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Work-life balance

August 2024

  • a man in a suit and tie points while speaking into a microphone

    Extremist or mainstream: how do Tim Walz’s policies match up globally?

    As Minnesota governor he took action on school meals, climate, family leave, guns and more – how does that compare with other developed countries?
  • A young man works at his laptop while holding a tissue to his nose

    ‘Hard to call in sick’: a waitress, a teacher and a hybrid worker on presenteeism pressure

    As a report highlights how unlikely UK workers are to take time off ill, three of those affected tell us why
  • Woman with allergies sneezing into tissue in office

    Presenteeism: what is causing Britain’s working-while-sick epidemic?

    Insecure work is widely acknowledged as a key cause but high workloads and management culture also play a role

July 2024

  • Emma Armstrong

    Why I quit
    I used to apologise for my unruly children – but there’s no shame in being a working mother

    Emma Armstrong
  • Emma Beddington

    We were promised a 15-hour working week. What’s the hold-up?

    Emma Beddington
  • A composite picture of Meera Sodha wearing a long-sleeved black top and holding her arms out while appearing to be sinking into a can of tomato soup

    I was a bestselling recipe writer - then burnout killed my appetite for food, and life. This is how I found my way back

  • A young man talking to a colleague in a meeting room

    Pass notes
    Quiet hiring: the fast track to career success – or catastrophic burnout?

  • ‘I’ve got a case’: the UK workers fighting their boss over return to office

  • Four-day week campaign to launch UK pilot looking at flexible working

  • Tory jibes about Keir Starmer and family time show how out of touch party is

  • Starmer: Conservatives are 'really desperate' after criticism of his work hours - video

  • ‘Really desperate’: Starmer hits back at Tory attacks on his work hours

June 2024

  • Martha Gill

    Woke capitalism is not to be sneered at. Gen Z is a mighty force for change

    Martha Gill
  • Woman working from home office

    Hybrid working makes employees happier, healthier and more productive, study shows

  • High rise apartments

    A loan until death: what happens when your mortgage outlives your career?

  • Young mother trying to work from home while raising a baby

    No wonder overloaded women try to marry rich

  • Drum kits and kombucha: how some Australian firms are enticing Gen Z back into the office

  • The Eva Wiseman column
    Why is it so hard to book a holiday?

    Eva Wiseman

  • A guide to ADHD and autism
    ‘I was terrified of the tea round’: the small changes that can help neurodivergent people thrive at work

May 2024

  • composite illustration showing women working in TV

    ‘At the start you get molested and by 45 you’re too old to work’ – the secret misery of women working in TV

    One female director hides that she has a child; younger women face a 39% gender pay gap; and harassment is widespread. Insiders say it’s a wonder the television industry has any women left at all
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