Does your job take a toll on your body? You’re in trouble unless you’re an athlete

There’s a whole industry devoted to keeping sportsmen and women healthy. If you’re a roofer or a brickie, you’ll be lucky to get a few tips on stretching

Dozing from home: how workers have perfected the art of napping on the job

Homeworkers now squeeze in up to three snoozes a week, watch four TV episodes and a quarter never get out of their pyjamas, a new survey says

Gimme 20! How just 20 minutes a day to yourself could transform your life

Finding time to do what you want to do can seem impossible. But what if it was less than half an hour a day? Here’s how to microdose your ‘me time’

‘Commercial no-brainer’: why the role of happiness officer is taking off

As UK firms try to reap the benefits of employees who feel cared for, a new job is rising to prominence

Lockdown lifestyles: how has Covid changed lives in the UK?

Nearly two years after the first lockdown was implemented, legal restrictions related to coronavirus are finally being lifted. Here we chart what has changed in people’s lives

Happiness officers: does every workplace need to hire someone to bring the joy?

A lawyer at a top London firm has suggested recruiting a chief happiness officer. Could this be the answer to mid-life burnout and the great resignation?

Your job doesn’t have to be your passion. Good enough is OK

Many of us try to shoehorn what fulfils us into billable hours. Why can’t we just let work be … work?

Micromanagement, credit stealing, bullying: Are you a jerk at work?

We’ve all been there: driven half mad by the colleague who micromanages, the boss who bullies, the co-worker asleep on the job… So how do we navigate the messy world of office politics?

Distraction disaster! Notifications are ruining our concentration – here’s how to escape them

Whether socialising with friends or completing a difficult task, a ping on your phone can destroy the moment. It is time to address the constant stream of interruptions

Recovering from burnout, I’ve become very self-protective. How do I step back into the swim?

You’ve done a brave thing by changing your life, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, don’t let that change become its own chore