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UrduAbstract Objective This article examines whether performing location-based platform work is associated with greater work–family conflict—and if this association is stronger for those relying on labor platforms for their primary employment. Background Digital labor platforms project a vision of flexibility…
Tag: Work-Life Balance
Pursuing Work-Life Balance Isn’t a Want, It’s a Need for Success
UMD Smith expert gives five keys for supervisors and workers to enhance their approach to work-life balance.
How Can Remote Workers Best Manage Work-Home Conflict?
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, remote workers are still struggling to find an efficient work-life balance. Timothy D. Golden, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, offers research-based best practices for managing common issues that impede success while working from home.
Companion Animals Play a Role in Teleworking Experience
Millions of Americans are working remotely due to Covid-19. Research by anthrozoologist Christy Hoffman, PhD, shows companion animals play a role in this new teleworking experience.
Work-family balance upended by global pandemic
The striking parallels between Colonial America and Coronavirus America reveal the cyclical nature of work-family life, according to Professor Bahira Sherif Trask, who teaches courses on the history and diversity of American families at the University of Delaware.
DePaul University experts available to discuss recovery, life after the COVID-19 pandemic
Recovery. Reentry. Reopen. Return. A new normal. Faculty experts at DePaul University are available for news media interviews about what comes next — after the COVID-19 pandemic. Does the world return to normal or will there be fundamental changes to how we live our lives, work, and travel; and how we are governed?
Daddy day-care: new-look flexible work options, thanks to pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting flexible work on the table for thousands of fathers as they prove that working from home can be just as viable as working in a traditional office environment.