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New research from Swinburne University suggests the four-day work week really can be win-win for workers and bosses.
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Shorter working weeks bring economic benefits but also boost employee wellbeing.
Working late.
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Expecting workers to commit to long hours undermines gender equality in the workplace and the home.
Reconstructing the working week.
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A four-day week boosts productivity and employee wellbeing, but it should be carefully planned and tailored to individual company needs.
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For most Australians working a standard full-time job, moving to a 4-day work week could occur in two stages.
Time for the three-day weekend.
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Iceland has trialled shorter working hours, but not a four-day week.
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Employers have long feared that working from home makes employees less productive. An analysis of 3 million workers in 16 cities during lockdowns suggests the opposite.
The bottomless inbox.
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The law has been developing rapidly in places like Ireland and France. UK employers need to watch out.
Working in college helps pay the bills, but working too many hours can bring some ill effects, research shows.
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Working in college may help students pay the bills, but putting in long hours can come at a cost, research shows. A scholar discusses what college students should consider before taking a job.
Working 9 to 5, made famous by the Dolly Parton song and movie, is increasingly a thing of the past.
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New research shows Australians are working non-standard hours, and the job of scheduling a social life around them falls disproportionately to women.
Reducing the amount of time spent in work doesn’t necessarily increase the amount of time available for doing what you want.
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There’s much to be said for the campaign to reduce weekly working hours. But the ethics are more complex than often assumed.
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Net benefits depend on how workers use the long weekend.
Is it time to cut back on overtime?
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A new French study shows people who regularly work ten-hour days have a 29% greater risk of having a stroke than their peers. Long hours also affect your relationships, sleep and mental health.
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UK emissions are around 23% lower on a holiday compared to a working day.
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Flexible working is seen as a solution to the gender pay gap but cultural norms are getting in the way.
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Increased work effort not only predicts poor well-being, it may be bad for your career.
Email overload is stressing us out.
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The things we think about email, rightly or wrongly, and what light scientific research has to shine on them.
Where are the benefits from all that hard work?
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Workers are more productive than ever and earning the same amount. So shouldn’t they be working less?
The floor scrubber of the year 2000, as seen from the 19th century, complete with attendant human.
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A common theme from science fiction is a vision of a world where humans do less work and machines do more. Why have we not yet reached that point?