business Briefing: a better to design an office.
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Research shows that many building codes don't designate the maximum number of people that should fit in an office, but that's not the only problem with standard office design.
The backlash against open-plan offices: segmented space
An open-plan office is not all it's cracked up to be but the alternative, segmented spaces, has its downsides as well.
The rise and fall of the hot desk: say hello to activity-based working
Office space is one of the largest costs associated with running a business, which is why hot desking, where employees choose from a selection of available work sites rather than having an assigned workspace…
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Academic Chair - Organisational Psychology, Murdoch University
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Senior scientist, Institute for Work & Health. Associate professor: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto & School of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, University of Toronto
