The Conversation

By John Fiset, Saint Mary’s University and Devasheesh Bhave, Singapore Management University Language is the foundation of human interaction. It plays a central role in facilitating effective communication by allowing …

By Angelo Capuano, CQUniversity Australia Imagine being the most qualified person for a job and not getting a call-back or not being selected for an interview. As recruitment decisions shift …

By Scott Schieman, University of Toronto; Alexander Wilson, University of Toronto, and Jiarui Liang, University of Toronto Nearly half of Canadian workers feel as though the economic conditions in Canada …

By Ivona Hideg, York University, Canada; Samantha Hancock, Western University, and Winny Shen, York University, Canada Immigrants are critical to the Canadian economy, but their talents are under-utilized due to …

By Kim de Laat, University of Waterloo; Alyssa K Gerhardt, Dalhousie University, and Andrea Doucet, Brock University While the COVID-19 pandemic had many detrimental socio-economic and health impacts, one silver …

Steve Rolf, University of Sussex and Jacqueline O’Reilly, University of Sussex The tide of employment law has continued to turn on the gig economy after the UK Supreme Court’s recent …

By Alysia Blackham, The University of Melbourne Alex Gutierrez worked for MUR Shipping and its predecessors for nearly 30 years. But in 2018 he was told, in line with company …

By Alfred Hermida, University of British Columbia The deal between Google and the federal government to resolve their dispute over paying for news online will come as a relief for …

By Francesca Farrington, University of Aberdeen and Justin Borg-Barthet, University of Aberdeen There is a growing threat to the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe. It manifests …

By Nabhan Refaie, University of Guelph Over 65,000 teachers in Québec could remain on strike until Christmas if a deal isn’t reached, their union said on Sunday. The warning comes …