Items Tagged with 'Work-life balance'

Geneva — The annual number of heart attack and stroke deaths linked to working long hours rose nearly 30% worldwide between 2000 and 2016, according to estimates from the World Health Organization and International Labor Organization.

London — Two out of 5 office workers say they can’t avoid doing work tasks – often checking email and making phone calls – on their own time, results of a recent survey out of the United Kingdom show.

Dallas — Work demands that get in the way of family life and family obligations that hinder work performance both can cause chronic stress that may increase workers’ risk for cardiovascular disease, especially among women, warn researchers from Brazil.

Briarcliff Manor, NY — You’re at home with family in the evening when you receive an email notification. It’s from your boss. Do you respond? A new study finds that pressure to check work email from home can negatively affect your health, your relationship with your significant other, and his or her health.

Achieving a work-life balance can be a challenge, and it’s easy to forget a simple necessity: Take care of yourself.

Menlo Park, CA – Fifty-four percent of employees check in at work at least once or twice a week while on vacation – a 13 percent increase from 2016, according to the results of a survey conducted by staffing firm Accountemps.

Corvallis, OR – Repeatedly thinking about conflicts between work and personal life puts people at risk for physical and mental health issues, according to a study from Oregon State University.

Rochester, MN – Work schedules may make it harder for people to live a healthy lifestyle, according to the results of a national survey from Mayo Clinic.