Many employees with mental illnesses don’t get the help they need for fear of discrimination.
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Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
A less common sight in the U.S. today.
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Over the last 35 years, the number of Americans who have moved has steadily declined to nearly half of their previous levels.
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Lessons from a study of sickle cell and employment.
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The effect is the transfer of wealth away from the poorest workers.
Have more free time, get more work done.
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The benefits of a four-day working week, without loss of pay, can outweigh the cons for both businesses and staff.
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Flexible work has the potential to solve many issues that see people fall out of the workforce but many companies still struggle to do it right.
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Most UK workplaces aren’t set up for women to breastfeed, so is it any wonder rates are so low.
The new Uber Works app.
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Uber Works is the next step in the evolution of the gig economy.
Activists block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in major LGBT rights cases.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on how the Civil Rights Act applies to LGBT people. A business law scholar explains why it could be one of the most consequential discrimination cases in decades.
Past experience doesn’t always count for asylum seekers when they apply for work in Australia.
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No matter how skilled or qualified they are, asylum seekerd say they’ve often forced to take whatever basic job they can just to survive.
Ricky, from Sorry We Missed You.
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Flexibility is just a euphemism for exploitation.
‘These Australians deserve a greater sense of security’, Albanese said.
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In this first of a series of “vision statements” Albanese has sought to send the messages that Labor under his leadership is focused on jobs, is looking to the future and is not afraid of change.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates for a $15 minimum wage in addition to tips in New York.
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The restaurant industry as a whole hasn’t been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.
Many skilled migrants in South Australia have found themselves in a classic Catch-22 situation – they can’t get local experience because they don’t have local experience.
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Australia’s skilled migration program simply isn’t working the way it is supposed to.
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While there are certainly benefits, there are also a number of pitfalls to remote working.
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Not only could less work pay for itself by boosting productivity, it’s necessary for human and planetary well-being.
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People on zero-hours contract are often given minimal training and some workers are even asked to pay for their training themselves.
Even though the future is unknown, Canada’s employment rate has risen steadily from 53 per cent in 1946 to more than 61 per cent today.
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Our inability to foresee the jobs of the future should be tempered by the realization that that jobs have always appeared in the past, regardless of technological advances.
Studying chemistry can take you into many careers, from an analytical chemist to a forensic scientist and even an environmental consultant.
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Students picking their subjects for Years 11 and 12 need to understand that science can be useful in a wide range of future jobs.
Scientists are working with artificial intelligence in hopes of being able to better detect cancer.
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Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.