News from July 2005

Jobs for life
(Jul. 28 '05)

Ernst & Young is a cautious firm that has embarked on a bold experiment to address deeply personal questions about work. The goal is to create jobs for life.

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Quality of work affects questions of retirement
(Jul. 27 '05)

Job satisfaction goes a long way -- often all the way to age 65

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Laughter is best medicine for job stress
(Jul. 25 '05)

Sometimes, life can be about as fun as accidentally sitting on a big wad of bubble gum.

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Violence, stress up for nurses
(Jul. 25 '05)

Nurses are overworked, morale is deteriorating and violence is soaring in Queensland health care facilities, a study has found.

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Japanese office workers suffer hypertension
(Jul. 22 '05)

Up to 30 percent of Japanese office employees suffer from "workplace hypertension," in which blood-pressure rises considerably at work, a survey shows.

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U.S. workers slacking
(Jul. 13 '05)

The average U.S. worker wastes more than two hours a day, and that is not including lunch, according to a new Web survey by America On-line and Salary.com.

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Attention managers: your employees need a vacation
(Jul. 12 '05)

Studies show that job stress stretches the bottom line. Lack of quality vacation time is part of the problem.

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Awards for business excellence in workplace flexibility
(Jul. 8 '05)

Congratulations to the winners of the 2005 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.

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Bringing Workplaces Within the Law
(Jul. 8 '05)

Canada's system of employment standards is not working as well as it should.

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Vacation: Why are you not taking yours?
(Jul. 7 '05)

Many Canadians aren't using up all their holiday time -- against expert advice to take a break.

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