Quality of work life
Briefing paper
Working from home in the COVID-19 lockdown
This briefing paper reviews research on working from home and how it affects workers and families to offer some insights on the potential benefits and pitfalls of this COVID-19 induced shift in working patterns.
Report
Respect@Work: national inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
In this inquiry report, entitled 'Respect at Work', the Australian Human Rights Commission proposes a new approach for government, employers and the community to better prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the workplace, and provide leadership and innovation in addressing this complex and difficult issue.
Report
Race inequality in the workforce: exploring connections between work, ethnicity and mental health
In the midst of political, social, demographic and technological changes taking place in the UK, the world of work is rapidly evolving. This report reveals persistent issues around the relationships between employment, ethnicity and mental health, and underlines that there are enduring inequalities in the workplace between ethnic groups.
Report
Teacher wellbeing: Its effects on teaching practice and student learning
This research took a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore teachers’ experiences of consciously using positive psychology strategies. Findings reveal that when teachers intentionally use PERMA positive psychology strategies that they report flow on effects to their own wellbeing, teaching practice and to students’ learning.
Report
What the quality of work means for our health
This paper argues that the extent of low-quality work, the inequalities embodied within it, and the duration people spend in it, are all likely to contribute to worse health outcomes overall, and to inequalities in health outcomes.