Jobs and the Future of Work
As California considers a four-day workweek, experts ask if it's a good idea
Lawmakers in California have introduced a state assembly bill to set four-day workweek with no reduction in income
Lila MacLellan is a reporter for Quartz in New York. She has a special interest in unusual things people do with their bodies and money. She is also obsessed with social psychology, and Japan, where she lived for three years before becoming a journalist. Lila has worked as an editor and writer at Natural Health and Institutional Investor magazines in New York, and at Western Living and Vancouver magazines in British Columbia.
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Jobs and the Future of Work
US workers want more pay and better perks, so more than half are considering switching jobs
As pandemic restrictions are lifting, a recent survey has found that 22% of participants are looking for a new employer, but many will stay for better pay.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Metaverse: Will we be working in a virtual world soon?
There are a growing number of CEOs experimenting with the metaverse as a workplace, as remote working continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Climate Action
Is the Paris Climate Agreement legally binding? Experts explain
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is describing the 2015 Paris Agreement as a “legally binding international treaty on climate change”.
Jobs and the Future of Work
How to create an inclusive hybrid working environment
There is concern among academics, businesses and workers, that hybrid working may be detrimental to inclusivity in the business, by excluding mothers.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Working from home? Here’s why you should start your day with a ‘virtual commute’
A virtual commute - when you take walks, bicycle rides, or drives to nowhere in particular - can be an effective way to prepare for the day ahead and wind down from your day at work.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Is it safe? And three other questions to ask before you go back to the office
Following a prolonged period of remote working, many companies are asking employees to return to the office, but is it safe?
Jobs and the Future of Work
Hiring refugees makes economic sense - report
New research shows that hiring refugees have higher rates of job retention than other employees. Check out what else the report says about hiring refugees.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Coronavirus: Here's how to avoid handshakes without offending anyone
Handshaking is an efficient way to spread germs, since we touch our faces multiple times every hour. But with COVID-19 coronavirus spreading rapidly, here's how to avoid shaking hands wit...
Social Innovation
这听起来很疯狂，但让人人享有育儿假可能是非常有益的
在美国等国家，资金雄厚的雇主试图利用带薪休假来吸引最优秀最具活力的员工，包括不同时长的育儿假或丧假、放假照顾上了年纪的父母，以及少数大公司会提供个人公休假。 企业往往凭借这些福利来显示自己是一家包容性强、体恤各年龄各岗位员工的企业，这是值得赞赏的。
Social Innovation
It sounds mad, but extending parental leave to non-parents could be highly beneficial
As well as dropping gendered terms like maternity and paternity leave, companies might be better off creating one policy for everyone - a reason-blind paid leave option for all employees.
Education and Skills
The number one benefit workers want? Less work, more leisure
These are the workplace benefits that employees in America want the most, according to new research.
Education and Skills
This is what a genderless AI voice sounds like - and why it matters
A coalition of activists, linguists, ad makers, and sound engineers has created a genderless AI voice for virtual assistants.
Leadership
The three key characteristics every leader should have, according to Microsoft's CEO
To succeed as a leader, you need to be clear, enthusiastic and create space where there is none, says the head of Microsoft Satya Nadella.
Leadership
This is how to nail a job interview, according to the president of the World Bank
Jim Yong Kim discusses how he got his job from former US President Barack Obama.