High energy prices, a weak labour force and low productivity growth are behind the ailing German economy – and voters are feeling the pinch.
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A new report offers valuable advice on how to support people to find the right job – something the UK needs if it wants to achieve economic growth.
As a measure of economic contribution, age is a blunt instrument that should be considered alongside a raft of other factors.
We are never going back to the days when landlines had pride of place in offices and hallways. But voice calls still play an important role in effective communication.
One community college created a science pathway program that boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates.
In Australia, it’s not the done thing to know – let alone ask – what our colleagues are paid.
It’s likely developing countries will be hit the hardest as AI become more common and more affordable.
The biggest obstacle to getting everyone back into the workplace is the fact that people who are working from home seem to be doing better — or at least no worse — than those who are not.
Once again ethnic tensions have boiled over in Kosovo.
Software you may already use every day can track your productivity for your employer.
A recent study found that offering workers a choice of what type of reward they would like for offering good suggestions increased the volume of submissions and their creativity too.
A shift towards a more distributed, borderless global workforce will not necessarily lead to job losses for Canada, but it will be disruptive and require restructuring in the labour market.
Corporations may have amped up their diversity statements, but their promises to promote anti-racist cultures without action plans can lead to greater blocks to success for racialized employees.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated social and economic inequality for women. Women have lost ground in the workforce and have been slower to return to work than men.
Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.
The greatest workforce challenge Australia faces is in health, an issue that will likely be with us for another decade. Here’s one way to fix it.
Apple TV’s Severance imagines what would happen to our sense of self if we could completely separate our work and home lives.
This is a proportional response to managing risk at this stage of the pandemic, with so many of us vaccinated and receiving boosters. However, we need to monitor these changes.
The US economy ended 2021 with a lot of uncertainty and serious problems, such as inflation. How will economists know if things are improving in 2022?
Rates of full-time employment and pay relative to other workers have fallen for the latest generation of new workers. Yet the HILDA Survey shows their reported job satisfaction has risen.
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