Would you prefer a four-day working week?
21 February 2023Working a four-day week boosts employee wellbeing while preserving productivity, according to research on a major six-month trial in the UK.
UK policing: psychological damage among officers heightened by bad working conditions
19 October 2022Nationwide study of over 12,000 officers suggests rates of trauma-induced disorder Complex PTSD are exacerbated by factors such as too little time and support, and lack of say over working hours.
One in twenty workers are in ‘useless’ jobs – far fewer than previously thought
03 June 2021The so-called ‘bullshit jobs theory’ – which argues that a large and rapidly increasing number of workers are undertaking jobs that they themselves recognise as being useless and of no social value – contains several major flaws, argue researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Birmingham.
Furlough ‘stemmed the tide’ of poor mental health during UK lockdown, study suggests
24 July 2020Researchers say the UK government should ask employers to share out reduced hours rather than lose workers, in order to mitigate a looming mental health crisis as furlough is rolled back.
Opinion: Employers should cut hours not people during the pandemic
13 May 2020If the UK emulated short-time working programmes in countries like Germany it would help mitigate the mental health as well as economic crises caused by the coronavirus, argue researchers from the Employment Dosage project.
One day of paid work a week is all we need to get mental health benefits of employment
19 June 2019Latest research finds up to eight hours of paid work a week significantly boosts mental health and life satisfaction. However, researchers found little evidence that any more hours – including a full five-day week – provide further increases in wellbeing.
Police workforce: almost one in five suffer with a form of PTSD
09 May 2019Rates of PTSD in the police service revealed as close to five times higher than in the UK population. Cambridge researchers and a policing charity are calling for “national mental health strategy” in UK law enforcement.
The boss of me: myths and truths of self-employment
20 June 2018While self-employment may not be the labour market remedy some want to believe, new research is revealing its global prevalence and intergenerational roots.
All in a day’s work
12 June 2018Researchers at the University of Cambridge are helping to understand the world of work – the good, the bad, the fair and the future.
'Precarious scheduling' at work affects over four million people in UK – far more than just zero-hours
16 August 2017Analysis of EU survey data suggests millions in UK may suffer anxiety as a result of unpredictable management-imposed flexible working hours. Research in supermarkets finds workers ‘begging’ for extra hours, and feeling they are being punished with last minute shift changes.
