Employers pay when workers face financial precarity

Money worries, termed financial precarity, have serious consequences for both employees and their employers, research finds.

Kirsty Bowen-U. Sheffield • futurity
Dec. 2, 2019 ~5 min

Here’s where robots are replacing workers fastest

A new report looks at "robot intensity" since the Great Recession and finds where robots are replacing workers at the highest rates.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 22, 2019 ~4 min


Careful male allies can ease sexism at work

New research identifies how male allies in the workplace can help or hinder women facing sexism.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Nov. 14, 2019 ~4 min

Easier breastfeeding at work benefits productivity

Moms who don't have to worry about breastfeeding at work being a problem feel better and get more done, researchers find.

U. Arizona • futurity
Nov. 14, 2019 ~3 min

Nearly half of sexual harassers can go back to work

After getting fired for sexual harassment in the workplace, many harassers are able to come back to work because of weak company policies.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 13, 2019 ~4 min

People without ‘mainstream’ speech patterns make less

Speech patterns may play a big role in how much people make, according to new research. Part of that may be due to bias against certain ways of speaking.

U. Chicago • futurity
Nov. 12, 2019 ~5 min

We blame robots for work accidents when they’re autonomous

A new finding "addresses a fundamental issue: when do we transfer responsibility for an error from a human to a robot?"

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 17, 2019 ~2 min

Why German parents are happier than 20 years ago

Social changes and more family-friendly policies have transformed German parents' roles. Those changes are for the best, researchers say.

U. Zurich • futurity
Oct. 8, 2019 ~4 min


You’re polluting your office just by existing

An office rigged with thousands of sensors shows that we may be the source of many of the volatile organic compounds in our offices.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
Oct. 4, 2019 ~4 min

‘Helping’ a pregnant coworker can affect her return to work

Giving your seat on the bus to a pregnant woman is a kindness, but when coworkers try to lighten her load it may hurt her changes of returning to work.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Oct. 2, 2019 ~2 min

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