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Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
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Harvey Weinstein: showbusiness voices signal the sad ubiquity of sexual abuse in industry
The nature of the entertainment industry has always made some more vulnerable.
Royal Mail workers’ vote for a national strike offers a lesson in how to organise effectively
It's the first nationwide strike ballot since tough new legal requirements for industrial action were introduced.
Ryanair crisis: aviation industry expert warns 600,000 new pilots needed in next 20 years
There is a global pilot shortage which could soon affect all airlines.
Out of work and low on enthusiasm: young Germans are tuning out of politics
A survey of young voters reveals a lack of engagement in politics.
Three charts on: who holds more than one job to make ends meet
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.
Pizza delivery by robot cars has arrived with big questions
Domino's Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?
Fact Check: does immigration have an impact on wages or employment?
Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable claims there is no evidence that immigration impacts wages. Is he right?
What Macron has in store for France’s generous unemployment support system
Amid wider reforms to labour law, proposals to reduce subsidised jobs for the unemployed raise concerns.
Boom in Indonesia’s ride-hailing services leaves drivers in uncertain employment
Indonesia revised a regulation on ride-hailing services to ensure fair competition. But the government has yet to address the job insecurity issues that drivers face.
The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
The costs of casual work are now outweighing the slim benefits in wages (and even those are not as much as they used to be).
Face Value: business leaders are betting we will spend more
The sentiment of business leaders has remained positive and improved over the past 12 months according to our analysis.
Women paid less for same contribution to work, and sexism is to blame – study
New research shows that women are paid 16% less than their male colleagues for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
The real reason Mark Wahlberg earns US$42m more than any woman in Hollywood
An expert who has spent 15 years researching the gender pay gap among actors explains.
Finkel’s Law: robots won’t replace us because we still need that human touch
Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel says while it’s possible to build robots to take over jobs – including his own – humanity still has the edge over machines.
Want more women in top positions? Provide them with more flexibility at work
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
The hollow promise of construction-led jobs and growth
The threat of a loss of jobs in the the industries that support construction reveals the problem in relying on building to sustain the economy.
Is freelancing the future of employment?
Freelancing is hardly the glamorous, coffee-fueled industry shown on TV. In OECD countries, most gig workers are in the service sector.
Google firing of diversity dissenter leaves awkward questions hanging
His anti-PC 'manifesto' might be filled with nonsense, but that doesn't mean James Damore's thoughts have no value, or that he should have been fired.
NAFTA talks see Trump in driver’s seat – and Canada at risk
Mexico has traditionally been NAFTA's biggest loser. But Canada is at risk if the U.S. gets its way in removing a dispute settlement mechanism from the deal in the upcoming NAFTA renegotiations.
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