Work ‘wellness’ programmes don’t make employees happier - but I know what does
André Spicer
Sinking time and money into mindfulness apps and resilience training ignores the real problem: workplace stress, says author André Spicer
Four-day work week to be trialled in Dominican Republic
Employees will earn same salary but hours will be reduced from 44 to 36 hours as part of national voluntary trial, says government
Blessed are the cheesemakers – and everyone else who just loves their job
Four Australians who go to work with a smile on their face and a song in their heart explain how they achieved what seems impossible to so many others
November 2023
The future of work
Use of AI could create a four-day week for almost one-third of workers
Thinktank study highlights productivity gains, as well as improvement in work-life balance for 28% of the workforce in Britain and the US, as a result of implementing artificial intelligence
Pass notes
The long-weekend lifestyle: is it ‘pointless’ to work on Fridays?
Multi-millionaire media mogul Simon Cowell has the four-day working week cracked – and there’s a lot we can learn from his schedule
Flexible working can significantly improve heart health, study shows
Digital nomads: rising number of people choose to work remotely
No utopia: experts question Elon Musk’s vision of world without work
October 2023
How to be successful as a digital nomad
Why I quit
My year as a digital nomad looked perfect online. The reality? Lost luggage and no days off
Francesca Specter
Should workers get time off for posting letters and going to the dentist? One boss thinks so
Anita Chaudhuri
How many years of my life will be spent writing – and ignoring – emails?
Anita Chaudhuri
Working for the public
Bad management has prompted one in three UK workers to quit, survey finds
The office returns: are the days of Australians working from home numbered?
Two-thirds of CEOs think staff will return to office five days a week, survey finds
Half of UK firms open offices outside city centres, study claims
September 2023
‘We feel we’ve earned it’: UK over-50s on switching to part-time work
‘It felt futile’: young Britons swap career-driven lives for family and fun
Burnt-out from work? Try following Hugh Jackman’s 85% rule
Britons least likely to say work is important to them, world study finds
