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Uber, Amazon and airlines are already using AI for classic managers’ tasks like hiring and firing staff.
Despite numerous high-profile cases of workplace bullying in recent years, bullying and harassment remain widespread.
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It’s clear the current workplace health and safety framework isn’t stopping people from getting bullied. It’s time to treat bullying as a public health issue and address the problem more effectively.
Although well-intended, sometimes employers can unintentionally undermine the agency of refugee employees by victimizing them.
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Managers can play a key role in helping refugee employees thrive in their new workplaces, instead of robbing them of their autonomy.
A revised movement on the backs of young workers?
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Public support for unions is at a near 60-year high. Meanwhile, self-organizers at major American chains are spearheading a new movement to mobilize.
British Columbian workers in the public sector, transit and transportation have voted to take job action in recent weeks to fight for their right to earn livable wages.
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If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
Companies making redundancies should treat both dismissed employees and those that remain with compassion.
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Redundancies are an unfortunate fact of life for businesses, but companies can try to make the process of job cuts less painful for workers.
The TV show ‘Severance’ has employees separate their work self from their home self completely.
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The work-life balance is about more than shutting off devices or abstaining from emails and meetings after 6 p.m.
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Research shows there can be profound business benefits to hiring people living with intellectual disability.
How employers benefit from paying higher wages.
A long-brewing dispute?
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A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint over instances of anti-union practices at Starbucks. And that was before the company’s boss threatened to withhold wages.
Recent research has found that CEOs with significant power discourage LGBTQ+ initiatives in the workplace.
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Corporations have the responsibility to make workplaces more inclusive and welcoming for LGBTQ+ employees.
The pandemic and the aging population are both partially responsible for the current labour shortage.
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With employers struggling to hire enough workers, reliance on automation is becoming more of a necessity than just a source of competitive advantage.
‘He’s a bit stupid but we go wayyyy back.’
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Nepotism is not such a bad move, it seems.
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For Canadians hoping to emerge from the pandemic with better jobs, a stronger economy and reduced inequality, employee ownership combined with employee participation is a promising way to get there.
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Providing support at work can be a cost-effective strategy.
An Instacart worker loads groceries into her car for home delivery. There is a strong argument to be made that gig work is false self-employment, meaning that workers are not actually freelance.
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Feudalism has been replaced by capitalism, and the new villeiny — or neo-villeiny — has emerged to reflect a relationship between a worker and an organization.
Real co-operation demands all involved parties honour the need to be active while creating value in an open and trusting environment.
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An increasing number of workers are demanding a more human-centric work environment, with space to express trust and vulnerability.
Over 50 per cent of working Americans continue to be dissatisfied with their ‘unjust’ incomes. They say it isn’t sufficient to meet their family expenses.
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Many Americans regularly report that they don’t make enough to support their families. Status plays a role — while money can’t buy happiness, it can bring status, which can lead to happiness.
The passion paradigm is one cause of what has been dubbed the “Great Resignation.”
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The passion paradigm can fuel demands for better, more meaningful work, but this is only possible when it’s accompanied by a strong social safety net.
A recent study suggests that organizations can lessen the negative effects of the pandemic by implementing key support measures to make employees feel more committed and content in their jobs.
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Organizations can reduce some of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing customizable support measures can improve employees’ work commitment and well-being.