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Employment helps white men’s health more than women and blacks
Employment is good for health, but it is even better for white men than for others. And unemployment is worse for white men than others. Could these findings shine light on our political situation?
Minimum wage hike ignores impact of Artificial Intelligence
The minimum wage is rising in many parts of Canada, but it masks the impact of seismic changes to the agriculture, food and retail industries brought about by new technologies.
Three charts on: how part-time work is growing more slowly, but more men are doing it
Even though the shift towards part-time employment has actually been happening for many years, it now appears to be slowing.
Leaving school early means you’re likely never to return to study and training in adult life
Achievement is largely locked in by the age of 25, so those who do not have a Year 12 qualification by then are unlikely ever to have one.
How zero-hours contracts could be making you ill
With no guarantee of work or pay, is the stress of flexible work contracts affecting the health of workers?
Yoga is bringing well-being and employment to young people in Africa
Yoga helps financially insecure youth gain confidence, coping skills, and self-compassion.
Young people are right to feel hard done by – pay discrimination for under 25s is legal
Until you reach 25, employers can pay you less than your older colleagues.
‘Liveable’ Sydney has clear winners and losers
Justifying Sydney’s ranking as a liveable city requires greater recognition of the inequality of Sydneysiders' access to jobs, wealth, transport and housing.
The problem of treating play like work – how esports can harm well-being
Beyond the glitz and glamour of the esports arena there are some serious issues with how its economy works and how this affects player well-being.
FactCheck: will 700,000 workers be ‘ripped off’ by penalty rate cuts, as Bill Shorten said?
In a recorded phone call to voters, Labor leader Bill Shorten said that “cuts to penalty rates will rip off 700,000 workers”. Is that true?
The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa
Many African countries are still searching for inclusive commercial farming models that can bring in private investment without dispossessing local people.
Life after redundancy: what happens next for journalists when they leave newsrooms
There is lingering anger among journalists made redundant that expertise and experience seem to have become disposable assets in newsrooms.
Refugees need support to continue their careers – here’s how it can be done
Many refugees are unable to use the skills and knowledge they have brought with them and obtain work equal to their experience.
Can universal basic income counter the ill-effects of the gig economy?
A universal basic income would enable people to embrace the gig economy and give them greater leverage in the jobs they choose.
Inside the world’s largest higher education boom
What happens to China's millions of university graduates.
Why jobs in special economic zones won’t solve the problems facing the world’s refugees
Employing Syrian refugees is not the same as protecting them.
How a basic income could help build community in an age of individualism
In a highly individualistic world where work prevents us from spending time with friends and family, a universal basic income could change society.
Three charts on: the incredible shrinking renewable energy job market
Estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that the number of direct full-time equivalent jobs in renewable energy activities has continued to fall from its 2011-12 peak.
How football’s richest clubs fail to pay staff a real living wage
The wealth bonanza enjoyed by top flight football clubs does not trickle down to many of their employees.
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