Data shows remote work really does mean longer days — and more meetings
The average workday lengthened by 48.5 minutes in the weeks following lockdowns, and the number of meetings increased by 13%, a working paper published Monday...
Diversity job openings fell nearly 60% after the coronavirus. Then came the Black Lives Matter protests.
American companies cut back sharply on hiring for jobs related to diversity and inclusion when the coronavirus pandemic struck in mid-March, with openings falling twice...
Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleep
After several years of recognizing sleep's role in productivity and controlling health-care costs, some employers are actively giving employees tools to do something about it,...
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They used paid family leave for atypical reasons. How did it go?
Their circumstances included caring for an elderly parent, coping with the death of a family member and taking care of a new pet.
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The shock of unemployment may push men into jobs traditionally held by women, study shows
Men who worked in male-dominated occupations and became unemployed were more likely to take jobs in female-dominated industries than men who changed jobs without a...
In overworked Japan, Microsoft tested a four-day workweek. Productivity soared 40 percent.
It is the latest example of a growing global movement to experiment a four-day workweek as tight labor market conditions continue, technology offers increased flexibility...
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More states are trying to protect black employees who want to wear natural hairstyles at work
New Jersey, Tennessee, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, among other states, have proposed legislation to explicitly ban race-based hair discrimination.
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Equal pay setback? Rule to collect worker pay data is headed for the chopping block
Democratic lawmakers and advocates said was a setback to efforts to achieve equal pay for women and people of color.