The coronavirus pandemic has forced employees and businesses to change the way they operate. Some of those changes may be permanent.
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Informal retailers that dot South Africa’s townships have changed dramatically, but at great cost - avoidance of regulation and exploitation of employees.
The crucial question is not whether gig workers are employees or independent contractors, but what rights they ought to have as contractors.
Brexit could erode workers’ wages and conditions, particularly if the British government deregulates employment laws and undercuts EU standards.
May Day is a time to reflect on labour struggles of the past and demands for the future, and Canada’s move toward increasing the minimum wage is not enough. Labour politics is about who counts
Using technology and rhetoric, ride-hailing companies manage to dictate drivers while simultaneously creating the illusion of equal relation.
South Africa lacks a clear definition of disability – and its limited view of who should be regarded as having a disability in the labour market is at odds with international practice.
The Australian government has powers it could use to patch the problems around temporary labour provisions in the China-Australia trade agreement.
South Africa’s unemployment figures have been stubbornly high over the past two decades. One policy measure that could help alleviate the pressure is a youth wage subsidy.
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Director of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Charles W. Goodyear Professor in Global Affairs & Professor of Economics and Management, Yale University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Work and Labour Market Policy, University of Sydney
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Programme Director, Centre for Labour Law; Lecturer in Mercantile Law, University of the Free State
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Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Labour Law, North-West University
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Associate Professor & Head: Programme of Bio & Research Ethics and Medical Law, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Professor of Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Industrial Engineering & Assistant Vice-President, International, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Ph.D Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University