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study says

Aug 26, 2012 3:05 PM CDT

Bosses Do Deserve Higher Pay

They're worth 1.75 regular workers: study

(Newser) - We all enjoy a good gripe session over our bosses, but it turns out middle management may just get a bad rap. Researchers find that an average boss is worth more to the company than an average worker—1.75 times more, to be precise, a figure that matches the...

80% of Workers
Tied to Job—at Home

STUDY SAYS

Jul 3, 2012 6:02 AM CDT

80% of Workers Tied to Job—at Home

Extra time adds up to nearly an extra work day per week

(Newser) - Mobile devices are keeping huge numbers of workers chained to the office in their downtime, according to a study by Good Technology . Some 80% of workers polled by the company said they kept working after leaving the office mainly by answering calls and emails, and half of those said they...

Overtime Is Bad
for Your Heart

May 11, 2010 2:52 PM CDT

Overtime Is Bad for Your Heart

Study shows that working late could literally kill you

(Newser) - Have you ever joked that the hours at your job will kill you? Stop laughing: you could be right. Those who work 10 or more hours a day are 60% more likely to develop heart-related problems, according to a new study in the European Heart Journal. That correlation held true...

Middle Class Losing
Health Insurance Fastest

Mar 17, 2010 9:18 AM CDT

Middle Class Losing Health Insurance Fastest

Families squeezed as prices soar, employers drop coverage

(Newser) - Middle-class Americans are losing their health insurance coverage faster than any other group, with 16.2% of people in the income bracket finding themselves without coverage in 2008. That’s 12.9 million uninsured—up from 10.5 million in 2000—among families who make between $45,000 and $85,...

Why Do Twits
Grace Women's Mags?

OPINION

Sep 29, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

Why Do Twits Grace Women's Mags?

Women's mag covers have gone from models to celebs to Kate Gosselin

(Newser) - Aymar Jean Christian is fed up with the faces that appear on the covers of women’s magazines. Once upon a time, the women there were simply pretty. “Then sometime in the late 1980s and early 1990s, celebrity became more important than beauty.” And that was great, because...