Prof Eddie Webster.
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Eddie Webster inspired generations of scholars with his vision and practice of critically engaged scholarship, in South Africa and worldwide.
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Instead of voting on a ceasefire, the House of Commons descended into furious arguments between MPs and the speaker.
Tech companies have laid off thousands of game developers in recent months.
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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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Could the adverse effects of anti-work rhetoric spread beyond one’s own job perception? A sociologist’s recent research sheds light on the question.
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We investigated whether rates of children in care have been growing or falling across all English local authorities according to their party political leadership.
The birth of children results in large earnings losses that are not equally distributed within heterosexual couples.
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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.
Students head back to class in Montréal, Jan. 9, 2024.
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The success of students, the education system and the future of our communities depend on the learning that children receive in schools today.
A fishing vessel is followed by flocks of seabirds in the Southern Ocean off the coast of the South Orkney Islands, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, on March 10, 2023.
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Canada is an outlier in its failure to hold buyers and retailers accountable for labour abuse in seafood supply chains.
Employers can address qualification inflation by implementing skill-based recruitment and selection practices.
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Job listings now often demand that applicants have degrees and experiences that were previously unnecessary, with some job requirements even surpassing the qualifications of current employees.
People march in front of the Midtown Mall during a province-wide, one-day strike organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation in Saskatoon, Sask., Jan. 16, 2024.
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Chronically underfunded classrooms with fewer supports to meet student needs is a core issue for Saskatchewan teachers.
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Women favour seeing the same health provider throughout pregnancy, in labour and after they have their baby – whether that’s via midwifery group practice, a private midwife or a private obstetrician.
Members of a Québec teachers’ union march to begin their unlimited strike, Nov. 23, 2023 in Montréal.
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The rise in union support can be explained by the growing recognition people are having of their own disadvantages, and the anger they feel about it.
Data labellers across the world are keeping AI on track, but struggling to make ends meet themselves.
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Tech firms are relying on low-wage workers to power their AI models. That raises serious ethical questions about how the technology is being developed.
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan embraces the president of the longshore workers union from the Port de Québec that’s been locked out for a year, at a rally for federal anti-scab legislation on Parliament Hill in September 2023.
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Unions have long advocated for a ban on replacement workers, arguing their use unduly shifts power to employers and gives the boss an unfair advantage in collective bargaining.
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Over 80% of secondary schools are academies, which don’t have to teach the national curriculum.
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Changing attitudes to maths from the start of education can lead to more success later on.
If public health bodies and policymakers put greater focus on improving the work environment, it could achieve major gains in population health and reduce health inequities.
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The work environment is a social determinant of health. However, work has been underused as a lever to address health inequalities.
Keir Starmer has indicated Labour would work with Europe on tackling illegal migration.
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Labour has vowed to crack down on smuggling gangs.
Drivers that juggle driving with another job were more likely to run red lights and carry weapons, such as knives, for safety reasons. These behaviours pose risks not only to drivers, but also to the public.
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Companies like Uber and Lyft have a long way to go in improving worker safety to ensure both drivers and passengers feel safe on the road.
The subtler, more insidious forms of discrimination that women face at work often go unnoticed.
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While blatant discrimination is easy to condemn because of how obvious it is, there are subtler, more insidious forms that also need to be rooted out.