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After decades of inflation and wage stagnation have eroded wages for workers, the upcoming wage hikes represent progress. But workers certainly deserve more than that.
There is a concerning gap between the science of interviewing and the way interviews are commonly practiced in workplaces.
Hiring managers in the food service industry often emphasize the importance of finding the right “fit” when hiring new employees. But does everyone have the same chance to fit in?
The four-day work week has proven to be successful around the world. Could it also be Canada’s new reality?
Overlooking the impacts of remote work on motivation may have unexpected consequences for Canadian public services and policies.
Struggling with mental health can increase the risk of work injuries, and work injuries can give rise to, or worsen, mental health challenges.
New allegations of corruption and misconduct in parts of the CFMEU have raised the question of whether unions are being properly regulated.
Trials of four-day working weeks have produced different results - can the approach be good for staff and their bosses?
Forcing the younger generation to work harder to support a growing elderly population is neither efficient nor sustainable. Canada shouldn’t seek to follow in Greece’s footsteps.
While starting a new job can be intimidating, new research offers suggestions that can alleviate some of the anxiety of being a newcomer and set new employees up for success at their new workplaces.
While the gig economy offers flexibility and opportunities, it also presents significant challenges that need to be addressed to ensure the well-being of platform workers.
Organizations may gain an advantage by not investing in worker health, instead simply replacing burned-out employees with new ones in order to ensure a supply of healthy employees.
Canada needs a taxonomy that’s more sophisticated and updated — one that can better describe the different types of jobs and workers that make up Canada’s modern labour market.
Understanding and supporting employees with dyslexia is crucial not only for the individual success of employees, but for workplaces to be more effective.
No video game workers are currently unionized in Québec, but a new labour partnership is looking to change that.
Global climates are changing and the world is rapidly warming. Canada’s labour laws must keep pace with the rate of change to protect workers.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are good for the bottom line.
Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
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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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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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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Labour studies, Brock University
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
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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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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
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