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Bad day at work, or something worse?
Business culture has long embraced grit as a winning value. But modern examples show that companies will do better if they acknowledge mistakes quickly and pivot.
Unprecedented inequality and other geopolitical risks are causing an increase in revenge quitting and similar behaviours.
The start of the new year could be the best time to decide if your employer is doing enough to create a healthy and positive work environment.
Unhappy workers who want to quit can’t be forced to work. But in some circumstances they can be penalised for breaching terms of their contract.
People with mental health concerns are more likely to start vaping, have worse symptoms while vaping and find it harder to quit.
Could the adverse effects of anti-work rhetoric spread beyond one’s own job perception? A sociologist’s recent research sheds light on the question.
Vapes will be harder to access from today, but the restrictions are staged, with some due to roll out later in the year. Here’s what’s changing.
Teens who quit vaping or drastically cut back are likely to experience withdrawal symptoms. Here’s how to support young adults through withdrawal and quitting.
Many people who vape saying they are trying to quit or to cut down on cigarettes.
Criticism and lecturing won’t help. This will.
As adults, we can reflect on experiences we’ve had in life that have helped build our resilience. But kids and adolescents are still developing grit and the ability to work towards a goal.
It might be tempting to fly off the handle and deliver a lecture on the dangers of vaping. But here’s what might actually work.
One longitudinal Australian study found children who drop out of sport between eight and ten years are at greater risk for social and emotional problems compared to those who continue in sport.
New research shines light on what is driving hospitality workers – like waiters and hotel workers – to abandon the industry as part of the ‘great resignation.’
While the numbers of people quitting their jobs in 2021 are higher than normal, a closer look at all the existing data suggests the current trend isn’t as dramatic as news headlines imply.
A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs. But before you opt to join them, you should consider the risks and costs.
When our colleagues quit, are we more or less likely to quit too? Is quitting contagious? Research shows it depends on the departing
employee’s performance — and what kind of manager is in charge.
Using prescription drugs or over-the-counter gums, mints or patches won’t increase your chances of quitting smoking a year later, according to new study.
Studies have found paying people to quit is more effective than other methods, so why are we not considering it in Australia?



















