How commuting over 3km to the office is bad for your health Research has found that commuting more than five hours per week has a number of negative health consequences Health • 22 May 23
How commuting over 3km to the office is bad for your health Research has found that commuting more than five hours per week has a number of negative health consequences Health • 22 May 23
How to deal with the serious issue of bullies in the workplace Businesses who are firm about bullying and follow through on complaints can benefit themselves, their organisations and their employees Work and careers • 08 May 23
How to deal with the serious issue of bullies in the workplace Businesses who are firm about bullying and follow through on complaints can benefit themselves, their organisations and their employees Work and careers • 08 May 23
Can a HR department help a business to go green? Research shows working for organisations that are 'doing their bit' for tackling climate change is high on the list of priorities for workers Business • 11 Apr 23
Can a HR department help a business to go green? Research shows working for organisations that are 'doing their bit' for tackling climate change is high on the list of priorities for workers Business • 11 Apr 23
How employers could benefit from hiring people with disabilities Employers adhering to the same old recruitment tactics are failing to capitalise on the untapped talent of people with disabilities Work and careers • 04 Apr 23
How employers could benefit from hiring people with disabilities Employers adhering to the same old recruitment tactics are failing to capitalise on the untapped talent of people with disabilities Work and careers • 04 Apr 23
What do employees really think about skills-based volunteering? Skills-based volunteering is seen as a win for all involved, but employees often don't view it in the same way as their organisation Work and careers • 31 Mar 23
What do employees really think about skills-based volunteering? Skills-based volunteering is seen as a win for all involved, but employees often don't view it in the same way as their organisation Work and careers • 31 Mar 23
Why are 'dubious' personality tests so popular in the workplace? Despite decades of use and millions of tests administered, there is little credible research to support their value or use Work and careers • 21 Mar 23
Why are 'dubious' personality tests so popular in the workplace? Despite decades of use and millions of tests administered, there is little credible research to support their value or use Work and careers • 21 Mar 23
A short history of the two day weekend Having both Saturdays and Sundays off work turns out to be a relatively modern phenomenon Work and careers • 10 Mar 23
A short history of the two day weekend Having both Saturdays and Sundays off work turns out to be a relatively modern phenomenon Work and careers • 10 Mar 23
The curse of leavism: are you using time off to finish work? Leaveism is where employees work during leave periods or over the weekend to handle excessive workload Work and careers • 16 Feb 23
The curse of leavism: are you using time off to finish work? Leaveism is where employees work during leave periods or over the weekend to handle excessive workload Work and careers • 16 Feb 23
How to address pay and conditions of staff in Irish nursing homes Pay and conditions for staff at private nursing homes must be part of the discussion on how we provide care for the elderly Nursing Homes • 07 Feb 23
How to address pay and conditions of staff in Irish nursing homes Pay and conditions for staff at private nursing homes must be part of the discussion on how we provide care for the elderly Nursing Homes • 07 Feb 23
How did layoffs become the answer to every business problem? The short-term interest of financial investors is now what rules every organisation, which is bad news for employees Work and careers • 24 May 23
How did layoffs become the answer to every business problem? The short-term interest of financial investors is now what rules every organisation, which is bad news for employees Work and careers • 24 May 23
Why women prefer male bosses The queen bee syndrome may be why women usually find it more stressful to work for female bosses than for male bosses Work and careers • 09 Dec 22
Why women prefer male bosses The queen bee syndrome may be why women usually find it more stressful to work for female bosses than for male bosses Work and careers • 09 Dec 22
How desk jobs alter your brain – and why they're so tiring You've been sitting down indoors at your desk all day so why do you feel as tired as your friends who have physical jobs? Work and careers • 07 Nov 22
How desk jobs alter your brain – and why they're so tiring You've been sitting down indoors at your desk all day so why do you feel as tired as your friends who have physical jobs? Work and careers • 07 Nov 22
