Also called International Workers’ Day, International Labor Day is observed on 1st May, or the first Monday in May, every year. It is a paid public holiday in most countries. Promoted by the international labour movement, International Labour Day is a celebration of labourers and...

Fatigue is a health risk at workplace; however, it can be managed. Fatigue compromises on worker health, both physical and psychological, which increases chances of poor health, minor unsafe acts, serious accidents and low productivity. Since 1910, with widespread use of electric light, the sleep...

From the rigid and long work hours amounting to slavery with a horrific workplace during the Industrial Revolution to somewhat lesser rigid work hours before the Covid pandemic, office workers are now having a great time with both flexible work hours as well as a...

Countries and companies are experimenting with patterns of working as Covid changed the way we look at the working world. The ‘work from home’ during Covid became ‘work from anywhere’ later on. However, it is about 18 months since Covid has almost disappeared, yet many...

In many cultures, corporations and countries, mental health was talked about in whispers before Covid. Not any more…now it is talked about more openly. Today, thanks to Covid, social media has been able to shed to some extent the stigma around mental health, and the...

On 5th December 2023, a governor of a State (province) in India urged the Education Department to consider change in school timings so that students could catch up with sleep. I was wondering, that even if the advice was right, the solution was such that...