New Delhi: With a number of ministers raising eyebrows over certain provisions, the amendments to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill failed to get the Union Cabinet's nod on Thursday. Sources said the bill has, therefor, been referred to a Group of Ministers headed Home Minister P Chidambaram. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal and Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath are other members of...
09:10 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New York: Having supportive colleagues not only makes the workday easier, it may also help people live longer, according to a new study. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel found that a good relationship with co-workers had an impact on mortality risk for people and was most pronounced between the ages of 38 and 43. "Peer social support, which could represent how well a participant is socially integrated in...
02:26 PM, May 12, 2011
Washington: The mood of employees when they report for work affects how they feel the rest of the day, besides clearly impacting their performance. The results of a study showed that when employees started the day in a good mood, they tended to rate customers more positively through the day and also felt more positive themselves. "We saw that employees could get into these negative spirals where they started the...
04:29 PM, Apr 06, 2011
Seattle: Ever notice how we put forth piety as we snipe? We say things like, "I really don't know whether this is true or not, but..." We proclaim that gossiping is a bad thing to do, even as we proceed to do it anyway. Negative gossip surrounds us. Rumors abound. People seem to thrive on repeating stories that can hurt and harm. With each telling, the truth often becomes embellished...
10:41 AM, Apr 05, 2011
London: People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world's biggest killer, British scientists said on Monday. Researchers said a long-term study showed that working more than 11 hours a day increased the risk of heart disease by 67 percent, compared with working a standard 7 to 8 hours a day. They said the findings suggest that information on working hours...
10:31 AM, Apr 05, 2011
London: Ladies, please note -- if you want to become successful at work, please shun the aggressive attitude, for a new study says that femininity is the best way for a woman to succeed in a man's world. An international team has found that women who take an aggressive approach like many men are often less likely to get ahead than those who exhibit more feminine traits. If however, they...
03:12 PM, Jan 21, 2011
Cut the Noise Keyboards clattering, doors opening and closing and, yes, voices, don't just distract, they actually increase stress levels, studies show. Which can lead to bad moods, lack of concentration and fatigue. Try noise cancelling headphones or speakers (but they work best where noise is regular, like the hum of machinery). To tone down distracting voices, try sound-masking systems that create low-level background noise, like the sound of running...
11:11 AM, Dec 28, 2010
London: High levels of emotional intelligence (EI) foster positive attitudes at private sector workplaces, but not in the public sector, a study says. "The results emphasise the existence of significant behavioral differences between the private and public sectors, says Galit Meisler of the University of Haifa in Israel, who conducted the study. "Executives intending to carry out reforms or implement management plans in the public sector should be well aware...
03:06 PM, Dec 24, 2010
London: If you are unable to get sound sleep at night, blame it on your work related worries. According to a survey, nearly three-quarters of Britons are struggling to get a good night's sleep because of work worries, reports express.co.uk. Around 69 percent people said that work problems make it difficult for them to sleep. The main reason for restless nights was a heavy workload, with half blaming the recession...
11:50 AM, Sep 30, 2010
London: Seems the boss is right! Smokers work an hour a day less than non-smoking colleagues – wasting over a year of their lives on office cigarette breaks, a study has revealed. The study of 2,500 adults by UK-based market research company 'OnePoll.com' found that an average smoker takes four 15-minute breaks daily, amounting to nearly 445 days out of a working life. Moreover, four in five smokers didn't cut...
12:35 PM, Sep 29, 2010
Los Angeles: It's not always the case when bosses favour attractive women. Beauty has an ugly side too, at least for some women who look for jobs considered "masculine" by society. Attractive women were discriminated against when applying for jobs considered "masculine", and for which appearance was not seen as important to the job, according to a study conducted by the University of Colorado's Denver Business School. Positions such as...
11:10 AM, Aug 08, 2010
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