Some U.S. workplaces can be dangerous.
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A reduction in OSHA inspectors may lead to a reduction in workplace safety.
New technology has created new options for women in Jordan.
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Research reveals a complicated relationship between surveillance and freedom, as surveillance activities allow for greater autonomy for women hoping to work in Jordan.
People living with disabilities, youth, LGBTQ2 people, Indigenous people, certain racialized minorities, immigrants and those with low socioeconomic status, as well as those in some professions, will face complex barriers to entering the workforce in the future.
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It’s critical to determine how Canadians who have been considered vulnerable members of the workforce are meaningfully included within the future of work.
Tomorrow’s good jobs will require digital skills like programming.
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What’s more, higher education holds the key to ensuring humans are equipped with the necessary skills to work alongside AI.
Don’t sleep on the job.
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The more businesses encourage their employees to sleep well, the better their employees perform.
Aimee Stephens worked for a Detroit funeral home for six years before telling her employer she wanted to be issued a female uniform.
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In a national survey, transgender individuals had worse employment outcomes, lower incomes and higher rates of poverty than cisgender people.
The Tate Britain in London houses the roastery for the coffee that is served across the group’s all four sites. Managing it is one the responsibilities of the Tate’s master of coffee.
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Should a master of coffee be paid less than a curator or do they have equal cultural value and therefore be paid the same?
It is harder for stay-at-home moms to return to work than for stay-at-home dads.
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Stay-at-home parents have a hard time reentering the workforce after spending time away.
Men make more money in women-dominated fields, such as teaching.
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Men who work in female-dominated fields tend to get more prestige and higher wages.
Many employees with mental illnesses don’t get the help they need for fear of discrimination.
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Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
Trucks taking iron ore from mines in Western Australia where it will probably be shipped overseas.
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We can use renewable energy to turn raw ore into higher-value processed metals, and that’s good for jobs and exports.
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Flexible work has the potential to solve many issues that see people fall out of the workforce but many companies still struggle to do it right.
Activists block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in major LGBT rights cases.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on how the Civil Rights Act applies to LGBT people. A business law scholar explains why it could be one of the most consequential discrimination cases in decades.
Past experience doesn’t always count for asylum seekers when they apply for work in Australia.
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No matter how skilled or qualified they are, asylum seekerd say they’ve often forced to take whatever basic job they can just to survive.
Robots have already started moving into Amazon’s workforce alongside people.
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Many Americans fear that AI will take their jobs. And it might – but it’s more complicated than that.
Balancing work and home.
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Understanding the role of childcare in balancing work and family life.
The Fed’s Jerome Powell keeps his cards close to his chest.
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The US economy may be in worse shape than it seems.
Even though the future is unknown, Canada’s employment rate has risen steadily from 53 per cent in 1946 to more than 61 per cent today.
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Our inability to foresee the jobs of the future should be tempered by the realization that that jobs have always appeared in the past, regardless of technological advances.
Studying chemistry can take you into many careers, from an analytical chemist to a forensic scientist and even an environmental consultant.
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Students picking their subjects for Years 11 and 12 need to understand that science can be useful in a wide range of future jobs.
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Jordan has a huge number of Syrian refugees and since 2016 it has let them legally enter the workforce.