Japan’s move to end ‘death by overwork’ will drag economic growth: Deutsche Bank
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Japan’s move to end ‘death by overwork’ will drag economic growth: Deutsche Bank
A study made by Deutsche Bank states that cutting prolonged working hours could affect Japanese economic growth. Demanding industries that depend on domestic demand are said to suffer the most. Cutting overtime might lead to lower household income and deplete corporate earnings which will greatly affect the economy. Deutsche Bank adds that Japanese employees usually render undocumented overtime which might be more than the documented data. Police findings state that work-related stress became one of the leading causes of deaths in 2015. Last October, the government released an extensive research about deaths by overwork which states that 12% of companies made their employees render more than 100 hours of…
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Japan’s move to end ‘death by overwork’ will drag economic growth: Deutsche Bank
Pre-reading questions: What do you think about working time? What do you do during your free time? Deutsche Bank says that reducing overtime work could affect Japanese economic growth. Laborious industries are said to suffer the most due to manpower shortage. Reducing overtime was deemed as a solution to reduce cases of “karoshi” or death by overwork. Deutsche Bank expect companies to limit overime to avoid negative publicity. However, this move is directly proportional to profits as decreasing overtime work will also decrease profits and sales. The pursuit to cut extended working hours was strengthened after the suicide of an advertising firm employee who rendered more than 100…
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Japan’s move to end ‘death by overwork’ will drag economic growth: Deutsche Bank
Pre-reading questions: What do you do to relax? How long do you work/study everyday? Most Japanese workers are known to work overtime. Working overtime can cause stress which can possibly cause death. To prevent deaths caused by stress, the government wants companies to cut overtime work. However, cutting overtime work will be the same with cutting sales. Cutting sales will affect the economy. Vocabulary: economy [noun] – management of money affect [verb] – impact overtime [noun] – additional work beyond regular time stress [noun] – pressure prevent [verb] – avoid True or False: Most Japanese workers are known to work overtime. Stress can possibly cause death….
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How insomnia impacts the body
A recent study show that as stress and anxiety levels increase, it has become more challenging to hit the sack for eight hours, as doctors recommend. Majority of people are now sleeping for five to seven hours; most of them are battling with chronic insomnia almost every night. Adding the work-related stress, there will be impressions on the body. One clear evidence of it is how a person looks so haggard even when the day is still young. Those bags under the eyes won’t tell a lie, either. The brain is the most affected organ in the body when someone’s missing out a shut-eye. Sleep-deprived individuals have slower cognitive…
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How insomnia impacts the body
Pre-reading questions: Have you experienced sleeping for a few hours? What was the longest sleep you’ve had? A recent study shows that sleeping habits of most people are at worst nowadays – sleeping between five to seven hours. One third of these individuals are having insomnia rooted from stress. It is now harder to doze off for eight full hours as anxiety and stress levels of each person increase. One can actually experience how insomnia can affect his or her body. Aside from anxiety increasing, a sleep-deprived person would either slump all afternoon or get hyper all night, munch carbs more than the norm, and crave for more…
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How insomnia impacts the body
Pre-reading questions: Sleeping is a hobby. Do you agree? Sleeping for longer hours is healthy. Do you agree? A study shows that most people are now only sleeping between five to seven hours a day. Anxiety and stress caused by insomnia are the factors why people lack sleep. People who only sleep for five hours a day get angry easily and eat more than usual. They tend to look older than their age. They also experience slow thinking. They drink more coffee all through the day. Vocabulary: anxiety [noun] – fear or nervousness about what might happen stress [noun] – mental tension and worry caused by problems…
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Researchers find a new organ in the human body
Researchers from the University Hospital Limerick in Ireland discovered a new human organ called as Mesentery. It can be found in the human digestive system. Mesentery is described as a double fold of the peritoneum, the abdominal cavity lining, which keeps everything together. J. Calvin Coffey, an Irish researcher who lead the study, stated that humans have an organ in the body which hasn’t been acknowledged until now. After the discovery of this new organ, the next step is to find out its function. But since its function is still unknown, researchers are investigating whether its distinctive cell type is responsible of how it works. Coffey also stated that…
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