Workforce

Prioritise job creation, especially for the vulnerable

Bangladesh should focus on job creation and integrating vulnerable people into the workforce as well as boosting productivity, experts said at a seminar yesterday.

Morning larks or night owls?

Even if you feel like you're living your best life when it's late at night, being a night owl has some drawbacks. Most night owls still have to wake up early in the morning because of their job schedules or family responsibilities, which means that many of them don't get enough sleep. Disrupting one’s sleep pattern may have unnoticed negative effects on their overall health, in addition to having visible effects on how energetic they are during the day.

Increase in productivity and the 4-day work week

A typical job holder, who commutes to and from his home to work, losing hours in the process, has a lot to gain from a 4-day workweek programme.

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it confronts decline in PCs

Intel is cutting 12,000 jobs — about 11 percent of its workforce — as it reorganizes to confront a decline in sales of personal computers.

Yahoo to cut its workforce by 15%

Yahoo is cutting 15% of its workforce as the company pursues an "aggressive strategic plan" to return to profitability.

April 5, 2024
April 5, 2024

Prioritise job creation, especially for the vulnerable

Bangladesh should focus on job creation and integrating vulnerable people into the workforce as well as boosting productivity, experts said at a seminar yesterday.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Morning larks or night owls?

Even if you feel like you're living your best life when it's late at night, being a night owl has some drawbacks. Most night owls still have to wake up early in the morning because of their job schedules or family responsibilities, which means that many of them don't get enough sleep. Disrupting one’s sleep pattern may have unnoticed negative effects on their overall health, in addition to having visible effects on how energetic they are during the day.

June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022

Increase in productivity and the 4-day work week

A typical job holder, who commutes to and from his home to work, losing hours in the process, has a lot to gain from a 4-day workweek programme.

April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it confronts decline in PCs

Intel is cutting 12,000 jobs — about 11 percent of its workforce — as it reorganizes to confront a decline in sales of personal computers.

February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016

Yahoo to cut its workforce by 15%

Yahoo is cutting 15% of its workforce as the company pursues an "aggressive strategic plan" to return to profitability.