Japanese woman ‘dies from overwork’ after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month

Fate of media worker Miwa Sado, 31, piles pressure on authorities to address large number of deaths linked to labour practices

Do yoga, work harder: how productivity co-opted relaxation

Holidays, procrastination and drug-taking were once ways to escape work. Now leisure has been reappropriated to aid work. So is anything actually considered unproductive nowadays?

How yoga and meditation can help social care workers deal with trauma

Dedicating time to improving workers’ wellbeing, through meditative and mindful practices, could vastly benefit patient care

‘People want a family, a social life’: the part-time working revolution

From doctors to teachers, millennials to older women, more than half of us now work flexibly. But is it a lifestyle choice, or a way to deal with increasing stress?

Crushing morale, killing productivity – why do offices put up with meetings?

There’s no proof that organisations benefit from the endless cycle of meetings, but we are addicted to them, writes the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Unhappy at work? How to spread cheer in the office

Over half of employees in the UK are not happy in their jobs. Here’s a guide for business owners who want to raise a smile from their staff

Get out of my office: how to switch to ‘walking meetings’

Public Health England is urging office staff to conduct meetings on the hoof. Here’s a handy guide to making the walk’n’talk work for you

Is physiotherapy really worth it, or are there cheaper solutions?

I’m getting quite bad pains from constant keyboard work, but I don’t earn much so physio will be a massive cost for me

Let’s hear it for the four-hour working day

Are you working your brain too hard? Take it easy – like Charles Darwin, Alice Munro or Thomas Jefferson

Is working long hours bad for your heart?

Studies show it may increase the risk of a condition known as atrial fibrillation. But you can make lifestyle changes to reduce the chances