Two new studies highlight the importance of social connection in the workplace and illustrate why working from home may not be the optimal workplace arrangement.
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Contrary to anti-work narratives in the news media, a survey of employees in the United States and Canada has found that most employees like their bosses.
Uber, Amazon and airlines are already using AI for classic managers’ tasks like hiring and firing staff.
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.
Managers can play a key role in helping refugee employees thrive in their new workplaces, instead of robbing them of their autonomy.
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.
If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
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 work-life balance is about more than shutting off devices or abstaining from emails and meetings after 6 p.m.
Research shows there can be profound business benefits to hiring people living with intellectual disability.
How employers benefit from paying higher wages.
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.
Corporations have the responsibility to make workplaces more inclusive and welcoming for LGBTQ+ employees.
With employers struggling to hire enough workers, reliance on automation is becoming more of a necessity than just a source of competitive advantage.
Nepotism is not such a bad move, it seems.
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.
Providing support at work can be a cost-effective strategy.
Feudalism has been replaced by capitalism, and the new villeiny — or neo-villeiny — has emerged to reflect a relationship between a worker and an organization.
An increasing number of workers are demanding a more human-centric work environment, with space to express trust and vulnerability.
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.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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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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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Associate Professor of Business and Society, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Professor of Business Law, Indiana University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Economics and Labor-Employment Relations, Penn State
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MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
