The Guardian
A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no loss of pay
Thousands of employees to be moved permanently to four days in policy described as ’transformative'.
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NPR
These companies ran an experiment: Pay workers their full salary to work fewer days
Companies in the United Kingdom are about to complete the biggest trial of a four-day work week ever undertaken, anywhere in …
WorkOkta
Is 40 hours a week too much? Here's what history and science say
Most professionals work Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. But why is that? Who decided we should work 40 hours a …
WorkThe Guardian
Revealed: working class people paid thousands less than middle class peers despite doing same jobs
Firms should be ’legally required’ to publish their class pay gaps, says thinktank, after it found salary …
WorkThe Washington Post
U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.
Bosses and economists are troubled by the worst drop in U.S. worker output since 1947.
WorkHR Drive
Employers should prioritize retention over hiring, study suggests
Employers contending with an unprecedented talent market and looming recession have begun “labor hoarding,” some …
WorkSHRM
Most People—92%—Never Finish Online Job Applications
Experts recommend recruiters apply for their own company’s jobs, improve application process.
WorkJim Nielsen's Blog
What "Work" Looks Like
I think Business with a capital B loves “collaboration” because of the seeming evidence of the feat: the …
WorkBBC
The bosses who silently nudge out workers
Employers are often reluctant to fire employees for myriad reasons. But quietly side-lining them in the hope that …
WorkReuters
More U.S. companies charging employees for job training if they quit
The use of training agreements is growing even though unemployment is low, which presumably gives workers more power, said …
WorkComputerWeekly
Tech salaries continue to increase as firms search for talent
Firms are increasingly looking for tech candidates, but are employers set to gain more hiring power over the next year?
WorkWIRED
The Unlikely Cure for Burnout? A Second Job
“Overemployment” sounds like more of the same old grind, but its underlying philosophy is critical of work.
WorkThe New York Times
4-Day Workweek Brings No Loss of Productivity, Companies in Experiment Say
More than 70 companies in Britain are undergoing a six-month experiment in which their employees get a paid day off each …
WorkAds of the World
The search for the most useless office perk in the world
A mailroom punching bag. Tuna cans with no can opener. A folded-up exercise machine. New marketing campaign seeks “the …
WorkThe Atlantic
Quiet Quitting Is a Fake Trend
What people are now calling “quiet quitting” was, in previous decades, simply known as “having a …
WorkThe Workplace
How should we handle an over-productive employee?
A hyper-productive, stellar employee doesn’t have enough tasks to do and is getting worried that this might mean he is …
WorkHarvard Business Review
Quiet Quitting Is About Bad Bosses, Not Bad Employees
Every employee, every workday, makes a decision: Are they only willing to do the minimum work necessary to keep their job? Or …
WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Companies Are Cutting Back on Maternity and Paternity Leave
Many employers dial down how much paid time off they give new moms and dads.
WorkThe Wall Street Journal
Americans Are Breaking Up With Their Work Friends
Millions of workers have switched jobs or gone remote—a big reason many employees say work friendships are harder to forge …
WorkFuture Forum
What is a nonlinear workday?
Nonlinear workdays support employees to fit work into their lives, instead of the other way around.
WorkThe Economist
Why employees want to work in vilified industries
Workers for demonised firms are often proud to be on the payroll.
WorkThe New York Times
What Remote Work Debate? They've Been Back at the Office for a While.
Cubicles are largely empty in downtown San Francisco and Midtown Manhattan, but workers in America’s midsize and small …
Remote Work WorkAmerican Compass
Pursuing the Reunification of Home and Work
The conflict between responsibilities at home and at work is largely the result of economic transitions to which we …
Life Remote Work WorkWebworm
Anonymous Review Site Glassdoor Not So Anonymous
It turns out posting anonymously on anonymous review site Glassdoor may be a thing of the past.
An American judge has just …
WorkCurbed
The 3-Day Return to Office Is, So Far, a Dud
What workers appear to want, more than luxurious amenities, free lunch, or even Lizzo concerts, is to know why they’re …
WorkHacker News
6-hour workdays more important than 4-day workweeks IMO
I got nothing against 4 day workweeks - I myself work part time, but I rather work 2-4 hours for even 6 days a week and …
WorkReuters
Pandemic tempts U.S. technology workers away from Silicon Valley
Smaller cities aim to lure newly-remote tech workers with perks ranging from cash handouts to free babysitting.
WorkThe New York Times
What Your Younger Employees Are Really Thinking
In the latest Times Opinion focus group, 12 millennial Americans — ages 26 to 33 — discussed how the pandemic had upended and …
Career WorkAirbnb
Airbnb's design for employees to live and work anywhere
In response to this trend of newfound flexibility, Airbnb today announced our approach to allow employees to live and work …
Remote Work WorkThe Guardian
'Bossware is coming for almost every worker': the software you might not realize is watching you
Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their …
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