An Australian state is set to introduce a law supporting the right to work from home, and it’s already in place for some parents in Portugal. Should it happen elsewhere?
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It’s common for early career professionals to assume that HR functions like a neutral mediator designed to resolve workplace disputes, but it’s important to understand this isn’t the case.
The science of a good day with your colleagues.
Can well-being practices can truly thrive under capitalism, where profit and efficiency often take precedence over well-being?
Employees often gravitate toward co-workers their own age, but relationships with colleagues at other stages of life have personal and professional benefits.
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.
To interview well, you need to be prepared, confident (but not arrogant) and stand out from other applicants. Sounding unprepared for a few classic questions puts you at a profound disadvantage.
The right to disconnect targets the growing problems of constant connectivity and over-availability, and can lead to healthier work-life balance, improved productivity and more inclusive workplaces.
But there are ways to set useful boundaries.
More men are keen to find the best balance when it comes to work and family but there are still significant barriers facing many fathers.
Society’s expectations of how a man works and what he earns is a key contributor to how lonely he feels in the workplace.
Today’s young professionals entered the labour market in uncertain times.
The appetite for remote working is not going anywhere. Faced with this phenomenon, managers can either double down on the old 9-to-5 model or offer ever tailored work choices to their employees.
Four research-backed tips for achieving more this year.
Many workers who see their work as a spiritual calling wind up tolerating unfair treatment and poor work conditions.
New research shows that breastfeeding rates peaked in 2020, a time of strict COVID restrictions.
The financial impacts of an ageing Australia aren’t particularly worrisome, but we’ve been worrying for decades.
In the rapidly changing, ambiguous and unpredictable world of work, future leaders must be able to learn fast.
Has your computer just crashed and you are waiting for it to reboot? If so, do not despair. In fact, recent research shows surprise interruptions might even boost your creativity.
The pandemic affected working women in several spheres of life.
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Research fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Head of Social Impact and Senior Lecturer, Business School, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Lecturer (Assistant professor) in Human Resource Management, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, Management, Strategy & Innovation, MCI Management Center Innsbruck
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Associate Professor of Management, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor
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Chair of Entrepreneurship, Wheaton College (Illinois)
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Professor of Management, Rice University
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Professor of Management, American University Kogod School of Business
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Research Assistant at the National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research, Swansea University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Senior Lecturer in Psychological Interventions, University of Lancashire