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Work-life balance

  • Sunday, 12 October, 2025
    Executive MBA
    The executive MBA work-life-study balancing act

    The degree is famously demanding and women often have additional responsibilities — so how do students cope?

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  • Monday, 22 September, 2025
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    Career variety can be fulfilling — but don’t let it get too spicy

    A portfolio working life can offer freedom and purpose if you can stomach the trade-offs

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  • Tuesday, 26 August, 2025
    Sarah O'Connor
    The Dutch are quietly shifting towards a four-day work week

    The Netherlands serves as a case study for the advantages and trade-offs of reduced hours in the workplace

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  • Sunday, 24 August, 2025
    The future of work patterns: part-time, flexitime and now term-time?

    Employment contracts that mirror the school year can be a godsend for some parents, but they come at a cost

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  • Sunday, 10 August, 2025
    How to take a holiday. No, really.

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  • Saturday, 9 August, 2025
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    The importance of slowing down

    The difference between busy-ness and productivity is often blurred by competing demands

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  • Sunday, 3 August, 2025
    Emma Jacobs
    With late night calls, even bedtime isn’t boss-free

    Out-of-hours communication takes an emotional toll, but that doesn’t stop employers picking up the phone

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  • Wednesday, 2 July, 2025
    Real support at work means time off when you need it most

    Paid leave for events like the birth of a grandchild or a pet’s death is down to employer discretion

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  • Wednesday, 18 June, 2025
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    Ending the ‘infinite workday’

    Lots of us check emails at 6am — and are still working in bed at night. Can AI help with overload?

  • Sunday, 8 June, 2025
    Pilita Clark
    The brutal truth about today’s lay-offs

    Dismissing people by email or phone is still distressingly common and needs to stop

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  • Friday, 6 June, 2025
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    Flicker of hope for young Brits wanting to work in EU

    UK government is working on deal with EU enabling young people to live and work freely in mainland Europe again

  • Sunday, 1 June, 2025
    Miranda Green
    ‘No timewasters please’: is setting boundaries necessary or plain rude?

    Rejecting ditherers can seem abrupt. But in our overloaded age, taking up valuable time is also an affront

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  • Sunday, 25 May, 2025
    Pilita Clark
    Would you work 32 hours Monday to Sunday?

    One boss thinks it might be better than the traditional four-day week

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  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    Isabel Berwick
    What makes a positive difference to the way that staff feel about work?

    Good managers are a valuable asset and have a big impact at the team and company level

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  • Sunday, 23 March, 2025
    Work & Careers
    Side hustles, Zoom waves and the Great Casualisation: how Covid shaped new ways to work

    Five years after lockdown, what are the lasting effects and the forgotten pandemic trends?

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  • Monday, 10 March, 2025
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    Employers grapple with what makes a desirable workplace

    Job candidates cite pay as a priority but the highest-ranked companies also seek to offer a sense of purpose

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Women in business
    Home front: making the struggle to juggle fairer

    No-prep meals, a childcare app and patience are part of the armoury for combining kids and careers

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  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2025
    Work WatchEmma Jacobs
    ‘Severance’ shows we long to leave work behind

    The hit drama takes the post-pandemic dilemma of work-life balance — or blurring — to a dystopian extreme

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  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    Work Watch
    No work phone? Companies tell staff to bring their own

    Using personal devices for work comes with risks for employers and doesn’t mean your boss won’t call

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  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Special ReportBest Employers: Asia-Pacific
    South Korea starts to raise game on workplace mental health

    In-house counselling is becoming more common, but the country’s high-pressure corporate culture persists

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  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Special ReportBest Employers: Asia-Pacific
    Curbs on long hours spur Japanese companies to tackle productivity

    The government’s campaign against overwork could have far-reaching consequences for businesses and consumers

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  • Sunday, 3 November, 2024
    Lifestyle
    The biometric retreat: executive getaways that fight stress with science

    High-tech programmes use detailed health screening as the latest tool to reduce burnout

    Left: Blake Graham monitors Paula Arreola as part of the Longevity8 programme at Canyon Ranch. Right: a red light therapy machine used in Longevity8
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Investment Banking
    The ‘80-hour circuit breaker’: Wall Street banks tackle workloads of junior staff

    Moves to cap weekly hours for entry-level bankers butt against reality of competitive industry

    Montage image of a junior businesswoman using her laptop at night with Wall Street in the background.
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Work Watch
    Heartbreak leave can help employees recover from shattered relationships

    A bill in the Philippines is trying to secure time off for workers after a break-up. Could it improve productivity elsewhere?

    Montage image of two hands, one above and one below, a breaking heart with tears falling from it
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Over Work — have our jobs become too greedy for our time?

    Brigid Schulte makes a convincing case for a drastic overhaul of the way we earn a living

    A view from outside of two office floors at night. We can see a Christmas tree, one man sitting at a desk and two men gazing out of the windows
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