During World War I, the US government designed and constructed entire communities for workers and their families, setting new standards for housing and neighborhood planning.
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Wage workers in street food shops are among the most vulnerable category of workers in Ghana.
Labor costs – especially for unskilled roles – are climbing fast.
Recent immigration measures highlight deep inequalities in who gets recognized. An inclusive regularization strategy must go beyond sector-specific fixes.
Obviously, the government can’t set wages directly. But research shows recent policies that have increased worker power are associated with strong wage growth.
Non-compete clauses can have a chilling effect on employee mobility, which is detrimental to competition in the labour market.
The president’s executive orders are part of a decades-long trend of shrinking government’s role while expanding private sector control over public services.
Asking these 3 questions can help young workers find purpose, stay engaged and drive organizational success.
Consistency is a good – even when it comes to bad leadership.
During the pandemic, midwives were torn between doing their jobs but exposing themselves to COVID-19, or not fulfilling their duties.
A pro-business National Labor Relations Board under President Trump could embolden Whole Foods and other companies to delay negotiations with unionized workers.
With burnout remaining a persistent challenge across Canada, remote and hybrid work arrangements provide a meaningful solution.
The 2025 Immigration Plan aims to cut the numbers of temporary migrants in Canada from 6.5 per cent to five per cent of the population. Instead, it will boost the number of non-status people.
The US added just 12,000 jobs in October 2024.
Mental illness symptoms can impair work engagement by causing employees to fixate on the potential negative consequences of speaking up.
As we embrace technological progress, we must not risk losing sight of the real people whose livelihoods are at stake in the here and now.
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.
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.
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.
There is a concerning gap between the science of interviewing and the way interviews are commonly practiced in workplaces.
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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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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Labour studies, Brock University
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
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Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
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Leiden University