By Katherine Breward, University of Winnipeg Imagine your elderly parent has just made the decision to use medical assistance in dying (MAID) services. Your parent, who has a terminal diagnosis…
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Opinion/Commentary
Employees have a right to express support for Black Lives Matter while they’re on the job, according to a historic U.S. labour board decision
By Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University A Home Depot store violated labor law when it disciplined Antonio Morales, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Feb. 21, 2024. Morales,…
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Opinion/Commentary
Too much heat in the kitchen: survey shows toxic work conditions mean many chefs are getting out
By Shelagh K. Mooney, Auckland University of Technology; Matthew Brenner, Southern Cross University, and Richard Robinson, Northumbria University, Newcastle Chefs are in hot demand. “Chefs, chefs, chefs! Virtually impossible to…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Sitting is bad for your health and exercise doesn’t seem to offset the harmful effects
By Daniel Bailey, Brunel University London Advances in technology in recent decades have obviated the need and desire for humans to move. Many of the world’s population sit for long…
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Opinion/Commentary
Immigrant women suffer financially for taking maternity leave: 4 ways Canada can improve
By Naomi Lightman, Toronto Metropolitan University Canada is facing a critical shortage of caregivers, both paid and unpaid. And those who do this vital work face significant pressures that are…
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By Louise Champoux-Paillé, Concordia University and Anne-Marie Croteau, Concordia University The consulting firm Spencer Stuart recently published a study of top management at Fortune 500 companies, the 500 richest companies…
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By Simon Kolstoe, University of Portsmouth The role of an ethics committee is to give advice on what should be done in often contentious situations. They are used in medicine,…
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Opinion/Commentary
Stop breaking women’s hearts at work: 7 ways to make workplaces better for cardiovascular health
By Shannan M. Grant, Mount Saint Vincent University; Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dalhousie University; Dayna Lee-Baggley, Dalhousie University; Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Jessica Mannette, Saint Mary’s University, and Leigh-Ann MacFarlane,…
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Opinion/Commentary
Pay transparency: Anyone in Australia can now look up gender pay gaps at individual companies
By Natasha Bradshaw, Grattan Institute There will be nervous executives all over Australia this week. Come Tuesday, large private sector organisations will have their company’s gender pay gaps published for…
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Opinion/Commentary
New research debunks the ‘unhappy worker’ narrative, but finds most still believe it
By Scott Schieman, University of Toronto As a sociologist who studies how people think and feel about work, I’ve been struck by the unflattering cultural narrative that has intensified around…