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  Study Defines When Disclosing a Whistle-Blower's Identity, Like in an Email, Becomes Retaliation

  January 7, 2013 — Under the law, whistle-blowers are supposed to be protected from direct reprisals on the job, including discrimination. But what if they and their actions becomes the subject of a widely distributed ... > full story
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  New Study Links Low Wages With Hypertension, Especially for Women and Younger Workers

  January 3, 2013 — Workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than workers with the highest wages, according to new ... > full story
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  Ozone Levels Have Sizeable Impact on Worker Productivity

  December 18, 2012 — Researchers assessed the impact of pollution on agricultural worker productivity using daily variations in ozone levels. Their results show that ozone, even at levels below current air-quality ... > full story
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  Workplace Bullying Ups Risk of Prescriptions for Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia

  December 12, 2012 — Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants, sleeping pills, and tranquillisers, new research ... > full story
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  Employers Maintain Training Budgets Despite Recession, Research Shows

  December 11, 2012 — British employers have avoided slashing their budgets for training during the recession because they believe it is vital to their operations, a new study has ... > full story
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  What It Is to Be a Queen Bee?

  December 10, 2012 — Queen sweat bees ‘choose’ the role of their daughters, according to a new study. The amount of food provided for the developing larvae determines whether the daughter becomes a worker or ... > full story
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  Telecommuting Increases Work Hours and Blurs Boundary Between Work and Home, New Study Shows

  December 4, 2012 — A new sociology study shows that most telecommuters add five to seven hours to their workweek compared with those who work exclusively at the ... > full story
• Workplace Health
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  Shifting the Safety Balance for Overnight Workers

  December 3, 2012 — Sleep researchers have developed the world's first screening tool to help reduce workplace accidents and illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and cancer, caused by shift ... > full story
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  Working Couples Face Greater Odds of Intimate Partner Violence

  November 29, 2012 — Intimate partner violence is two times more likely to occur in two income households, compared to those where only one partner works, a recent study ... > full story
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  Personalities Influence Workforce Planning

  November 26, 2012 — What if factory foremen treated their workers less like the machines they operate, and more like people, with personality strengths and differences? Surely the workers would benefit, but might the ... > full story

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