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If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
With a recession seeming imminent, many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the state of their finances. Here are some ways you can be prepared for one.
Artificial intelligence can generate text much quicker and cheaper than professional human writers. Soon, AI will have the capacity to produce text that is indistinguishable from a human writer.
Instead of a guaranteed fixed income, a universal job guarantee policy provides jobs — and wages — to people who aren’t able to find work on their own.
Four of Labor’s reform pledges are linked to the urgent issue of democratic reform
Digital platform work is often seen to suit workers’ skills, interests and schedules. But it comes at a cost to their economic security and control over the work process.
Burnout is a serious problem that deserves all of our attention. An academic who studies the issue offers some practical tips to deal with the problems associated with burnout.
While it seems lucrative to move to cities that offer higher salaries and better quality of life, Canadians should consider some key factors before changing jobs.
Young workers are particularly vulnerable in the workplace because they tend to do short-term work, often lack training and safety education, and may see injury as just “part of the job.”
The work-life balance is about more than shutting off devices or abstaining from emails and meetings after 6 p.m.
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.
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.
While the uptick in the unemployment rate in January may seem like bad news, the reason it rose actually shows the labor market returning to normal.
Evidence shows that benefits sanctions push people into worse jobs, with long term negative effects.
New research shines light on what is driving hospitality workers – like waiters and hotel workers – to abandon the industry as part of the ‘great resignation.’
While the numbers of people quitting their jobs in 2021 are higher than normal, a closer look at all the existing data suggests the current trend isn’t as dramatic as news headlines imply.
The passion paradigm can fuel demands for better, more meaningful work, but this is only possible when it’s accompanied by a strong social safety net.
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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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 of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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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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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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RBC Professor in Responsible Organizations and Full Professor, Concordia University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor of Strategy and Organizational Theory, Mount Royal University
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Human Resources and Management, McMaster University
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Cadre en exercice, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University