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The two aspects of working time – the number of hours of work and working-time arrangements (work schedules) – are key factors in determining how well workers can balance their paid work with [...]

Figuring out when and how to prioritize responsibilities at home and at work has a lot of people experiencing feelings of being overwhelmed and stretched to their limit. [Kierra Benson – [...]

On December 1, the Parliament adopted a bill to amend some laws to ensure its integrity. [Katarzyna Kanik – Lexogoly, 11 December 2022.] READ MORE

This report examines variation in job quality and identifies its positive association with well-being, health, work engagement and the financial sustainability of work. [Laura Botey et al. [...]

For most, across different generations, gender, and seniority, work performance has improved as well as employees’ well-being, work-life balance, relationships, and even personal confidence. [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the exogenous shock that Japan needed to make people and organizations realize the downsides of an inflexible work culture. [Hiroshi Ono – East Asia [...]

The findings on greater increases in fathers’ than mothers’ incomes at the time of entering parenthood, as followed by postponement, may help explain why progress in achieving gender equality in [...]

It’s expensive and time-consuming. But the data prove that kids benefit. [Nate G. Hilger – The Atlantic, 20 October 2022.] READ MORE

While work-life balance is something that everyone strives for, it’s not always easy to achieve. [Christopher Massimine – Entrepreneur, 12 October 2022.] READ MORE

The pandemic presents an opportunity for governments to reform existing legislation relating to flexible working and the right to disconnect. [Xi Wen Chan, Sudong Shang, Paula Brough, Adrian [...]