News articles tagged with 'worker'
Designing your own workspace improves health, happiness and productivity
— 8 Sep 2010 11:18 | TechnologyEmployees who have control over the design and layout of their workspace are not only happier and healthier - they're also up to 32% more productive, according to new research from…
Restructuring also puts workers who remain at risk, study says
— 11 May 2010 20:24 | HealthWhen companies restructure, even managers who escape layoffs can wind up on shakier ground, a new study by a University of Illinois labour expert found…
Owning too much company stock puts workers' retirement at risk
— 23 Jun 2009 11:35 | HealthCongress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University…
Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement: Survey
— 4 Jun 2009 01:20 | HealthMen are planning for their financial security in retirement but not for their happiness, according to a survey revealing that more women than men plan for their health and leisure interests…
Even in hostile working environments, employees reluctant to leave jobs
— 15 May 2009 11:48 | HealthShe never gets invited to lunch with the rest of her co-workers. He always gets publicly criticised for his mistakes…
Would NHS staff go to work during a flu pandemic?
— 14 May 2009 08:07 | HealthA survey of health care workers has revealed that as many as 85% may stay off work if an influenza pandemic did take hold of the country. The results of the survey, published in the…
New working-class task force faces broad challenges, labour expert says
— 18 Feb 2009 10:56 | HealthA task force launched by President Obama to boost America's middle class will have to help retool beleaguered U.S. workplaces facing their most sweeping changes since World War II,…
New study reports lower workplace injury rates for foreign-born workers
— 20 Dec 2008 12:52 | HealthA new study funded by U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that foreign-born workers reported a lower rate of non-fatal work-related injuries than U.S.-born…
Secret to workplace happiness? Remember what you love about the job
— 27 Nov 2008 10:38 | HealthUrging employees to simply rethink their jobs was enough to drop absenteeism by 60 per cent and turnover by 75 per cent, a new University of Alberta study shows. A 'Spirit at Work'…
Office workers given the blue light to help alertness
— 31 Oct 2008 15:12 | HealthResearch carried out at the Surrey Sleep Centre at the University of Surrey in partnership with Philips Lighting has revealed that changing traditional white-light lighting to blue-enriched…