The recession across Europe has shifted the focus of many commentators from well-being in organisations to the fundamental survival of those organisations. Unemployment in the private sector has risen sharply... read more →
Like many other research areas in psychology, the terminology used to address Work-Life Balance has developed with time, in the most part reflecting an evolution of research focus. However, there... read more →
The BBC today reported that a Japanese Mayor is taking paternity leave. Surely it’s a reflection on the status of work-life balance in Japan that this made the news at all! A... read more →
As we draw closer to official election season here in the UK, the number of “silly season” political stories has been increasing steadily. Monday’s Telegraph article on the party leaders was a... read more →
HR Magazine is reporting that the Labour Party is promising to extend Work-Life Balance legislation if returned to power in next year’s election. The Government will extend work-life balance legislation by... read more →
Last week, Gordon Brown announced another shake-up of the rules governing parental leave while at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual conference in Liverpool. Plans to extend maternity leave from nine months... read more →
The world post-September 11th saw legislation and government activity on both sides of the Atlantic that would never be countenanced outside of these exceptional events. Many critics have pointed to... read more →
In the middle of this global recession,with redundancies being announced across industries on an almost daily basis, it’s worth considering if you have a back-up plan. In the event of... read more →
Well the Queensland University of Technology certainly seems to think new Apple Macbooks Pros are. As I impatiently await the arrive of my very own new Macbook Pro, I was a... read more →
According to Dr. Cliff Arnall, you should be quite happy indeed - today, June 19th, is supposed to be the happiest day of 2009. Dr. Cliff, as reported in today’s Telegraph,... read more →