Overweight Workers As Effective As Thin Ones, Researchers Find The fight against workplace discrimination directed at overweight and obese people gained ammunition recently with a new report that says while employers may view their larger workers as lazy, antisocial and moody, they are no different than their thin counterparts.

The Power of Punctuality

In some cases, such as meeting the boys for beers, arriving even 15 to 20 minutes late is a nonissue. But in most social situations, and certainly in the workplace, tardiness is tacky. Experts say our busy culture is often used as an excuse for late behavior. But most people stress that punctuality is of the utmost importance in the way they conduct business and personal relationships.

The Hidden Toll in Shift to Part-time Work

To judge from the surface, the job market is weak but hardly desperate. Layoffs remain less frequent than in many economic downturns, and the unemployment rate sits at a relatively modest 5.5 percent. But that figure masks the strains of those who are losing hours or working part time because they cannot find full-time work -- a stealth force that is eroding American spending power.

Greener Workplace: They Switched to A Four-Day Workweek

Folsom advertising exec Rochelle Barcellona is giving her employees an extra 52 days off per year. The catch? They must work an additional two hours per day during the week. In an earth-friendly business move, Barcellona recently switched to a four-day workweek, with employees putting in 10-hour days Monday through Thursday.