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BBC

Job vacancies surge past one million in new record

Job vacancies have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues, according to official figures.

Technical.ly

Vacation isn't the answer to employee burnout

A stunning 89% of employees report experiencing burnout this year, according to a survey released this week. Most worrying in …

The New York Times

Email Auto-Responses for Your Mental Health

Remote work means no one is truly “away from email” or “out of office,” but we may still be at the …

Creating Value from Nothing

Sabotage-Proof Your Hiring

The danger of bringing the wrong team members on board is real, both for you and everyone on your team.

BBC

The case for a shorter workweek

More than ever, workers want to work fewer hours, saying they can be just as effective in less time – and happier, too. They …

The Cut

What Happens When All of Your Co-workers Quit?

As a record number of Americans leave their jobs, those who can’t are working themselves sick.

rachelbythebay

Your devices and your employer

I wrote the other day about how I went out and bought a second cell phone just because I wanted it to take the burden of all …

BBC

Hybrid work: How 'proximity bias' can lead to favouritism

Research shows that we look more favourably on those whom we see more often. What does that mean for managers in newly hybrid …

USA Today

Move here, get paid: Small towns offer up to $20K just to get you to live there, work remotely

At least 45 communities across the country are offering incentives to attract remote workers, up from a couple dozen late …

Gallup

The 'Great Resignation' Is Really the 'Great Discontent'

People are calling it the “Great Resignation,” and as the Gallup data show, it’s not an industry, role or …

BBC

Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?

It’s not often that economies face the disruption we’ve endured in the last year, and none of us should be …

Los Angeles Times

Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era

There’s an air of desperation among tech employers this summer. Software talent, it seems, is in such high demand that …

ethena

Why Don't Tech Companies Pay Their Engineers to Stay?

The hard truth that many companies struggle to wrap their heads around is that they should be paying their long-tenured …

Alexey Guzey

Co-working

I no longer believe that it’s possible to achieve extremely high productivity sustained over long periods of time …

World Economic Forum

The surprising toll open-plan offices have on our mental health

We’ve found a significant causal relationship between open-plan office noise and physiological stress.

Our results show …

Forbes

Working 9-To-5 Is An Antiquated Relic From The Past And Should Be Stopped Right Now

Since remote work has shown that it is beneficial for both workers and management, it makes sense to see what other …

BBC

Pay secrecy: Why some workers can't discuss salaries

Transparency around salaries can arm marginalised workers and close the wage gap. But in the US, many workers still …

Index

Your Company's Post-Pandemic Work Plan, Explained

Hybrid Plus Plus is a true hybrid model, with a bit of home, a lot of workplace, and the freedom to be where you’re …

The Economist

First-class flights, chauffeurs and bribery: the secret life of a private tutor

Tutoring has become a weapon in the global arms race in education. There’s no limit to what some parents will pay.

BBC

The damaging effects of 'boreout' at work

Being chronically bored at work can have damaging consequences – and we need to talk about it more, say experts.

Culture Study

Who's Afraid of the Four Day Work Week?

This is the principle at the heart of the four day week: working less can actually mean working better. That idea is …

BuzzFeed

These People Of Color Are Anxious About Racist Microaggressions When They Return To The Office

While experiences still vary, many people of color have found peace in the isolation of the pandemic, which has allowed them …

The Independent

World's largest ever four day week trial in Iceland 'overwhelming success'

The world’s largest ever trial of a four-day working week and reduced working time in Iceland was an …

WIRED

The perfect number of hours to work every day? Five

Research shows that five work hours a day can improve productivity and bolster wellbeing. There’s only one thing …

The Atlantic

Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off

Moving up the economic ladder relies on more than self-motivation; it also requires opportunity.

The Mainichi

Japan gov't backs 4-day workweek, but experts split

Japan’s government plans to encourage firms to let their employees choose to work four days a week instead of five, …

The Atlantic

Kill The 5-Day Workweek

Reducing hours without reducing pay would reignite an essential but long-forgotten moral project: making American life less …

The Washington Post

Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: 'My life isn't worth a dead-end job'

Some 649,000 employees gave notice in April, the sector’s largest one-month exodus in over 20 years, a reflection of …

The Wall Street Journal

Forget Going Back to the Office—People Are Just Quitting Instead

As the pandemic clouds lift, the percentage of Americans leaving employers for new opportunities is at its highest level in …