I, like many of you, have had a lot of different types of jobs in my lifetime. Back before my university and professional life began, I had a long string of what some might deem to be “crummy” jobs (e ...

In large corporations, human resources and management may go to great lengths to vary the mix of skills required for a job, even implementing job design initiatives and programs to increase skill and ...

Recently, a friend was considering going back to work after staying at home to raise her children. She said, “I want to go back to work. I just can’t find a job.” Those words struck me, as it was my ...

To address employee stress and burnout, employers should be more focused on job design, say two academics. With stress levels continuing to rise, employers have been focusing on “fix-the-worker ...

No job is a perfect fit until you take ownership of it and make it your own. Just like buying a suit, you need to tailor it to fit you. Many people, sadly, never tailor their jobs to make them fit and ...

Many managers have begun to realise that fast-paced jobs with multiple demands as well as dull and repetitive job roles are designed for the task and not the person, according to Sally Kirkright, CEO, ...

Imagine walking into a building and being told it was constructed without any formal principles or safety checks. You wouldn’t stay long, would you? Yet, every day, millions of employees work in jobs ...

What can HR specialists do if, after introducing a suite of employee wellbeing programmes, they still have unhappy staff and high sickness absence? This consideration sat at the centre of a study ...