EU rules extending the right to unpaid parental leave from 13 weeks to 18 weeks are now in force. Working parents who have been employed for a year or more are now entitled to take unpaid parental leave to care for their children. This is addition to to any maternity, paternity or adoption leave they… Read More
News: Women, Feisty & Getting On
When women fight at work, it is perceived as more disruptive than a male argument – even if the circumstances are identical. University of British Columbia researchers found that people were more likely to assess a dispute as damaging to morale when it involved women. Researchers have called this the ‘catty trap’ – women become… Read More
Article: Work, Age & Disability
Physically demanding work could result in increased disability at older age. Irish researchers looked at work type (both paid work and upaind housework) and disability in 357 adults aged 57-80 years, and found that over half the participants reported doing physically demanding work. A fifth of participants had complete function, but 65% were limited in… Read More
Article: The British Army, The Led & Leadership
A very good extract spoken by Corporal Doug Proctor in an article written by Sydney Jary MC. “During my six years army service I knew many Officers – some good – some bad. The most obvious difference between them was not in their tactical awareness as one might expect, but in the relationships they had… Read More
Research: Work Factors & Weight Change
Research Paper Title: Psychosocial Work Environment Factors and Weight Change: A Prospective Study of Danish Haelth Care Workers. Background Lifestyle variables may serve as important intermediate factors between psychosocial work environment and health outcomes. Previous studies, focussing on work stress models have shown mixed and weak results in relation to weight change. This study aimed… Read More
News: Get Over It! We Are Not All Created Equal
“In the end, my main concern is not whether women are capable of conducting combat operations, as we have already proven that we can hold our own in some very difficult combat situations; instead, my main concern is a question of longevity. Can women endure the physical and physiological rigors of sustained combat operations, and… Read More
Research: Structure, Agency & Job Loss
Research Paper Title The Interplay Between Structure and Agency in Shaping the Mental Health Consequences of Job Loss. Background Job loss is a discrete life event, with multiple adverse consequences for physical and mental health and implications for agency. Our research explores the consequences of job loss for retrenched workers’ mental health by examining the… Read More
