New research finds workers who take up working from home are generous with the time they save by not commuting, devoting about one-third of it to unpaid extra work for their employer.
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The Fair Work Commission is considering basic rights to work from home. Here’s what the evidence says about the impacts of working from home on physical health and mental wellbeing.
Most workers have experienced a bad team meeting. To run a good and effective one, managers need to make staff feel safe expressing ideas – even if they’re outside the box.
Developers have overbuilt office and commercial space in US cities for decades. Now, in the wake of pandemic shutdowns, many downtowns face hard choices about the future.
Our long-term research project found commutes over 3km were associated with a greater likelihood of being overweight.
Flexible working can bring people autonomy and joy, but so can feeling part of a team at the office.
It turns out that there are some benefits to all the time we spend commuting.
A survey of more than 2,000 people as Melbourne reopened after COVID lockdowns shows the pandemic and digital technology have made the city less a place of work, more a place to visit now and then.
Performance reviews were always a challenge, but even more so in the age of hybrid work, when some employees are in the office more often than others.
The first national study of Australian working arrangements since the end of work-from-home directives shows remote work is here to stay.
An increasing number of workers are demanding a more human-centric work environment, with space to express trust and vulnerability.
Organizations can reduce some of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing customizable support measures can improve employees’ work commitment and well-being.
How we read messages is as important as what we write when it comes to happy workplace relations – especially in lockdowns or when working from home.
Hiring people with disabilities isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a smart business strategy.
Our approach to work has had to adjust, so let’s change even more.
Focusing solely on home working neglects the fact that most employees in the UK rarely or never worked from home after the pandemic
Over half of respondents in a recent study hadn’t been asked for their opinions about returning to the office.
A divide is growing between workers and management over the return to the office and other issues.
So you snagged your dream job. And it quickly became the stuff of nightmares, filled with mundane tasks and drudgery. What can employees and employers do?
Even in the time of COVID-19, strong forces pull us back to the office.
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Research professor at the Warwick Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor, Business Administration, McGill University
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Distinguished Business Research Professor of Organizational Behaviour, McMaster University
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