Management

Why Do So Many People With the Flu Still Come Into Work?

Money is part of it, but the guilt they feel about burdening their colleagues weighs on them just as heavily.

Management

Is It Fairer to Remove Alma Maters From Job Applications?

At its UK offices, Deloitte will hide the name of a job candidate's university in hopes of curbing recruiters' biases.

Management

The Best Job Candidates Don't Always Have College Degrees

Many companies find that skills-based pre-employment tests are better predictors of success on the job.

Management

Justice Says It Will Get Tough on Wall Street Fraud

Per a new policy, the Department of Justice will go after individual wrongdoers instead of the companies that employ them.

Oversight

Regulators Fine Caesars Palace for Allowing Some to Gamble Off Books

The casino group will pay $9.5 million for failing to police money laundering.

Management

The Secret Suffering of the Middle Manager

All of the downsides of being a subordinate, combined with all of the downsides of having to tell people to do things they don't want to do.

Management

Labor Department: U.S. Inflation and Housing Costs Are Up

Last month, the government’s measure of the cost of shelter saw its largest increase since 2007.

Management

Forget Standing Desks: Study Suggests Bicycle Desks Can Offset Hazards of Sitting

Isolated spurts of intense exercise don’t cancel out the harm of sitting still at the office all day. A new study suggests that biking while working can help.

Management

After 80 Years, Retirement Isn't What It Used to Be

As Social Security turns 80, more seniors are returning to the workforce. Is that a bad thing?

Management

Which Country's Workers Care About Their Jobs the Most?

A new survey covering 13 countries tries to measure employees' engagement with their jobs.

Management

For More Workplace Diversity, Should Algorithms Make Hiring Decisions?

Some recruiters are hoping that software can somehow compensate for human failings.

Management

Being a Go-Getter Is No Fun

New research suggests that competent employees are assigned more work—but they don't always like it.

Management

The After-Work Email Quandary

People complain about checking their inboxes when they're out of the office, but some of them kind of enjoy it too.

Management

Nine to Five, After 65

The number of senior citizens in the workforce has nearly tripled since the 1970s.

Management

Mapping Genomes to Understand Contaminated Foods

The FDA can now pinpoint exactly which ingredient makes people sick in outbreaks.

Management

There Really Are More Pregnant Women at the Office

In the past fifty years, more Americans have decided to work during pregnancy.

Management

Science Agrees: Being Laid Off Is Terrible

New research from England suggests that cutbacks can lead to lasting trust issues.

Management

Are Organizations With Drug Tests Weeding Out Great Candidates?

More than half of Americans report that they have tried marijuana. What does this mean for zero-tolerance workplaces like the FBI?