South Korea recently implemented the Five-Day Working Policy, which makes Saturday an official non-working day and cuts weekly work hours from 44 to 40. Less work, more play, right?
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The Value of Face Time: To Work Better, Work Closely
Now that we have Skype and Facebook chat and email and teleconferencing and AOL Instant Messenger, what is the point of actually having a workplace?
How ‘Bring Your Dog to Work’ Days Could Lower Stress
A study finds that your four-legged companion can be a great stress reliever at work and encourage better relationships with co-workers too
Why Women Feel More Guilt About Taking Work Home
The conclusion of a new study by sociologists from the University of Toronto won’t come as a surprise to working women: they feel more guilt than men about taking work-related phone calls or emails at home. And lest you assume …
Telecommuting, flex-time decrease work-life conflict
For people whose jobs permit them to at least occasionally work from home, it may come as no surprise that a new study of more than 24,000 IBM employees in 75 different countries finds that workers who telecommute are generally able to strike a better balance between work and family life compared with those who must always schlep to the
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CommittedMen & Women
A Crazy 40-Year-Old Experiment Suggests Work-Life Balance Is Possible
Anne and her husband Johannes Bulko, who have a 2-year-old son, Olvar, share one job — packer in a drug supply firm. They work alternate weeks. The spouse who’s not working stays at home with Olvar and takes correspondence …
Is Work Flexibility Good or Bad? It’s Complicated
Schedule control is largely seen as a job perk, something afforded to those who’ve proven to be so indispensable that they can call the shots. But its benefit is debatable, and for every study that touts work flexibility, …
Can Doctors Have Work-Life Balance? Medical Students Discuss
If having work-life balance is important to you, then don’t become a doctor. That was Dr. Karen Sibert’s advice to students considering careers in medicine, in a controversial New York Times op-ed last summer. “You can’t have it …
13 Ways to Beat Distractions and Stay Focused at Work
Find your mind wandering at your desk? Here’s how to maintain focus, get your work done and get out of the office faster
Sleepy Air Traffic Controller: Was Shift Work to Blame?
By now, you’ve heard about the air-traffic control supervisor who fell asleep on the job at Washington’s Reagan National Airport early Wednesday morning, forcing two small passenger jets to land without guidance from the tower.
Do flexible work conditions make healthier employees?
Much time and effort has been dedicated to researching the mental health benefits of flexible work environments, but can the ability to leave work early to watch your son’s soccer game, or arrive at the office a bit later in the morning in order to see to some personal errands, have broader physical health benefits beyond making you feel
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Should You?
Facebook’s COO makes the case that there’s nothing shameful about leaving work at 5:30 p.m. every day to eat dinner with your kids. Does she get special dispensation because of her status?
Legal Sex Work in Canada Just Became Easier, But Will It Be Safer?
We have a complicated relationship with the world’s oldest profession.
