In the recent study ‘Millennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennials, Organisational Relationships and Perform-ance’, Professor Karen Myers and Kamyab Sadaghiani from the University of California, Santa Barbara investigate the impact of communicated values and expectations of Gen Y. Many ‘Millennials’ have distinctive characteristics that may make interacting with them different from with […]
Am 18. November fand in Düsseldorf die Veranstaltung Vodafone LiFVe Art III statt. LiVFe Art ist das Vodafone Gewinnerprojekt des Wettbewerbs familie@unternehmen.NRW des nordrhein-westfälischen Familienministeriums, mit dem das Unternehmen weg von der rein kognitiven Betrachtung der Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie einen Wandel in der Unternehmenskultur einleiten möchte.
In diesem Jahr hat die Nonprofit-Organisation AARP, welche es sich zum Ziel gemacht hat Menschen über 50 zu helfen ihre Lebensqualität zu verbessern, bereits zum dritten Mal den „International Innovative Employer Award“ verliehen. Mit dem Preis werden Arbeitgeber ausgezeichnet, dessen innovative Personalpraktiken sich an die Belange der älteren Arbeitnehmer richten und die eine Arbeitsumgebung für […]
In order to research the social reality of discrimination in Germany, the Free University of Berlin undertook an empirical study, conducted by Prof. Dr. Hubert Rottleuthner and Prof. Dr. Matthias Mahlmann (Institute of Law at the University of Zürich), with the theme “Reality of Discrimination in Germany – Assumptions and Facts”. In order to gain […]
According to a survey conducted by the French organisation Liberation and the economists from the University of Evry, Thierry Laurent and Ferhat Mihoubi, being gay in the workplace has an effect on wages. In the first French study of its kind, the report shows that gay men earn 6.5% less than their heterosexual colleagues in […]
More men have reached a point where preserving or increasing their personal time is more appealing than bigger jobs and more money. According to a study by the ‘Association of Executive Search Consultants’, more than half of senior executives surveyed would strongly consider refusing a promotion if it meant fewer hours available for their personal […]
When it comes to intelligence, the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts. A new study co-authored by Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and Union College researchers shows:
Earlier this month, members of the European Parliament ruled in favour of expanding minimum maternity leave in Europe from 14 to 20 weeks and paternity leave to two weeks on full pay, a proposal which they must now try to sell to individual governments. In the end, MEPs decided to go beyond the initial proposal […]
The Commission recently adopted a five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe. The strategy aims in particular to make better use of women’s potential, thereby contributing to the EU’s overall economic and social goals. It translates the principles set out in the European Commission’s Women’s Charter into specific measures, ranging from […]
In the past, flexible schedules most often were granted to new mothers. Today, however, progressive companies have broadened the scope of what constitutes grounds for flexibility. And companies that allow employees flexibility in balancing their personal and professional lives are often rewarded by more loyal and motivated workers. A study conducted by the Families and […]
