Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday. In the first global study of the loss of life associated with longer working hours, the paper in the journal Environment […]
Switching off?: Right to disconnect gains ground as pandemic brings work home
As many people work remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a renewed push for employees to have the right to disconnect…
Do more with less: New Zealand firm’s four-day week
Reuters A New Zealand estate planning company, which made headlines when it trialled a four-day week last year, has seen a big productivity increase since it made the change permanent, with staff spending less time surfing the internet. Perpetual Guardian tried cutting working hours to 30 from 37.5 for its 240 staff in early 2018, […]