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For employees, health in the workplace is essential precisely because we spend so much of our lives at work. For employers, worker health is an important determinant of productivity.
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Organizations may gain an advantage by not investing in worker health, instead simply replacing burned-out employees with new ones in order to ensure a supply of healthy employees.
For young professionals working under older bosses, navigating hustle culture can be challenging but not impossible.
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As a young professional, navigating hustle culture in the workplace can be challenging, but not impossible.
We need to move away from rigid blue- and white-collar distinctions toward a more flexible system that accounts for the multifaceted nature of today’s jobs.
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Canada needs a taxonomy that’s more sophisticated and updated — one that can better describe the different types of jobs and workers that make up Canada’s modern labour market.
Workplaces can help individuals with dyslexia not only adapt, but excel in their careers.
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Understanding and supporting employees with dyslexia is crucial not only for the individual success of employees, but for workplaces to be more effective.
The video game industry has been plagued with round after round of layoffs, leaving workers in a vulnerable position.
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Global climates are changing and the world is rapidly warming. Canada’s labour laws must keep pace with the rate of change to protect workers.
A full-time minimum wage worker in Philadelphia earns just over $15,000 a year with no vacation or sick days.
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Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
One in four Canadians between the ages of 19 and 70 balances paid employment with caregiving responsibilities.
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Canadians can make National Caregiver Day count by celebrating carer-employees and supporting the creation of carer-friendly supports in the workplace.
Leaders and employees are sometimes encouraged to be open and vulnerable with one another in the workplace. But this is not always as straightforward as it seems.
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Identical informal businesses set up next to each other because they’ve created an informal welfare system.
Women are just as interested in opportunities for advancement as men are. However, they find them less attainable because of their busy schedules.
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Women are increasingly present in top management positions, but they end up in so-called support functions, which rarely lead to CEO positions.
An increasing focus on training undergraduates for the labour market shortchanges students. Students and attendees seen at a job fair in Atlanta, March 29, 2023.
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Students should know that a key part of the value of their undergraduate degree lies in taking advantage of all the opportunities for learning that universities offer.
Hotels increasingly rely on AI to do routine tasks.
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Will the hotels of the future involve fewer front desk clerks and more automated service? A hospitality expert who has written a new book on the subject weighs in.
Sergio Perez of Oracle Red Bull Racing, right, and Charles Leclerc of the Scuderia Ferrari team compete in the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 19, 2023.
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Recent waves of layoffs shine a light on the systemic issues in the game industry and the post-graduation promises universities are making to students.
After years of negative rhetoric, a mindset shift towards believing work isn’t a necessary evil couldn’t hurt.
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New research shows that women’s earnings are negatively impacted by having children, while men’s aren’t. The effects can be long-lasting and contribute to the gender pay gap.
Organizations are often the perfect breeding grounds for jealousy or fearing the loss of a valued relationship.
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When employees are able to reconceptualize jealousy as a motivating force, this opens up new venues to address, overcome, and even capitalize on the feeling.
Black people in Canada continue experiencing oppression and dehumanization because of how their skin colour is viewed and represented.
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