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Employers must manage remote workers' health and safety risks, including mental wellbeing, with clear communication and home-working policies.
Poor management practices may triple workers’ risk of depression, with long hours, bullying and burnout adding to the toll.
Workers in New Zealand's construction sector have reported the country's lowest wellbeing score in a new survey of nearly 1,500 employees.
Nearly half of workers are logging longer hours for no extra pay, raising burnout, trust and retention risks for employers.
Missing colleagues and blurred boundaries can leave home workers strained unless managers set clear routines and realistic workloads.
Workers staying home face burnout, isolation and tech glitches unless they set boundaries, plan backups and keep in touch.
Home working may reshape offices, but firms will still need face-to-face contact to build trust, culture and productivity.
Chronic pressure at the office can harm health and performance, but simple changes in routine may help workers cope more easily.
Remote teams can stay productive without surveillance if firms cut meeting overload and set clearer boundaries, Basecamp’s Jason Fried says.
Employees need honest check-ins and flexible expectations as managers navigate remote work, mental health strain and constant uncertainty.
Employees can spot toxic managers early by three traits that often poison culture, morale and performance across the workplace.
Digital monitoring, AI and online platforms are heightening stress, blurring boundaries and complicating safety rules for workers, experts warn.
High workloads can damage health and performance, but managers can cut stress by delegating, pacing tasks and taking regular breaks.
In New Zealand’s construction sector, a simple check-in from colleagues is being urged as a potentially life-saving response to mounting suicide risks.
High workloads and poor work-life balance are driving poor mental health at work, prompting a new free guide for employers.
Narcissistic colleagues can erode morale and reputation, so spotting six warning signs early may help staff protect themselves at work.
Frequent business travellers face higher stress and burnout away from home, with more than a third reporting riskier behaviour on trips.
A simple five-minute pause at your desk could help ease workplace frustration and restore focus by cutting off constant digital distractions.
Harvard-backed research links toxic colleagues to customer loss, lower morale and rising absenteeism, costing firms dearly.
