Work

Explained: How to find joy at work and improve performance

Positive emotions, such as joy, happiness, and pride, can improve employee well-being and job performance, keep us motivated and engaged and lead to the better work quality. They can also enhance teamwork, trust and a sense of belonging

Explained: Lessons to learn about burnout and when to quit from Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as New Zealand prime minister is a necessary reminder that burnout starts with the work environment. Instead of asking why she could not continue in her post, it should be asked what factors in her job contributed to her feeling this way

How China's megacity is moving away from its strict zero-COVID policy

The southern megacity of Chongqing — home to around 32 million people — became one of the first parts of China to let people work normally even with visible COVID-19 symptoms

Get well or get back to work? Why different European countries treat sick employees differently

Despite existing all over Europe, neither sick leave nor sick pay have been harmonised in the European Union, so national regulations differ widely regarding the coverage, duration and the level of protection

Why we need public debate about what hybrid work will look like in a post-COVID world

Public debate needs to move beyond abstract notions of flexibility and consider the future of work that not just employers, but employees want to develop too.

COVID-19 work from home: Majority of workers faced new mental, physical health problems, finds study

The study also found that female workers with lower annual incomes were more likely to report two or more physical and mental health issues than workers who earned better salaries, while having a pet had no impact on one's wellbeing

COVID-19 impact: Informal economy workers excluded from most govt measures, be it cash transfers or tax benefits

Like demonetisation, the current lockdown has exposed millions of workers and their families to starvation, hunger, death and very bleak future prospects.

The problem with 'do what you love': The perils of allowing Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-actualisation to shape careers

While work can be meaningful and pleasurable, we should think carefully before accepting managerial ideas of fulfilment through work, because they risk detracting from the economic and social structures that govern work.

Second fiddle is the only place left. Take it

The toughest part to play in the orchestra of life is second fiddle. For most of us, the 40-odd years we work never go beyond the back row or the support role or the subordinate staff level, our lives spent seguing to other people's tunes, responding to their moods, their calls, their signals, their priorities and their orders.

Women and the workplace: Once you've made it to the top, don't forget to check your privilege

Here’s the gender breakdown: male speaker — 59; female speakers — 5; number of women on the main stage at any point of time — 2 (and one was a Minister of Parliament).