People on zero-hours contract are often given minimal training and some workers are even asked to pay for their training themselves.
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The federal NDP is missing an opportunity to put workers’ rights firmly on the agenda during this election campaign.
The Labour leader wants to call a vote of no confidence, form a short-term government and then quickly call an election. Can it be done?
As Joe Biden runs for US president, the strange tale of how he helped shape the UK Labour party.
If the strategy succeeds, the Tories could win a snap election with 40% of the vote.
Australia is considering whether to double the amount of kava people can bring into the country for personal use. While many welcome the move, the rules on kava reflect a bias against its cultural use.
Many Uber drivers do their job because the alternatives are worse. It’s an unhappy work choice faced by an increasing number of Australians.
Drivers for Uber, one of the most successful companies in the gig economy are set to strike by turning their apps off for one day this week as their company prepares for its IPO.
Far-right yellow vest extremists in Saskatchewan could jeopardize Saskatchewan’s efforts to grow and attract immigrants.
The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 provides important lessons of worker solidarity and action that we may need to pay close attention to as labour struggles are likely to intensify in Canada.
Fashion Revolution week puts a spotlight on the modern slavery conditions of the fashion industry and encourages fashion consumers to ask, “who made my clothes.”
Many of us still have a romantic view of farmers surveying rolling hills but our food in Canada increasingly comes from industrial farms aided by agricultural technology. What are the implications?
Children in England are among the most tested and unhappiest in the western world.
Digital technologies are changing the ways that oilfields are being managed and operated, and disrupting the labour market.
The social polarisation over Brexit is pronounced and shows no sign of diminishing.
When a pregnancy lasts 42 weeks or more or complications arise, women will need to consider being induced.
Men have defended gender segregation by treating women who cross over into male-dominated occupations with scorn and ridicule.
Telecommuting provides an economic benefit for employees working remotely, researchers have found.
Four factors led to positive change that was part planned, part felicitous – but the Preston model is already catching on across the nation.
Constructive ambiguity on the biggest issue of the day works in opposition, but Labour wants to be in government before long.
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Regina
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Honorary Research Fellow in Politics, University of Stirling
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PhD candidate, Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics and Co-director of The Elections Centre, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Politics, University of Leeds