article_snippet: I couldn't imagine having to do this if I had those kinds of responsibilities as well. '
article_snippet: Compared to my experiences in the UK, the management style here seems to focus slightly more on hours actually spent in the office, as opposed to actual work output. '
article_snippet: As a result you begin to create a level of inefficiency whereby employees will know how much work employees need to do in a day, and spread this out over say 12 hours, instead of getting how much work done in 8 and going home.'
article_snippet: In a speech to the OECD in Paris last year Abe said: 'We must reform the work style that places importance on the amount of time spent working, an orientation created by men.
article_snippet: We will press forward in reviewing the system of labor that gives consideration to the work-life balance.'
article_snippet: The new law will allow for more flexible work hours, encouraging parents to spend more time with parents children during summer months, for instance, when school is closed.
article_snippet: Cary Cooper, a British psychologist and professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University Management School said The new law was a 'really good idea.'
article_snippet: Cary Cooper, a British psychologist and professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University Management School added: 'Cary Cooper, a British psychologist and professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University Management School don't have a word for death by overwork.