Burnout, stress lead more companies to try a four-day work week

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SewCream / Shutterstock According to new research, burnout, or chronic, unchecked stress at work or home, is now associated with atri.....»»

For a year, many companies — mine included — have transitioned from five-day, in-person work weeks to a variety of different working models including all employees working from home, a shortened work week, or another variation to keep employ.....»»

U.S. indices were trading lower Friday despite recent strong earnings from large U.S. companies. Weakness appears related to profit-taking following April’s marked strength in stocks. read more.....»»

Flexibility can boost success for certain companies, such as Microsoft Japan which saw a 40% productivity increase after switching to a four-day week. Flexible scheduling encourages productivity, retention, motivation, and leadership. martin.....»»

Pangea.app, the startup behind a platform to connect companies with college students for freelance work, has a new headquarters: a house in Providence where co-founders Adam Alpert and John Tambunting, along with lead designer Tae Sam Lee Zamora, all .....»»

The Navy awarded two Hawaii construction companies task orders totaling more than $22 million this week for work at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam......»»

U.K. stocks gave up a stronger lead at the start of Monday, to struggle into the afternoon, with downside led by oil companies as crude prices fell sharply......»»

Frank Olito/ Insider I tried a compressed workweek — which had me working 10-hour days for four days per week — and I did not like the unusual schedule.  I felt more stress and pressure to outperform the amount of work I usually d.....»»

More than 30 leaders of Front Range tech companies have issued a joint statement detailing a combined effort to have employees work remotely to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. “This week, our companies stepped up efforts to prevent the.....»»

About $49 million of work was approved in 211 permits for the week starting March 2. Removing the single-family home, condo and townhouse permits leaves 86 permits totaling $45.8 million. The five largest permits of the week were: Live Oak Contractin.....»»

It’s normal to experience feelings of dread or anxiety from time to time as Sunday evening rolls around, marking the beginning of another work week. However, if you find that you’re unable to shake the “Monday morning blues” from one workda.....»»

How do you relieve stress? Yoga? Massage? A pint of ice cream? Whatever you do to cope with a crazy work week or the hectic schedule of being a parent, you might consider cupping. It’s been around for thousands of years, but it gained newfound popul.....»»

Does your life sometimes feel like a bad stock photo cliché? You know the one. An exhausted person sitting at a desk with his fingers pinched on the bridge of his nose because that’s where the stress pain has gathered. This one. Or maybe you .....»»

The attempt of several states to block the T-Mobile-Sprint merger on antitrust grounds is next week, but attorneys for the companies continue to work for a way to avoid heading to court. Lawyers for Sprint and T-Mobile have secured settlements with .....»»

Some companies are testing a four-day work week to see if it makes employees more productive. .....»»

It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week. The National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, a group of professionals who work in the sector, marks the week to raise awareness of what estate planning is and why it is such a vital component.....»»

As part of our upcoming focus on private companies, coming out in this week's edition of the Nashville Business Journal, we asked the women-owned businesses we surveyed for The List, "What is the most c.....»»

A weekly look at what occurred in the oil markets of the U.S. and the world this past week and what's.....»»