The coronavirus pandemic has already upended eating habits in a country where the table is a sacred space. Now it is taking its toll on a symbol of work-life balance.
Tag: Work-Life Balance
Delivery Workers in South Korea Say They’re Dying of ‘Overwork’
More than a dozen couriers have died this year. Some died after complaining of unbearable workloads that kept them on the clock from dawn until past midnight.
A 4-Day Workweek for 5 Days’ Pay? Unilever New Zealand Is the Latest to Try
“If we find that we’re all working the same number of hours as before but in four days, then we’ve missed the opportunity,” the company’s managing director said.
Pandemic Will ‘Take Our Women 10 Years Back’ in the Workplace
Improvements in gender equality in the workplace may be another casualty of the coronavirus, as women find their place in the work force more at risk.
France Doubles Paid Paternity Leave to 28 Days, One of Europe’s Most Generous Plans
“When a baby arrives in the world, there is no reason it should be just the mother who takes care of it,” President Emmanuel Macron said in announcing the extension.
11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
Notes from a former teenage Riverdancer. What it’s like to be haunted by a gene. Working from home. Essential Indian recipes. Billie Eilish. And more.
These Men in Japan Dared to Take Paternity Leave. It Cost Them Dearly.
The men bucked norms that parental leave is for women and say that, when they returned to work, their companies punished them with demotions and pay cuts.
In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home on Time?
On this show, a 30-something project manager in the famously overworked nation wants nothing more than to get out of the office and into her favorite bar for happy hour.
Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.
The news emerged only because a reporter — a student journalist on an internship — spotted a ring on Ms. Ardern’s middle finger at an event on Friday and asked her office about it.
Japan Is Among the Hardest Countries for Working Mothers. These Families Want to Change That.
Men in Japan do fewer hours of domestic work than in any other wealthy nation. Mothers and fathers there told us how they’ve managed to buck the norm.