Industrial Relations News
May 16, 2024
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Dec. 7, 2023 Once an entrepreneur always an entrepreneur? Not necessarily, says a new study. Former entrepreneurs can transition from being their own boss into successful employees within an organization, especially in roles that harness their entrepreneurial ...
Nov. 8, 2023 Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees' risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. In workplaces that implemented interventions designed to reduce conflict between ...
Nov. 2, 2023 New research is providing insights for business leaders on how work experience affects employees interacting with ...
Oct. 31, 2023 Researchers found that employees who prioritize career advancement are strongly affected by abusive leadership while employees who prioritized job security remained just as likely to take charge after experiencing abusive supervision. Employees who ...
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Apr. 23, 2024 A new study highlights the lasting financial impact of a cancer diagnosis for many working-age adults and their families in the United States. It ...
Sep. 18, 2023 Non-monetary benefits such as independence, autonomy and the ability to work on innovative technologies are among the key selling points for talented ...
Sep. 1, 2023 People without a secure job contract can likely reduce their risk of premature death by 20 per cent if they gain permanent employment, a study ...
July 4, 2023 The UK risks a growing divide between organizations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research ...
Apr. 11, 2023 Gossip influences if people receive advantages whether they work in an office in the U.S. or in India -- or even in a remote village in Africa, a new study found. In a set of experiments, ...
Dec. 8, 2022 Gig workers, waiters, salespeople and others who rely on fluctuating income may be paying for wage volatility with their health, according to new ...
Nov. 29, 2022 Imagine a team of humans and robots working together to process online orders -- real-life workers strategically positioned among their automated coworkers who are moving intelligently back and forth ...
Oct. 18, 2021 Americans may respect and admire how individual billionaires -- think Oprah Winfrey or Bill Gates -- made their billions, even as they rage against the "top 1%" as a group, new research ...
Sep. 2, 2021 A study of highly vaccinated health workers found that the more contagious delta variant, combined with the masking mandate end, was associated with ...
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Mar. 26, 2024 A new study found that employed adults with greater job flexibility and higher job security were less likely to experience serious psychological distress or anxiety. Greater job flexibility and ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Employers who have introduced team-based rewards systems to foster creativity, collaboration, productivity and sales may want to look again at a system that new research shows can create an ...
Dec. 13, 2023 New research shows how some workplace gossip could reduce the likelihood of employee turnover and, as a result, potentially boost an organization's ...
June 27, 2023 New research used data from an employee review website to determine what made remote work successful. Companies that catered to employees' interests, gave employees independence, fostered ...
Apr. 6, 2023 Chemists created a more reliable, robust and efficient way to monitor pesticide exposure and help protect the health and safety of agricultural workers, especially for emerging sectors like the ...
Nov. 16, 2022 The workplace can encourage a more wholesome lifestyle in employees regarding the consumption of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables, but it does not prompt them to exercise more, according to a ...
Nov. 15, 2022 A new study has shown that people in the early stages of their careers were more likely to be impacted by workplace stress during the COVID-19 pandemic than senior ...
Nov. 9, 2022 There's no need to panic about a pending robot takeover just yet. Only 14% of workers say they've seen their job replaced by a robot. But those who have experienced job displacement due to ...
Sep. 29, 2022 Rates of traumatic injury among workers in the Oregon agricultural and construction sectors are significantly higher during periods of high heat compared with periods of more moderate weather, a ...
Sep. 22, 2022 Up to 1 in 5 women in the postpartum period will experience a mental health disorder like postpartum depression or generalized anxiety disorder. How an organization handles a mother's return to ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Insecure income associated with nontraditional employment known as 'gig work' has a negative impact on the overall health and well-being of U.S. workers, according to a new ...
July 15, 2022 Researchers in Singapore have found that the increased use of videoconferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a higher level of fatigue, as reported by ...
July 13, 2022 Experts looking at the effects of Long COVID on the UK workforce warn it has had a significant and potentially lasting impact on labor ...
June 29, 2022 Physical and mental health, substance use, relationships, legal matters and finances all contribute to physician suicide, a new study ...
June 29, 2022 A new analysis suggests that a particular leadership style dubbed 'engaging leadership' can boost employees' engagement and enhance team effectiveness within the ...
Apr. 14, 2022 Employees who are unwell only engage in 'presenteeism' -- continuing to work when experiencing ill-health -- when they have not met their daily work goals, according to new ...
Feb. 22, 2022 Physical distancing policies and particularly stay-at-home work mandates have proven highly effective at slowing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. But these measures have had numerous unwanted ...
Feb. 18, 2022 A new study reveals that care from a co-worker inspires people to be supportive to their partner at home, showing that co-workers have a significant role to play in enabling couples to cope with ...
Oct. 4, 2021 As the pandemic grinds on through a second year, many American workers are feeling the pressure, and many say they intend to leave their jobs within a year, according to a new ...
Aug. 25, 2021 A new analysis suggests that U.S. workers in industries that expose them to weather conditions work fewer hours per day when temperatures surpass 90 degrees Fahrenheit -- but only during periods of ...
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