Many gig workers are vulnerable to work-related accidents, so what can be done to ensure they are insured for injury and illness? Sam Saunders/Flickr July 17, 2018 Workers’ compensation doesn’t cover gig workers – here’s a way to protect them David Peetz, Griffith University Many vulnerable workers aren’t covered for work-related injuries and illness. Employment law is largely a federal matter while compensation schemes are state-run, but there’s a way to fix the problem.
Studies suggest few women formally complain about sexual harassment in the workplace. andriano.cz/Shutterstock.com June 5, 2018 Only 1 in 4 women who have been sexually harassed tell their employers. Here’s why they’re afraid Margaret E. Johnson, University of Baltimore Courts have created three legal barriers that have made it much harder for workers to complain to their employers about sexual harassment.
Sylvain Szewczyk/Flickr July 17, 2017 Forget workers going out on strike – in future it should be consumers Aude Cefaliello, University of Glasgow Not only did trade union membership peak in the 1970s – so did their way of doing things.