Work / Life Issues

Downturn still takes toll on work/life balance

05/13/2015

One-third of full-time workers believe balancing their work and personal lives has become more difficult in the last five years, as a Great Recession legacy of stagnant salaries and longer hours adds pressure at the office and on the home front.

The conversation about ‘balance’ is changing

02/10/2015

Have technology and the global economy made it just about impossible to compartmentalize work and life separately?

Be it resolved: We will manage our money in 2015

02/10/2015

A Harris Poll of 2,255 U.S. adults found us making these money-related resolutions for 2015.

All the benefits of vacation, none of the sun and sand

02/06/2015

A British hypnotherapist is offering sessions designed to help stressed out workers “feel as refreshed and revitalised as they do after a two-week break.”

5 ways employees can build financial security

01/22/2015

Employees whose financial affairs are in order can focus more on work and less on money worries at home. If you offer financial literacy training as an employee benefit, include these tips from the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Vodka maker keeps moms on board with family-friendly employee perks

01/20/2015

A lot of moms work for the maker of Guinness beer and Smirnoff vodka, so Diageo North America has a lot benefits to keep them on board.

Utah HR tech firm winning war on employee burnout

10/08/2014

At BambooHR, employees are out the door after 40 hours a week. The 53-employee HR software company strictly enforces a no-more-than-40-hour workweek. Employees go home on time, take every weekend off and never answer emails after hours.

Do personal finance problems affect attendance?

09/19/2014

Nearly two-fifths of HR pros believe employees’ financial woes contribute to absenteeism.

A to Zzzz: Energize your staff by allowing power naps

09/08/2014

As Americans work longer hours, some organizations have become tolerant of sleeping on the job. Here’s the real headline: Naps work.

Sweet dreams: The upside of lying down on the job

08/28/2014

Some employers are encouraging workers to sleep on the job. The Society for Human Resource Management’s 2014 poll of HR pros says 6% of workplaces have nap rooms where employees can catch up on their Z’s.