Women are more stressed than men when their employment hours are split into different sections during the day, such as with flexitime and working from home, new research shows. Zhuofei…

The amount of time parents spend with their children contributes much less to their progress in school than the family’s social class, new research shows. The study found that the…

Sperm and egg donors who assumed they would remain anonymous have been tracked down by their children using DNA tests, new research says. The study also found that people who…

Young children perform better at school if their fathers feel they spend sufficient time in play with them, but there is no similar effect for mothers, new research says. The…

Landlords are using intrusion and negligence to try to oust elderly tenants whose rent is set at a regulated low level under pre-Thatcher legislation, research says. People living in Regulated…

Participants in a government scheme to check the welfare of people detained in police stations are ineffective at preventing abuse and death in custody, research says. The Independent Custody Visiting…

Women working from home regularly are less positive about their career prospects than men are, new research shows. They are also less optimistic about getting recognition for good work and…

Countries that allow economic inequality to increase as they grow richer make their citizens less happy, new research shows. In most of 78 countries studied people were less satisfied with…

Employers’ initiatives to help workers cope with their jobs are no help at reducing stress, a new study has found. Classes for stress management, relaxation and mindfulness are “not satisfactory”…