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Why open-plan offices may increase risk of workplace bullying

Why open-plan offices may increase risk of workplace bullying

By Stephen Beech Bullying is more likely to happen in open-plan offices, according to new research. The layout leads to a "clearly increased risk" of workplace bullying compared with employees having their own office or sharing with just a few colleagues, say scientists. Open-plan offices, where

Remote work continues to reshape lunch habits

The midday meal no longer follows a shared office schedule. In home offices and hybrid setups, lunch now shifts with individual workloads rather than a common noon break. What was once a routine pause now depends on whether workers can find time between meetings, deadlines and the constant demands of

War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

Millions of Sri Lankans enjoyed a government-ordered extra day off on Wednesday as the island nation battles an energy crisis triggered by the Middle East war. Rail and bus stations were largely deserted as most state institutions, schools and universities shifted to a four-day working week. "I

Bleisure travel continues to reshape the business trip

Business travel no longer ends when meetings do. Across the United States, conference attendees increasingly add personal time to work trips, turning what once looked like a quick flight in and out into a long weekend or short getaway built around a few days of meetings. The shift toward “bleisure

Where Americans are moving in 2026: The cities gaining, and losing, the most residents

Where Americans are moving in 2026: The cities gaining, and losing, the most residents

Where Americans are moving in 2026: The cities gaining, and losing, the most residents For decades, the story of American migration has followed a familiar script: People leave the Northeast and Midwest for the Sun Belt. But the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, moving companies, and real

Report: Gallatin, Flathead county have majority of short-term rental units

Significant increases in short-term rental properties may be adding pressure to local housing supplies, especially in high-value tourism areas of the state near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. That’s according to a report by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research published this