Study: Firms should help unhappy workers
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Investing in depressed employees &#151; quickly getting them treatment and even offering telephone psychotherapy &#151; can cut absenteeism while improving workers' health, a study suggests.
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People who work from mid-afternoon into the wee hours of the night are liable to develop problems such as heartburn, stomach ulcers and constipation, new research shows.
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In comments accompanying an online petition, workers are airing disappointment, anger and bitterness with I.B.M. over a salary cut affecting 6% of the companyâs U.S. workforce.
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A crotchety boss might say that weâre working longer because weâre wasting time, but the opposite may also be true. We are wasting time because we are working harder.
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Workers who spend excessive amounts of time at their desk could be putting their lives at risk, research suggests.
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Unemployment drops, optimism rises for computer professionals. Is it because the unhappy ones leave the field?
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One "bad apple" can spread negative behavior like a virus to bring down officemates or destroy a good team, according to a new study examining conflict in the workplace.
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Staff who struggle into work when they are ill risk potentially shortening their lives, researchers believe.
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The key to identifying a good workplace is asking the people who work there.
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In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it&#39;s acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues.
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NEW YORK - Depressed employees worked an average of two more hours a week and were more effective in their jobs when assigned a telephone "care manager" who counseled them on treatments, a study showed.
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We've all worked with them at one time or another: People who are disruptive, abusive or just plain mean-spirited. Stanford University professor and author Robert Sutton talks about what managers and employees can do to muzzle jerks at work.
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Some human resources professionals believe companies should test for intelligence when hiring managers, the conventional wisdom on compensation may be wrong and more.
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More employers are offering this helpful benefit.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues.    The survey, presented Friday by the National Social Insurance Board, showed that Swedes manifestly take advantage of the country's liberal sick leave system, officials said...
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Think your job is  killing you? A humorous Web site set up by an online recruiting  firm shows you exactly how bad things are.
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Although most companies look at mental-health coverage as a drain on the budget, firms that provide this kind of help to their employees tend to save both time and money.