Let’s Talk About Mental Health
The pressure on early-career researchers has been high even before the pandemic. A guest post by Isabela Paredes Cisneros on the toll of COVID-19 – and the question what research …
Pandemic burnout is rampant in academia
ACADEMIA. A year into the coronavirus pandemic, many in the academic scientific workforce are experiencing a state of chronic exhaustion known as burnout. Researchers all around the globe have got …
EU-Directive on work-life balance for parents and careers
EUROPEAN UNION. The “EU-Directive 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and careers” is in force, and EU member …
The “Recovery Paradox” and what we can do about it
WLF-INSIGHTS. Recovery lacks when we need it the most: Especially when the job is highly demanding, people need to recover after work. However, recovery processes in these times are particularly …
Mindfulness training as a means for a healthier and more sustainable work-life-flow
WLF-INSIGHTS. Some people may prefer segmentation in which work and nonwork domains are highly differentiated 🙌, while others favour integration👏, in which domains overlap. Regardless whether you consider yourself “integrator” …
Enhanced rights for employees to disconnect from work in Ireland
IRELAND. “This recognises that in the world where everyone has a smartphone and a computer at home, the workplace has changed and people more and more are being required to …
Brief self-check of your own personal boundary control
WLF-INSIGHTS. Control matters. Do you feel you yourself have control over setting boundaries between work and nonwork? 🔎Use this quick self-check (based on https://lnkd.in/enx7jYd): 1. I control whether I am able …