Employment and wages soared in the latest labor report, but that’s small comfort for the many workers with a job that doesn’t pay a living wage.
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The potential benefits of telecommuting could quickly be erased because of the behavioural changes it brings about in the medium and long term.
When our colleagues quit, are we more or less likely to quit too? Is quitting contagious? Research shows it depends on the departing
employee’s performance — and what kind of manager is in charge.
If Canada wants to expand its middle class by substantially improving working conditions in sectors like retail, it must fundamentally reform its labour laws to be similar to Sweden’s.
So you snagged your dream job. And it quickly became the stuff of nightmares, filled with mundane tasks and drudgery. What can employees and employers do?
Robots are taking jobs, but they’re also saving lives … should we fear them and their capabilities?
Work can mean more than just a pay cheque but some of the most meaningful jobs are paid the least.
To increase renewable energy use, the Biden administration wants the US to go from seven offshore wind turbines today to enough to power 10 million homes within a decade.
As Canada emerges from the pandemic, creating jobs and achieving full employment are top priorities. Relegated to the back burner are balanced budgets and reducing debt.
As the use of robots and autonomous machines increases across industries, governments need to have a strategy in place. The labour force will transition out of automated tasks into new jobs.
Queensland was a smoking ruin for federal Labor in 2019. As we head towards a possible election later this year, the sunshine state presents a big challenge — and opportunity — for Anthony Albanese.
Employers like Pimlico Plumbers may want to get authoritarian about vaccinating those who work for them, but they’ll have a hard time justifying it in court.
The widely reported unemployment rate – currently 6.3% – doesn’t fully reflect the reality of joblessness in the US economy.
Graduate programs can be rich in scholarship and still prepare students for real-world careers.
Young people typically see farming playing some role in their future as they prefer to remain in their rural homes, although few respondents want only to farm.
A new federal antipoverty program for both rural and urban areas is part of the solution, but the power of Big Ag, lack of internet and struggling towns need attention, too.
The excitement or stress experienced by candidates can energize them and increase their chances of success, according to a new study.
The omnibus law on job creation puts efforts to bring about social change to almost 24 million Indonesians living with a disability in reverse.
The number of people on zero-hours contracts has increased during the pandemic, but they don’t seem to figure in the chancellor’s recovery plans.
The chancellor’s spending review and what it means for you.
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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