Has working from home created cybersecurity problems? A company's own employees represents as much of a danger to an organisation's cybersecurity as malicious outsiders technology • 02 Nov 22
Has working from home created cybersecurity problems? A company's own employees represents as much of a danger to an organisation's cybersecurity as malicious outsiders technology • 02 Nov 22
Are we seeing the end of the 9 to 5 working day? Remote working has changed both where and when we work, with hybrid workdays putting an end to uniform starting and ending times Work and careers • 17 Oct 22
Are we seeing the end of the 9 to 5 working day? Remote working has changed both where and when we work, with hybrid workdays putting an end to uniform starting and ending times Work and careers • 17 Oct 22
We need to talk about the parental pay gap The pay gap between employed mothers and fathers is 38%, while women with children earn 17% less annually than those without Society • 14 Oct 22
We need to talk about the parental pay gap The pay gap between employed mothers and fathers is 38%, while women with children earn 17% less annually than those without Society • 14 Oct 22
Is working from home making me a better person? Working from home has provided us with many opportunities to develop virtuous dispositions - and bad habits Working from Home • 07 Sep 22
Is working from home making me a better person? Working from home has provided us with many opportunities to develop virtuous dispositions - and bad habits Working from Home • 07 Sep 22
How to set up a successful hybrid meeting Meetings with both in-person and online attendees are becoming more common so what's required for a successful event? Work and careers • 10 Aug 22
How to set up a successful hybrid meeting Meetings with both in-person and online attendees are becoming more common so what's required for a successful event? Work and careers • 10 Aug 22
4 reasons why hybrid working is here to stay for young workers While the pandemic has seen the rise of remote working among younger employees, other factors have also contributed to this shift Work and careers • 08 Aug 22
4 reasons why hybrid working is here to stay for young workers While the pandemic has seen the rise of remote working among younger employees, other factors have also contributed to this shift Work and careers • 08 Aug 22
Dear Sir/Madam: how to write a winning cover letter for your CV Here are seven top writing tips when you find yourself bamboozled or blocked by a writing task Work and careers • 20 Jul 22
Dear Sir/Madam: how to write a winning cover letter for your CV Here are seven top writing tips when you find yourself bamboozled or blocked by a writing task Work and careers • 20 Jul 22
My boss is a psychopath: why bad people get good jobs Are the traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathology linked to career advancement? Work and careers • 31 May 22
My boss is a psychopath: why bad people get good jobs Are the traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathology linked to career advancement? Work and careers • 31 May 22
Why hiring friends and family might be good for business Research has found that hiring from within employee networks would appear to be a profitable strategy for many companies Work and careers • 25 Apr 22
Why hiring friends and family might be good for business Research has found that hiring from within employee networks would appear to be a profitable strategy for many companies Work and careers • 25 Apr 22
The Great Reshuffle: why we're swapping bad jobs for better ones Thousands of workers are actively seeking out jobs and organisations with better working conditions Work and careers • 23 Mar 22
The Great Reshuffle: why we're swapping bad jobs for better ones Thousands of workers are actively seeking out jobs and organisations with better working conditions Work and careers • 23 Mar 22
How employers can prevent sexual harassment in the workplace Employers and organisations need to understand the detrimental effect on the life and health of the victim Work and careers • 01 Mar 22
How employers can prevent sexual harassment in the workplace Employers and organisations need to understand the detrimental effect on the life and health of the victim Work and careers • 01 Mar 22
How your work colleagues affect your home life (and vice versa) Your home life and work life may be a lot more closely linked than you think Brainstorm • 23 Feb 22
How your work colleagues affect your home life (and vice versa) Your home life and work life may be a lot more closely linked than you think Brainstorm • 23 Feb 22
How to fix the recruitment crisis in the hospitality sector The experience of those who have left hospitality and tourism provides much food for thought and potential solutions for the sector Hospitality • 09 Feb 22
How to fix the recruitment crisis in the hospitality sector The experience of those who have left hospitality and tourism provides much food for thought and potential solutions for the sector Hospitality • 09 Feb 22
