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Tag: Work-life balance

Posted inOpinion

UAE joins global movement for shorter workweek

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Next month, the United Arab Emirates will step into the future of work: Its public sector and schools will move to a four-and-a-half-day workweek. Like all innovations, this hasn’t come out of the blue. For the last several years I’ve been tracking companies around the world moving to four-day weeks, or shortening shifts and workdays. […]

An employee works at a production line inside a Geely factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAustralia, China, Oceania, Shanghai, United Kingdom, World

Our 24/7 economy and the wealth of nations

by Jianghong Li and Wen-jui Han May 22, 2017February 18, 2020
Painted wooden figures on sale in Cojutepeque, El Salvador. Art need not be a business, but can relieve stress. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Art as therapy for stressed-out modern workers

by Seamus Phan April 29, 2017April 30, 2017

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