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By experimenting with more part-time working patterns, companies could unlock a much-needed trove of new employees.
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Savings are up, but inequality remains rife.
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Women who lose their jobs hold out longer for new jobs with fewer hours and shorter commutes.
Domesic workers in South Africa continue to be neglected.
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The outsourcing of domestic work contributes to the race, class and gender stereotypes of domestic work. It has neither elevated the status nor improved the working conditions of domestic workers.
Statistics Canada reports that more than one million Canadians lost their job in the first month of the coronavirus pandemic, but the official figures don’t reflect the true impact on workers.
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The difficulty governments have had in meeting the needs of Canadian workers impacted by the coronavirus crisis has exposed holes in our social safety net and the inadequacy of existing labour laws.
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Tackling the gender pay gap must take into account the way that part-time workers are treated.
Underemployment and stagnant wages may be strong signs of worker insecurity in the face of relentless cost-cutting.
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Most workers are still employees, not casuals or gig workers. So what has changed to increase the insecurity of workers?
A mother in a low-income family can lose 85-95% of her earnings from working more days to income tax, loss of benefits and childcare costs.
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An 85-95% effective marginal tax rate means the second earner in a low-income family can increase from two days’ work a week to three, four or five days and be better off by only about $4,000 a year.
Flexible working for family reasons should be celebrated.
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Removing the stigma around flexible working can also remove some of the unconscious biases that work against mothers.
Governments face disruption by the private sector and social unrest unless they embrace new technology. Here, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau meets a robot in Edmonton last May as others look on.
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Government is about to be disrupted by technology in the same manner as major industries. It’s about time.
Approximately 15% of employed people whose main job is in arts or recreation services industries have more than one job.
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We can expect to see a rise in part-time employed people using second jobs as a solution to insufficient hours in their main job.
Part-time roles become difficult if that employee is the only source of knowledge, contact or sign-off.
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Businesses are not considering that roles need to be redesigned to be part-time and this causes problems in managing employees’ workloads and interacting with other employees.
Since 2001, the proportion of full-time workers who believe they will not be with their current employer has been stable at about 7.5%; and the rate for part-time workers has decreased from 15.5 to 12.6%.
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Data show that people don’t feel more insecure in their jobs now. In fact, that feeling is decreasing.
Remote workers struggle to be included in workplace decision making.
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Rather than having a fear of being monitored, remote workers want the option of being visible.
Part-time employment will likely still be concentrated in industries such as accommodation and food services in the future.
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Even though the shift towards part-time employment has actually been happening for many years, it now appears to be slowing.
Gig workers saw their work as flexible but also with its risks.
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A study shows the reality of gig worker experiences is far more nuanced than enjoying flexible work or being exploited.
International student visa allows you to work up to 20 hours a week.
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By abolishing the 457 visa program the government has targeted a fraction of the problem, leaving the bulk of the temporary migrant labour force unchanged.
Hospitality workers, along with fast food and retail workers, will have Sunday and public holiday rates cut under the decision.
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The Fair Work Commission’s latest decision to cut certain Sunday and public holiday penalty rates continues a tradition of undervaluing young workers.