Get out of your routine and do something different, like taking a hot-air balloon ride, on your long weekend. It will help you feel fully recharged.
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A long weekend approaches. Here’s how to make it feel like a vacation, and return to work feeling fully recharged.
We found the prevalence of ageism among younger people is most apparent when participants were asked about succession statements like whether older people should actively make way for the young.
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A strike around a specific employment issue can easily develop a momentum of its own and become a catalyst for a much wider expression of dissatisfaction.
A teaching assistant helps a child with glue at Redwood Early Learning Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Even though child care costs more than college tuition in many states, college affordability seems to get more attention. Here’s why that needs to change.
Malcolm Turnbull gave several justifications for his ban on ministers having sexual relationships with their staff.
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Banning relationships is likely to be ineffective and may result in disengagement, secrecy and resentment by employees of the encroachment of employment policies into genuinely private matters.
Millennial women are choosing pets over kids. And they want to bring those pets to work. What can employers do?
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Pets have become a major part of our lives, with many millennials opting for a dog or cat instead of children. What should employers do to accommodate pet owners?
In Australia, wage growth is lagging productivity growth across most sectors of the economy.
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Sex discrimination law has limited capacity to address the gender pay gap.
Surgeons in Switzerland use the robot da Vinci to aid a hernia operation. Over a third of US hospitals have at least one surgical robot.
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Matt Beane, University of California, Santa Barbara
There are more robots than ever in the operating room – but that’s led to fewer opportunities for surgical trainees. Now, some new doctors are teaching themselves in secret.
Research shows open plan offices work for teams who set rules about their space.
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Do you check your work email before you go to bed at night and first thing when you wake? How about on holiday? This is the effect of mobile working.
Demand is growing for aged care workers in regional areas and so policymakers should be focused on this rather than manufacturing jobs.
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Growth in high-skilled jobs is highest in Australian cities and for the country its low-skilled jobs.
Young job seekers are more likely to be registered with Centrelink than older job seekers, while those aged 25 and over tended to rely more on social networks and employment agencies when looking for work.
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