Work-life balance

Leaked policy pledges from the Labour party show a raft of measures aimed at supporting pay transparency and work-life balance.

Spanish companies with fewer than 250 employees can apply for a pilot government scheme to reduce their working week.

Unions accuse the Department for Education of sitting on a report that showed that one in four teachers' workloads exceed 60 hours per week

The UK four-day week trial results show that most will continue, with employers seeing a reduction in burnout, fatigue and sickness absence.

M&S has launched Worklife, a new flexible working programme where retail managers can work a four-day week or nine-day fortnight.

HR anticipates that 2023 will be another challenging year as it plays a key role in protecting the business in...

The businesses gave the trial a 9.2 rating on a scale of 1-10 but critics maintain that the four-day week is a flawed concept.

The concept of a four-day work week has gained traction in the UK, but how feasible is it in other...

If passed, the Bill will give employees a day-one right to request flexible working.

Many employers are considering the work-life and wellbeing benefits of a four-day week.

The answers to lack of enthusiasm for work often lie outside the job itself, argues Mary Alice Vuicic. But that doesn't mean firms can't do anything about it.

Jobseekers more likely to back out of accepted job offers, mainly because they receive a better offer elsewhere.

EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.

What are the legal and practical considerations of moving to the four-day a week working model?

Around 70 companies will begin a trial of a four-day week today (6 June) in what is thought to be the biggest pilot of its kind.