As an individual’s free time increases, so does that person’s sense of well-being – but only up to a point. Too much free time can be also be a bad thing, according to research published by the ...

Earlier this month Chicago-based Tribune Publishing announced that it would offer all of its salaried employees what’s called discretionary time off. This allows employees to take all the vacation ...

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...

We look at a recent poll that says cops sometimes fail at calming tense situations. And, we examine the debate over discretionary time off and whether it's as good as it sounds or just a trick. Plus, ...

Like professionals in other fields, teachers appear to be dipping into their sick time in order to take care of errands, do the holiday shopping, or extend a weekend, a new analysis of a district’s ...

In her latest column for The Times, LBS’s Professor of Management Practice Lynda Gratton considers how the amount of time that working families have at their disposal has been reduced over the years.