Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown in productivity growth stretching back to the 1950s is no exception. But I take a more cheerful view ...

There may be no better example of this than shift work. Most people don’t think of their work hours as a health risk, but the World Health Organization does. It now classifies shift work as a Group 2A ...

There is a growing body of evidence that shows four-day work weeks do work, and Brigid Schulte sat down for a Q&A with the ...

The tech giant released their 2025 Work Trend Index Annual Report this week, which highlighted the relentless nature of the modern workday. Newsweek spoke to the experts to find out more about the ...

Long working hours has been identified as a risk factor for mental ill-health in the general population, 1 for example, working 11 hours a day has been found to predict new-onset depression in healthy ...

As per Section 7 of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, the working hours per day cannot exceed nine hours and the maximum hours of overtime cannot exceed 10 hours. The Act ...

Long working hours often result in causing problems to almost all areas of your life. Latest studies have shown how they also negatively impact liver health and particularly do so in men. This leads ...

The modern workday has extended far beyond the regular working hours, according to new findings from Microsoft, which called for an end to employees' new "infinite workday." Microsoft discovered this ...

In industrial applications, the degradation rate of equipment is often accompanied by stochasticity due to constant changes in operating conditions and loads, making the degradation process tend to ...

5. Define Work Hours And Prioritize Self-Care In my experience, the best way to achieve this balance is to set clear boundaries and prioritize self-care.