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Flexible working tops benefits wish-list

News 01 June 2010 Brian Amble

Flexible working is the most valued benefit for employees, proving far more popular than material perks such as bonuses, according to a new survey carried out in the UK by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Summer vacation or a time to work?

Opinion 29 May 2010 Peter Vajda

Today's workplaces are full of growing numbers of disengaged, unproductive, underperforming, exhausted, unhappy, depressed and electronically-addicted employees. Blurring work and vacation is one reason for this. Taking time for one's self is a non-negotiable 'must' to maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit.

Better work-life balance boosts the bottom line

News 14 October 2009 Brian Amble

Organisations that help their staff achieve a good work-life balance earn 20 per cent more per year from each employee, according to new research carried out in the UK.

Surviving the post-vacation blues

News 06 July 2009 Bryan Alaspa

It's great to get away on holiday for a while, but all too soon the vacation is over and you have to return to work. How do you survive that transition?

Full time dad? No chance

News 31 March 2009 Derek Torres

It seems that more and more men are staying home to raise the children. Knowing a thing or two about working and having children, I applaud this idea - but I can't see it really catching on.

Need a New Years Resolution?

News 29 December 2008 Bryan Alaspa

Is the stress of your job wearing you out, keeping you away from home and driving you insane? What better time than the new year to make a resolution to balance your home life and your work life a bit better?

Will Obama transform the American workplace?

News 06 November 2008 Nic Paton

It may still be two months before he is sworn in, but President-elect Barack Obama could prove a transformational leader when it comes to reform of the American workplace.

Gen Y gets a recession reality check

News 23 October 2008 Nic Paton

Work-life balance is another casualty of the downturn, with college graduates reporting being pushed to work harder, come in earlier and stay later.

Too many mobiles?

News 22 October 2008 Derek Torres

I'm no Luddite, but I'm not glad to see that mobile phones are outselling desk phones for the workplace.

The office. A child-free zone?

News 22 September 2008 Derek Torres

One discussion about Sarah Palin I've found interesting is the revelation that she sometimes brings her youngest child into the office.

Want to lead a normal life?

News 17 September 2008 Bryan Alaspa

In most offices, the general rule is that you work twice as hard as the guy sitting next to you. Well, what if you aren't wired that way? What if you just happen to get your work done and want to take a little time to stretch and relax? Hey, what if you just want a normal life?

Australians shun the barbie to stay late at the office

News 28 August 2008 Nic Paton

On TV they're always be hanging about the barbie in shorts, but in reality Australian managers work harder and for longer - and suffer more illness than their counterparts in the UK.

Job woes fuelling Blackberry breaks

News 17 July 2008 Nic Paton

Whether it's because they are worried about redundancy or simply fear they won't be missed, this summer will see more managers than ever 'working flexibly' on the beach.

UK workers shunning cars as fuel prices bite

News 12 June 2008 Nic Paton

With fuel prices at a record high, more and more British workers are looking at ways of getting to work other than by car, with some even considering moving jobs to be closer to home.

UK women give IT the thumbs-down

News 23 April 2008 Derek Torres

There's growing discontent in the British IT workplace, according to an English on-line job placement service, and it's an important bit of news for everyone.

Too many managers abusing their positions

News 09 April 2008 Nic Paton

Half of American workers believe their boss regularly abuses his or her position to take time off during the working day, while keeping everyone else chained to their desks.

Duvet days are a sign of being over worked not work-shy

News 02 April 2008 Nic Paton

U.S. workers take duvet days not because they are lazy or work-shy but because they are either feeling completely burnt out or frantically dealing with a family or relationship crisis.

The future of work. At home, looking after grandma

News 14 March 2008 Nic Paton

Forget about juggling work and kids. The biggest challenge for workers over the next decade will be holding down a job while looking after ageing relatives.

Flexible working does not mean being work shy

News 11 January 2008 Nic Paton

When most Americans say they want better work-life balance they aren't asking to take their foot off the career accelerator, they simply want to work differently.

Americans demand better work-life balance

News 04 January 2008 Nic Paton

Amid all the predictions of economic doom and gloom for 2008, you might have thought that American workers would want to be seen spending time in the office. But not a bit of it.

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