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About 2 in 3 Americans who are employed can get paid time off work while getting and recovering from chemotherapy or surgeries doctors have told them they need.
Workers who get time off to relax, learn new skills or connect meaningfully with their friends and relatives have more energy, are in better moods and can do their jobs better.
Workers from minority religious traditions in the US tend to be more affected by restrictions about bringing up faith at the office.
Many workers who see their work as a spiritual calling wind up tolerating unfair treatment and poor work conditions.
Trust between colleagues and with managers can make it easier to work together.
Shorter working weeks bring economic benefits but also boost employee wellbeing.
Will an increase in wages make federal government workers happier and more efficient while dealing with the public on taxation, public safety and a multitude of other daily and often frustrating issues?
Women resort to confidentially alerting co-workers, colleagues or classmates about harassment when they don’t trust the official channels for lodging complaints.
Trauma and PTSD can lead to challenges in the workplace. An expert explains what you should consider before seeking support at work.
The language in job postings may be hampering the efforts of organizations in male-dominated industries to create more gender-diverse workforces.
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.
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Professor of Sociology, Rice University
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Chair of Entrepreneurship, Wheaton College (Illinois)
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Lecturer in Economics, University of Salford
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Associate Professor, Human Resource Management and Business Consulting, University of Guelph
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Salford Business School, University of Salford
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Iowa State University
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Dean, University of Regina
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Senior lecturer of Marketing and Small Business, University of the West of Scotland
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Associate Professor, Management, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Purdue University
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Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Washington University in St. Louis
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Assistant Professor of Management, Drexel University