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While there’s nothing new about the return-to-work blues, few companies have any strategy to facilitate readjustment to work after vacation.
Burnout is a serious problem that deserves all of our attention. An academic who studies the issue offers some practical tips to deal with the problems associated with burnout.
Young workers are particularly vulnerable in the workplace because they tend to do short-term work, often lack training and safety education, and may see injury as just “part of the job.”
A revised retirement age would significantly decrease the number of people classified as ‘old’ and would more accurately reflect the total number of working people in Canada.
Are the best co-workers really the ones with four legs and a tail? Science says it depends.
Coronavirus may fundamentally reshape some areas of how we life our lives.
Research shows that the type of task – and style of music – tend to determine whether listening will help or hinder your performance.
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.
Zero-hours contracts exploit workers and need to be banned.
British workers put in the longest hours in the EU.
With the unemployment rate at about the lowest level in almost 50 years, how much lower could it go? An economist explains.
You might think you’ve made your day more efficient – but it can actually affect what you accomplish during your unstructured time.
We conducted interviews with over 60 residents of a tent city. Their voices challenge common misconceptions.
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?
Why is work making us miserable?
What happens to China’s millions of university graduates.
What is it like being an autistic academic?
Having a job plays an important role in our overall happiness – yet research also shows most of us are unhappy while we’re at work.
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Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, University of Manchester
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