‘Microshifting,’ an extreme form of hybrid working that breaks work into short, non-continuous blocks, is on the rise

Microshifting describes a workday broken into multiple short, flexible “bursts” of focused effort, often around 45 to 90 ...
The New York Times

Real Solutions for Women in the Workplace

Readers respond to a guest essay by Corinne Low about work boundaries. To the Editor: While “What Women Really Want: Work Boundaries,” by Corinne Low (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 2), calls attention to ...
The Economist

Sex work in the gig economy

FOR DECADES Sweden was seen as the epitome of sexual freedom, so much so that President Dwight Eisenhower fulminated in 1960 that its people tended towards “sin, nudity, drunkenness”. In 1971 it ...
consilium.europa

Simplification: Council agrees position on sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness

This press release has been updated on 25 June 2025 with the text of the Council’s negotiating mandate. Member states’ representatives agreed today the Council’s negotiating mandate on simplifying ...
consilium.europa

Simplification: Council gives final green light on the ‘Stop-the-clock’ mechanism to boost EU competitiveness and provide legal certainty to businesses

The Council gave its final green light today on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and thus boost EU competitiveness. This proposal (the so-called ‘Stop-the-clock’ directive) ...
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U-Shaped Kitchen Design: Pull-Out Boards & Work Simplification

"Step-Saving Kitchen" is an instructional film from 1949 that showcases modern kitchen design principles aimed at improving efficiency for homemakers. It emphasizes the importance of work ...
Reuters

What's inside the EU's 'Simplification Omnibus' on sustainability rules

BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed looser environmental and corporate sustainability rules for a large majority of businesses in Europe, responding to criticism ...
Forbes

Simplification Can Save Your Team From Burnout

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I enable organizations to simplify so they can focus on valuable work. Jan 23, 2025, 10:40am EST You can’t have a healthy company ...
Wall Street Journal

Companies Finally Find a Use for Virtual Reality at Work

More employees are strapping on virtual reality headsets as the immersive technology becomes an increasingly common method for workforce training on a range of topics, from hardware maintenance to ...