Research shows that low-skilled workers are losing jobs and wages in developed countries because of trade, but the evidence still isn’t there as to who are the winners.
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Uber’s introduction of driverless cars is a big change for the company but the changes it has brought to the world of work are here to stay.
Work, consume, die. The relentless drive for improvements in our workplaces brings unexpected costs.
Obama’s new overtime rules will be a big win for workers, but they could also give a boost to companies and the economy.
The new regulation will allow millions more U.S. workers to qualify for overtime pay. Our experts assess the impact.
The global economy is already unsustainable – let alone if it gets bigger.
Presidential candidates are using voter anger to fuel more divisions and discord rather than to start a conversation about the collapse of collective bargaining.
EU employment legislation has had a hugely positive impact on UK labour laws.
The UK’s productivity problem has the country lagging behind its G7 peers. An overlooked solution is to empower workers.
Some suggest half of current jobs will be lost to automation over the next decade or two. But it’s far too early to pit man versus machine.
A case before the Supreme Court could deal a major blow to unions, highlighting the need for leaders of business and labor to negotiate a new New Deal.
Simulations indicate that the introduction of a national minimum wage in South Africa could boost household consumption and economic growth as well as reduce inequality and poverty.
The refugee crisis that just arrived in Europe has been affecting Turkey for more than four years.
The Marikana tragedy has indicated the violent nature of the struggles over resources and income shares. Inequality must be fought because it perpetuates social injustice.
The Anti-Apartheid Movement reminds us that ordinary people can make a difference in the fight for workers’ rights, even halfway across the planet.
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Associate Professor of Strategic Management, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Management, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
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Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Leiden University
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Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
