French automaker Renault signed a deal with unions on Wednesday to cut 7,500 jobs and increase working hours in exchange for a pledge to avoid factory closures.

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has described Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho's management style as 'aggressive' and far different to his own.

Romantic Filipinos abroad have found a way to bridge the gap with loved ones at home on Valentine's Day -- via an online serenade service.

A growing number of South Korean corporations are turning their backs on a workaholic culture once seen as indispensable but increasingly viewed as unhealthy, unproductive and inefficient.

Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes has admitted the German media frenzy, sparked by the announcement Pep Guardiola will coach the Bavarian giants next season, has not helped his side.

For Latin Americans seeking work abroad, traditional magnets like the United States and Spain are losing their appeal because of weak economies, said a report released Thursday.

Japan's nationalist new prime minister Shinzo Abe began his first working day of 2013 Monday by singing the national anthem, seen by some as a symbol of past imperialism.

Luxury sports carmaker Porsche, a unit of the German auto giant Volkswagen, said Thursday it will gradually trim working hours without any cuts in pay to attract highly-skilled workers.

German truck maker MAN is to slash working hours for 5,300 workers in Germany from next month, the head of the group's trucks division Anders Nielsen said in a newspaper interview Tuesday.

Two fans of the "Twilight Saga" who rewrote the vampire love story as a steamy office romance have scored a two-book deal with a New York publisher in a fresh example of fanfiction going mainstream.

Unprecedented cuts to the country's civil service have left Whitehall in a "fragile" state and caused staff morale to plunge, a report released on Wednesday has claimed.

Unprecedented cuts to the country's civil service have left Whitehall in a "fragile" state and caused staff morale to plunge, a report released on Wednesday has claimed.

Google has been awarded the Workplace Excellence Award at the 14th annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit held in Baltimore. Google has been awarded the Workplace Excellence Award at the 14th annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit held in Baltimore, Maryland. The 4-day event, which ended Thursday, was sponsored by more than 118 companies and organizations, and attracted more than 1,400 attendees from around the world. The award recognizes an ?employer that has an ongoing commitment to workplace equality, demonstrated by unquestioned leadership, dedication and innovation on behalf of LGBT employees everywhere,? the group said in a release. ?Google is a leader in establishing innovative policies that protect and affirm LGBT people in the workplace. From providing transgender sensitivity training to employees, to establishing some of the very best benefits for transgender people in the world, Google has rightly earned its 100% Corporate Equality Index rating. Recently, Google worked in conjunct

A Norwegian plane carrying 40 passengers turned around and returned to an airport hundreds of kilometres away -- despite having already started its descent -- just so the crew would not have to work overtime.

A Japanese court dismissed a sexual harassment and unfair dismissal suit against fashion house Prada after management told a female worker to lose weight and keep in shape.

Fathers will be eligible for maternity leave and pay by 2015 under plans to be unveiled by the government later this month, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

Swansea coach Michael Laudrup has received a vote of confidence after reports the Premier League club's players have complained about his management style.

Bangladesh police Sunday fired rubber bullets and tear gas at tens of thousands of garment workers as they rioted in a key industrial area outside Dhaka, demanding a reduction in working hours.

US lawmakers, already under fire for their lackluster performance this year, will leave Washington one week early and return to their home districts to campaign ahead of the November 6 election.

Workers who suffer job strain are 23-percent more likely to have a heart attack than stress-free counterparts, but the risk is far smaller than smoking or a sedentary lifestyle, a large study published in The Lancet says.