Feline relief: Cats counter stress for employees at Tokyo firm

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Feline relief: Cats counter stress for employees at Tokyo firm A total of nine fluffy felines eat, sleep and walk freely in the small office of IT firm Ferray in Tokyo.

Dear employers, here's what you should do to keep your employees content Experts feel that simple team building exercises can help employees de-stress.

Helping co-workers could be harmful for the office environment, says new study The increase in mental fatigue from helping co-workers in the morning led employees to reduce their assistance in the afternoon.

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Philippa Stewart Director & Physiotherapist, SPI ProHealth Asia Do you play golf? Time to junk warm-up stretches for dynamic techniques Guruprasad Kuppu Rao CTO & Founding Member, Imaginarium The journey: How technology took over art! Jasper Reid Director, Wendy's & Jamie Oliver Restaurants Cracking the code: Quality vs Price in restaurants

Mother's Day: 35% working moms don't want a second child Majority of those who do not want another child said their spouse did not support their decision to stop at one child.

​Worried that you may lose your job to a robot someday? Social skills can protect you Merely increasing educational levels won't be enough to keep up with job automation.

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Standout Performances of Billboard Music Awards 2017: When Cher and Celine Dion enthralled audiences Tintin creator Hergé's 110th anniversary: Here are some interesting facts Cannes 2017: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stuns in red!

First job? Five simple hacks to impress your boss The first job is always intimidating, in more ways than one.

Sheryl Sandberg's new book, 'Option B' illuminates how to create resilient families and workplaces  This book will make you cry, remind you of a dear one you lost, recreate the most traumatic phase of your life.

Unemployment linked to a 50 per cent higher risk of death in patients with heart failure The research was presented at the 4th world congress on acute heart failure.

Not sure what to wear to work? Amazon's algorithms may help The new product underscores Amazon's ambitions to be a top player in fashion and voice-powered computing.

Workplace autonomy has positive effects on well-being and job satisfaction Those working in management reported the highest levels of autonomy in their work.

Want to mobilise people for a cause? Talk, don't email Talking to six people in person is equal to the power of a 200-recipient email blast.

Here are the four traits that all successful CEOs have in common According to a study, introverts make the most successful CEOs.

Turns out that women make better bosses after all A study finds that women managers encourage positive team environment and provide employees with better career opportunities.

Looking for a job at TCS? Here are nine questions from the company's job interviews to help you prepare If you're wondering what is in store for you at that interview, we have the answer. Are you sleep-deprived? It may make you cranky at work According to a study, sleep plays an important role in the ability to regulate negative emotions.

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