Talk about the future of work is in the air these days, but will all the chatter lead to action and better living standards for tomorrow’s workers?
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A significant share of the workforce wakes up every day without knowing at what time they’ll work – or even if they will earn anything at all.
The changes President Obama proposed are hardly radical and are in keeping with the original spirit of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The president’s proposal to more than double the overtime threshold was a good first step, but he shouldn’t stop there.
The amount our workers produce has been stagnant for a while now, but there is a boost to be had in increasing labour force involvement in their jobs and the business.
A more likely reason for businesses’ current interest in happiness and wellbeing has to do with cold hard economics and shifts in the labour force. Happiness, in short, is good for business.
Unions still play an important role in ensuring employers follow minimum standards for labour laws despite falling membership…
Social media presents many challenges for the world of work. One is the potential for employees’ online comments when off-duty to become a fertile source of evidence for allegations of misconduct and grounds…
When your staff bicker and compete, your initial response should be to remind them they’re part of the same team and encourage them to be friendly, right? Not necessarily; we’re now realising that a level…
Screening applicants using social media platforms is commonplace when recruiting new staff. But this could be seen as a breach…
Overqualified workers are often seen as the pariah of human resources but these employees can be a constructive or a destructive influence on your business, depending on the way they are managed. In my…
Every age has its estimate of the pressures and perils of work. Adam Smith, writing in the 18th century, focused on the toil and trauma of work. Karl Marx, writing in the 19th century, spoke of the alienation…
Businesses may get more accurate personality tests by getting outsiders to rate employees. Co-workers have always been the…
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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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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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Economics and Labor-Employment Relations, Penn State
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Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor and Ken Croft Chair in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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