Shanghai buses to have Wi-Fi
July 10th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, July 10 (IANS) Commuters in China's commercial capital will soon be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi service inside its city buses.Shanghai Bashi Group, the bus operator, said it intends ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Microblog use hampers work in China: Study
June 18th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) More than 50 percent of 500 office workers in Chinese business hub Shanghai have said their productivity goes down after using microblogs like Weibo during office ... Read more...
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Ignoring emails could be good for your heart
May 24th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Ignoring email messages altogether could have a positive effect on your heart as it will help reduce stress, a study suggests.Scientists who attached heart rate monitors ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Sedentary officegoers face doubled clot-risk
May 15th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Sedentary routine of young officegoers may be doubling their risk of suffering from a dangerous blood clot, according to a new survey.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), ... Read more...
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Brisk walk cuts chocolate consumption by half
December 8th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) A brisk 15-minute walk seems to be the easiest way to cut down chocolate consumption by half at the workplace.Even in stressful situations, office workers eat ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Will you mind paycut to save office colleague?
October 5th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) While the recent global financial downturn saw employees competing with each other to survive at the workplace, the challenging phase also seemed to have built up ... Read more...
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10,000 steps, gym work-out increases productivity: Study
September 15th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 15 (IANS) Office workers who walk 10,000 steps a day and work out in the gym thrice a week can help their employers with increased productivity of $2,500 ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh supports Anna, 80 court arrest (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 16 (IANS) Students, office workers and homemakers were among the scores of people who stepped out in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, with as many as 80 of them reportedly courting ... Read more...
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Protest in Raipur against Anna Hazare’s detention
August 16th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 16 (IANS) Students, office workers and homemakers were among the dozens of people who stepped out in this Chhattisgarh capital Tuesday to protest the detention of activist Anna ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kill workplace stress with potted plants on your desk
June 12th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 12 (IANS) If you feel stressed and exhausted while in office, keeping potted plants on your desk could have a health benefit, a new study says.In the study ... Read more...
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Good manners are at the heart of good health
June 7th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 7 (IANS) People with good manners , whether at office or home, are more than twice likely to have a good health, a study has found.Those who are ... Read more...
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Lesbian couple to sue UK hotel that ‘banned them because they’re gay’
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): A Lesbian couple is suing a UK guesthouse owner who they claim turned them away for their sexual orientation.Rebecca Nash, 22, and Hope Stubbings, 19, of Andover, Hampshire, ... Read more...
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65 die as quake ravages New Zealand city (Third Lead)
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Christchurch, Feb 22 (IANS) At least 65 people were killed and over 100 buried under flattened buildings Tuesday when the second worst earthquake ever in New Zealand devastated Christchurch, one of ... Read more...
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Cubicles shrinking for US office workers: Study
February 13th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 13 (ANI): A new study has revealed that office space for the average American worker is shrinking.According the International Facility Management Association, space for the average office worker shrank ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Record number of Brits to call in ’sick’ on ‘National Sickie Day’ today
February 7th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): A survey has revealed that a record number-375,000-of Brit office workers will phone in sick on the 'National Sickie Day'.According to reports, their causes to join in range ... Read more...
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Japanese teenagers obsessed with hiding faces behind medical masks
January 29th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Experts have warned that there is a growing culture among teenagers in Japan to hide their faces behind white medical masks.The disposable facemasks are a favourite among Japanese ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Tuesday at 10am - most stressful time of the week
January 25th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): A Brit study has found that the most stressful time of the working week is Tuesday at 10am.In the study, half of British employees pinpointed mid-morning on ... Read more...
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Female employees think they are underpaid by 25pc
January 15th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15(ANI): Most women think that they are underpaid by as much as 25 percent and are expecting a higher salary hike than men this year.A poll of over 1,000 office ... Read more...
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Australia floods: Brisbane residents urged to evacuate
January 11th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Jan.11 (ANI): Authorities in Queensland are urging people to leave parts of Brisbane, the country's third largest city, Brisbane, in the wake of floods said to be one of the ... Read more...
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Almost 50pc of Brit workers are fed up in their jobs
December 30th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A new study has found that only six per cent of British workers are completely satisfied with their jobs.Almost half of those polled admitted that they regularly feel ... Read more...
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Email has turned office workers into ‘hi-tech lab rats’, says expert (re-iaaue)
December 8th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 08 (ANI): A leading expert has claimed that email has turned office workers into no more than lab rats desperately craving "pellets of social interaction".Increasing levels of information overload from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Email addiction turns us into lab rats expecting rewards
December 8th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Using the internet and an obsession with email is turning us into 'lab rats' looking for rewards, says an expert.
Nicholas Carr, former executive editor of the Harvard ... Read more...
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Email has turned office workers into ‘hi-tech lab rats’, says expert
December 7th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 07 (ANI): A leading expert has claimed that email has turned office workers into no more than lab rats desperately craving "pellets of social interaction".Increasing levels of information overload from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Safe sex ‘Sexmas Survival Guide’ message enrages Church
November 28th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 28 (ANI): Church leaders in Scotland have hit out at a government plan to change Christmas into 'Sexmas' for a safe sex campaign over the holidays.The Scottish Government is set ... Read more...
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Office workers spend 6 hours in a week surfing Internet
November 24th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that office workers spend the equivalent of almost one day a week surfing the Internet at work.Workers are taking Internet breaks, rather than ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Your job ‘could be making you fat’
October 6th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Office-workers have become less active over the last three decades and this decreased activity may partly explain the rise in obesity, according to a new study from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
SAS officers warn Britain is unprepared for a Mumbai-style attack
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Two former senior commanders of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) have warned that Britain's security forces might not be able to cope with a Mumbai-style terrorist attack in ... Read more...
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Brit smokers to clock in and out under new council plans
September 28th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 28 (ANI): In a move to get workers in Britain to do equal amount of work, the council has decided to force smoking staff to clock off whenever they go ... Read more...
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Hunching over computers can leave women with wrinkles
September 26th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Women are developing sagging jaws and deep set wrinkles as a result of being hunched over computers the whole day.
A cosmetic surgeon has identified a growing widespread ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Computer face’ giving women jowls and lines, says expert
September 25th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25 (ANI): An increasing number of women are developing something called 'computer face', says an expert.Michael Prager, a leading cosmetic surgeon, said professionals who worked long hours in front of ... Read more...
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Now, inflatable ‘Pillow Tie’ that lets you sleep on the job!
September 11th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 11 (ANI): A new tie that contains an inflatable cushion is the ultimate gift for weary office workers.Tired office male workers can now fall asleep at their desk in comfort ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Design your own workspace for better health and productivity
September 8th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 08 (ANI): A new research from the University of Exeter in the UK has suggested that employees who have control over the design and layout of their workspace are not ... Read more...
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Office workers’ daydreaming peaks Tuesday
September 7th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Holiday searches on the internet peak Tuesday as office workers' daydream about taking time off, research in Britain has found.
Online holiday searches shoot up by 9 p.m. Tuesday ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sleeping with your boss ‘can boost your career’
August 28th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): Sleeping with your boss can do wonders to your career, especially if you are a woman, a new research has shown.In the study, some 37 per cent of ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Excess computer work creates craving for sweets
July 14th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) Excessive work on a computer, including staring at the screen for a long time, creates a craving for sweet treats like chocolate and biscuits.
The mental stress of computer ... Read more...
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