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‘Right to disconnect’ laws allow workers to ignore communications from their employer outside of scheduled working hours. (Shutterstock)

‘Right to disconnect’ laws are a step toward healthier, more productive and more inclusive workplaces

The right to disconnect targets the growing problems of constant connectivity and over-availability, and can lead to healthier work-life balance, improved productivity and more inclusive workplaces.
Despite being proficient in a second language, having an accent considered “foreign” can still feel like a barrier. (Shutterstock)

How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects

Accents provide listeners with information about speakers, such as where they come from or what other languages they speak. However, accents can also be a source of listener bias.
On Oct. 1, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island will all see new minimum wage rates come into effect, while the Northwest Territories raised its minimum wage on Sept. 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Minimum wage increases are important, but workers deserve more

After decades of inflation and wage stagnation have eroded wages for workers, the upcoming wage hikes represent progress. But workers certainly deserve more than that.
The fact that women are lagging behind in the use and mastery of artificial intelligence is threatening their progress in the labour market. (Shutterstock)

Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work

The majority of jobs will be affected by AI within the next 10 years. Women need to learn how to use this new technology if they don’t want to lose momentum in the job market.
Food service establishments have been struggling to hire enough employees while trying to return to business as usual after the pandemic. A server clears a table on a patio at a restaurant, in Vancouver, in April 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Hidden gatekeepers: How hiring bias affects workers in the food service industry

Hiring managers in the food service industry often emphasize the importance of finding the right “fit” when hiring new employees. But does everyone have the same chance to fit in?

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