The traditional view in human resource management often focuses on individual employees managing their family demands, often seeing these demands as detrimental and a source of work-family conflict (WFC). A study from a team of American and Chinese researchers challenged this paradigm by introducing the concept of family demands diversity. Family demands diversity refers to […]
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A study conducted by researchers from the University of Georgia and Auburn University provides a better understanding of how vacations affect employee well-being. Despite the need for time off to recuperate from increasing job demands, vacation usage is declining particularly in the United States where billions of vacation days go unused annually. The study highlights […]
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“Quiet quitters” are employees who do their jobs, but don’t go the extra mile. They don’t work overtime, or look for extra work, or voluntarily take on additional responsibilities, tasks, or roles. Quiet quitters are often seen as a monolithic group of people who look out for themselves and do the minimum at work to […]
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One might expect that newly hired employees who signal a 100% commitment to their jobs by indicating their willingness to work long hours and undertake weekend projects, for example, will be more likely to impress their new employers. According to research from the University of Bologna and Kedge Business School in France, however, newcomers who […]
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Having discovered the benefits of working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic, notably the improvement in work-life balance, many employees are reluctant to return to the office full-time. One reaction from business leaders is to offer hybrid working arrangements that include a mix of work-from-home and work-from-office (WFO) hours. A team of economists from […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the flexible work arrangements mindset and attitudes of both employees and businesses: many employees had become comfortable working from home, and many businesses realized that flexible work arrangements did not necessarily reduce productivity. That said, companies and organizations have responded differently to the end of the pandemic crisis. Some have opted […]
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The widespread experiment in remote work forced on society by the pandemic proved that employees are not less productive working from home and that companies can achieve the same results without in-person meetings, exchanges between management and employees, or the oft-cited “watercooler” discussions. This revelation that the accepted assumptions about the efficiency and effectiveness benefits […]
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Improvements in health care and lifestyles have led to a greater number of people living longer. The result is the rise of “sandwich generation” caregivers—caregivers simultaneously responsible for minor children and older (65+) adults. An analysis of the data from the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC)—two […]
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Often treated as a joke or as a facetious explanation for unexpected behavior, the mid-life crisis is in fact real, according to a detailed report from a global team of researchers, and it is impacting the health and wellness of employees and business leaders in the most affluent countries. The research team reviewed numerous statistics […]
