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AsiaTokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 4, 2025
Two parents and a child sitting at a table having a meal together.
NewslettersThis company believes an extremely generous paid parental leave is one of the best ways to retain employees
By Brit MorseApril 2, 2025
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LeadershipRésumé gaps aren’t the job killer they used to be but applicants still need to get smart about explaining their time away from the workforce
By Emma BurleighDecember 23, 2024
Workers on their daily commute in Tokyo.
NewslettersTokyo’s making a huge bet on the 4-day workweek and it’s about more than just flexible scheduling
By Azure Gilman and Emma BurleighDecember 10, 2024
Blessing Adesiyan
CommentaryChildcare crisis: How men and employers can combat ‘time poverty’ for working mothers
By Blessing AdesiyanOctober 29, 2024
Happy workers at office.
NewslettersFrom maternity leave to performance bonuses, these are the benefits that are most likely to drive worker engagement
By Emma BurleighOctober 9, 2024
Two women are friends at work.
NewslettersWomen are more interested in making friends at work because they’re more likely to face career interruptions
By Azure Gilman and Emma BurleighJuly 15, 2024
Worker has a breakdown at work.
NewslettersEmployee mental health requests have skyrocketed but only a fraction of leaders are making real changes
By Emma BurleighMay 13, 2024
Only about 18% of the 148 largest school districts in the U.S. offer paid parental leave for teachers—and of the 27 districts that do offer paid leave, variations are plenty.
HealthPaid parental leave at schools is so dire that teachers must hoard their sick days and time their pregnancies around summer vacation
By Sunny NagpaulApril 19, 2024
Two young girls looking at each other
SuccessYou’re more likely to make more money if you’re an older sibling—and now researchers think they know why
By Irina IvanovaMarch 27, 2024
Smiling mother at desk looking at father holding baby in home office.
NewslettersCompanies are making big changes to their leave programs in an effort to hold onto workers
By Paige McGlauflin and Emma BurleighJanuary 25, 2024
Stack of golden coins like income graph and pregnant woman.
Personal Finance‘I’m already saving for my daughter’s maternity leave—she’s only 2.’ Parental leave in the U.S. is so bad families are planning generations in advance
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 14, 2023
These companies are so serious about keeping older employees that they’re offering ‘Grandparent Leave’
LeadershipThese companies are so serious about keeping older employees that they’re offering ‘Grandparent Leave’
By Paige McGlauflinJuly 14, 2023
Janet Mills
PoliticsMaine is giving nearly all of its workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave—starting in 2026
By David Sharp and The Associated PressJuly 11, 2023
Young woman at home at desk suffering headache
LifestyleWorkers are calling out bosses who ‘guilt’ staff into donating their vacation time to sick colleagues: ‘Putting the onus on employees to cover for each other is disgusting’
By Chloe TaylorJuly 10, 2023
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