Five simple steps to a better work-life balance in the new year

Suffering from back-to-work blues? Spent your first few days searching for exotic holidays? Lottie O’Conor explains how to get into the office groove while maintaining that holiday feeling

Yes, too many of us are in pointless jobs – but don’t despair

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Here are my top tips on how to endure soul-crushing, mundane work

Corporate burnout: how to avoid it in 2015

A significant number of high fliers burn out in the first ten years of their career. It’s time to make expectations more realistic and stop this terrible waste, says Howard Awbery

The seismic changes of having a baby

Exhaustion; TV that’s suddenly hard to stomach; a whole new relationship with partner, family, job… Five months into motherhood and everything has changed. Eva Wiseman returns

Night shift work linked to obesity in new sleep study

Research finds employees who sleep during day burn fewer calories than when sleeping at night

My job is becoming unbearable and I’m heading for a breakdown

I will be expected to take on more work when my manager goes on maternity leave, and in the meantime she is making my life a misery. I desperately need advice

Will shift work age my brain?

Luisa Dillner: There is plenty of evidence that it harms health, but a new report claims that 10 years of shift work ages your brain by an extra 6.5 years. So should you be worried?

Mental health problems still a workplace stigma

Survey finds 40% have experienced problems and not told their employer – but if you have concerns you may have protection

Open-plan offices can be bad for your health

Surveys find that working cheek-by-jowl with your colleagues is bad for your productivity and well-being

How do I become … a sleep therapist

You’ll need experience as a nurse, midwife or health visitor and knowledge of sleep modification