Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.
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Lack of co-ordination means that information important for the safety of children can be missed.
Unions have long advocated for a ban on replacement workers, arguing their use unduly shifts power to employers and gives the boss an unfair advantage in collective bargaining.
The Ontario government’s latest use of the notwithstanding clause is at odds with its stated intention to keep kids in school amid a labour dispute — and at odds with the heart of labour relations norms.
Redundancies are an unfortunate fact of life for businesses, but companies can try to make the process of job cuts less painful for workers.
In an important step for an industry that has been accused of exploitative working conditions for decades, video game workers in Edmonton recently voted to unionize for the first time in Canada.
Staten Island’s Amazon union has proven that one of the most powerful anti-union companies in North America can be unionized.
The best way to help employees disconnect from work is to allow them the autonomy to choose for themselves how, when and where to disconnect.
What can be done to turn the tide on the alarmingly high staff turnover among higher education institutions in South Africa.
Wanting a union and securing a union are two very different things. That’s because there are enduring obstacles to unionization that make it incredibly difficult for workers to unionize.
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.
In post-pandemic Canada, the media will play a big role in shaping public understanding of labour conditions. A future of work that is safe and equitable requires the voices of workers.
A range of factors influence the behaviour of minibus drivers in Ghana. This involves a complex web of factors, motivations and constraints.
Studies consistently show that many employees are reluctant to speak up at work, and are even hardwired to remain silent. How can we help people voice their opinions more effectively?
Research and surveys show that many Canadian employees want to continue to work from home, at least sometimes, following the pandemic. But what do CEOs think?
The COVID-19 crisis is transforming work and how it is done, not just in universities. If managers think that they unilaterally know how to manage remote work, disorder could become chaos.
Existing employee assessment and compensation structures are not suited to the reality of remote work. It’s time to change that.
COVID-19 has prompted many companies to lay off employees, but
most companies don’t have a policy governing layoffs. Here’s why that’s a mistake.
The four-day work week is an idea that should make it through the pandemic’s open policy window.
The Federal Court of Australia has rejected the notion workers can be employed as ‘permanent casuals’.
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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Associate Professor, Human Resource Management and Business Consulting, University of Guelph
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Professor of Finance, IE University
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Dean of Essex Business School, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University
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Associate Professor, Labour studies, Brock University
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Professor of Accounting, Loughborough University
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Senior Research Associate, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Principal Lecturer, Corporate Education, Faculty of Business and Law. Anglia Ruskin University. Human Resource Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Human Resources Management, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Professor, Sociology and Social Anthropology; Former Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada (2014-2025), Dalhousie University
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Professor of Law adn Social Justice, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Management, University of Leicester