6WORK, REST AND PLAY

The importance of brief and daily rest for employee resilience

Frances McMurtrie and Dr. Monique F. CraneFrances McMurtie

The concept of work, rest and play is well known. Nearly every role imaginable has specific working hours, and traditionally, the time outside of those hours were the employees’ to enjoy. However, with the introduction of the internet, and ability for people to work remotely, the boundary between work and the remainder of employees’ days have become blurred. Now the average working week is no longer constrained to 40 hours Monday to Friday, and employees can be reached at any time of the day, any day of the week thanks to mobile phones and email. This might sound great from a productivity perspective. ...

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