Healthy Australians slide into extreme inactivity and poor dietary choices over a just a few years of feeling time poor and rushed in their daily lives.
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Sweden’s switch to a six-hour working day is doing it the world of good.
Employees in countries with shorter working hours report more work-family conflict – what’s going on?
Are penalty rates no longer relevant in the retail industry — and do they cost jobs? Recent research compared two neighbouring states where one raised rates to the other’s level to find the answer.
If you could work from anywhere, where and how might you live?
In the age of the smartphone, it’s often hard to switch off after work. Here’s how employment law can help.
Australia’s largest companies are happy to tick gender reporting boxes, but when it comes to pay equity they are largely silent.
Life is messy – and it’s time we accepted that.
A work-life-family balance is highly valued by most workers and employers now realise they need to offer flexible arrangements such as reduced hours, flexi-time or telework (working from home). Workplace…
Some countries make it easier than others for women to have a family and keep on working.
When workers are living their lives online, it’s hard to see the joins between home and office. So how can employers answer the growing desire to seprate the seemingly inseparable?
Despite macho career advice, it’s time for scientists – and everyone else – to understand that the point is to work smarter, not longer and to strive for a realistic and livable work/life balance.
Is getting work-life balance right for men the answer to workplace gender equality?
Being time-poor makes it harder to be green, says a study which shows that people who work long hours are more likely to fall short on taking real action to address their environmental concerns.
New research shows how complex the effect of lone parenting can be, even after children have grown up.
It’s one thing if you’re a stay-at-home mom. But why aren’t working dads equally sharing household duties with working moms?
The summer holidays are well and truly over. The magic of Christmas is back in its box. Sales of champagne have plunged. The customary dribble back to work across the stretch of January, and now early…
Well-being at work is a prerequisite for flourishing in life. Most of us have some type of employment, if not a full-time job, and we spend the majority of our waking hours engaged in this work. Therefore…
The latter part of the twentieth century saw a dramatic increase in women’s participation in the workforce as well as a rise in ideological support for women’s employment in the United States. However…
The return by women to paid work after maternity or parental leave plays a crucial role in driving our workforce and economy. There is growing recognition of the link between supporting employees with…
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