Work Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:30:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Work Archives - Positive News 32 32 Time for a change? Five ways to navigate a mid-career transition https://www.positive.news/society/time-for-a-change-five-ways-to-navigate-a-mid-career-transition/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:05:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572362 Switching career can be daunting, but hugely rewarding. Here are five steps to make the transition easier

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Beyond the ping pong table: new certification endorses truly progressive employers https://www.positive.news/society/beyond-the-ping-pong-table-new-certification-endorses-truly-progressive-employers/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:23:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=521502 Workplaces that put people and progress before profit? They do exist. Here, we profile four that are leading the way

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What went right this week: praise for doing nothing, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-05-of-2025/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 06:07:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=514149 Scotland’s rewilders blazed a trail, hundreds of firms adopted a four-day week, and a mountain was granted rights, plus more

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What went right this week: a global work reset, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-04-of-2025/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:30:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=513387 There was a global work reset, fossil fuels ‘lost their grip on EU energy’, and a vast new reserve was created, plus more

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The best ways workplaces are supporting mental health, according to you https://www.positive.news/society/world-mental-health-day-how-workplaces-can-support-mental-health/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:02:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=496862 This year’s World Mental Health Day is themed around worker wellbeing. Here’s how your workplace is boosting yours

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We want to know: how has your work or workplace supported your mental health? https://www.positive.news/society/we-want-to-know-workplace-supported-mental-health/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:11:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=495199 Ahead of World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on the workplace, what’s been effective for you?

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Five ways to avoid burnout https://www.positive.news/society/five-ways-to-avoid-burnout/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:54:00 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=491477 As the nights draw in our energy levels will dip, but the demands placed upon us probably won’t. Here’s how to avoid burnout

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Back in the saddle: the bike brand staffed by prison leavers https://www.positive.news/society/xo-bikes-bike-brand-staffed-prison-leavers/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:56:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=469177 At a bike brand that employs prison leavers, donated sets of wheels are helping to break the cycle of reoffending

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The rise of job centres for neurodivergent people https://www.positive.news/society/job-centres-for-neurodivergent-autistic-people/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:58:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=465473 Increasingly, specialised employment agencies are drawing attention to the benefits of conditions such as autism

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Revealed: the best companies to work for in 2023 https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/the-best-companies-to-work-for-2023/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:37:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=441606 An annual ranking of organisations has revealed the best purpose-led firms to work for – and many have vacancies

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