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Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

What could be so bad about answering a few emails in the evening? Perhaps something urgent pops up, we are tidying up an issue from the day, or trying to get ahead for tomorrow. Always […]

Why women need male allies in the workplace – and why fighting everyday sexism enriches men too

The Conversation

Women and groups advocating for gender equality are increasingly urging men to become allies in the fight. Research has shown that in the absence of male support, women have to shoulder the burden of battling routine workplace sexism such as misogynist […]

Telecommuting can reduce congestion, but might create other traffic problems

The Conversation

Telecommuting has the potential to reduce traffic congestion, but other factors, such as increasing the distance between home and work or adding new trips, can contribute to producing more congestion. Studies conducted prior to the […]

Factories of the future: we’re spending heavily to give workers skills they won’t need by 2030

The Conversation

“This government is obsessed with skilling up our population,” said Boris Johnson in his recent speech on “levelling up”. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty about exactly what the UK prime minister’s plan to level up the […]

Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges – COVID-19 could threaten revenue

The Conversation

Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation’s top football recruits, with some schools having boosted their recruiting budgets by more than 300% in the last five years. These budgets can surpass US$2 million […]

6 ways recent college graduates can enhance their online job search

The Conversation

When recent or soon-to-be college graduates begin to seek employment, many inevitably turn to job-search and networking platforms on the internet. The platforms include some that are college-based – such as Handshake, Symplicity GradLeaders and 12twenty – as well as networking […]

Marketing study applies screening tool to identify competitors in geographical markets

Hotel industry competition can be fierce in terms of owners knowing their competitors, including which ones affect their bottom line the most. Focusing on this industry, researchers from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith [...]
British workhouses were founded and sustained on wealth derived from slavery, study shows

British workhouses were intimately bound up with slavery and imperialism throughout the early modern period, new research from Cardiff University finds.This post was originally published on this site
Flight attendants have gone 50 years without ground pay—here’s the reason behind it

The recent labor dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants pulled back the curtain on one of the airline industry’s longest-standing injustices: flight attendants are paid only when planes are in motion, a practice [...]