Research shows that workers rarely call out unethical behavior or even just operational problems, in large part because they fear serious consequences.
Dan Andrews, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Adam Triggs, Australian National University, and Gianni La Cava, Macquarie University
We have fewer workers changing jobs and fewer new firms than we used to.
Starbucks Workers United has already organized 146 locations in about six months. While that’s a fraction of Starbucks’ 9,000 US stores, it’s one of the most successful labor campaigns in decades.
Two scholars of corporate do-goodery suggest a hidden driver of corporate decisions to leave Russia is the global trend in which record numbers of workers are quitting their jobs.
New research shines light on what is driving hospitality workers – like waiters and hotel workers – to abandon the industry as part of the ‘great resignation.’
While the numbers of people quitting their jobs in 2021 are higher than normal, a closer look at all the existing data suggests the current trend isn’t as dramatic as news headlines imply.
Candice Harris, Auckland University of Technology and Jarrod Haar, Auckland University of Technology
The flipside of workers quitting or changing jobs during the pandemic is a huge new talent pool in the market – are employers and recruiters ready to make the most of it?
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Outside of a few superstar firms investing heavily in artificial intelligence, investment by Australian businesses has been shrinking for a decade and isn’t set to bounce back.