By Jennifer McKay, University of South Australia Could someone take you to court over an agreement you made – or at least appeared to make – by sending a “👍”? …
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Canada’s new immigration policy favours construction workers but leaves the rest behind
By Shiva S. Mohan, Toronto Metropolitan University Migrant workers have long been recognized as essential to Canada’s economy. But that recognition rarely translates into meaningful inclusion. As Canada embarks on …
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Pulp friction: B.C.’s top court rules paper mill’s recruitment tactics created costly inducement
A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision underscores a reality in the work of talent acquisition: the way you attract employees can significantly impact your severance obligations if the …
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Opinion/Commentary
Travelling to the U.S.? Here’s what you need to know about the risks and your rights
By Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University Recent reports of European and Canadian tourists being detained at the United States border have many questioning …
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Opinion/Commentary
Canada should recognize celebrations like Eid, Diwali and Lunar New Year as public holidays
By Rahat Zaidi, University of Calgary “For Eid we have to call in sick and I don’t like that. You should have the day off school. And everybody gets a …
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Opinion/Commentary
Ten years after the UK’s Modern Slavery Act, why has this ‘world-leading’ legislation had so little impact?
By Alex Balch, University of Liverpool The UK’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act is ten years old on March 26. When it was passed, it was billed as “world-leading” legislation – …
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Opinion/Commentary
Theft, daydreaming and everything in between: most of us are a bit ‘deviant’ at work
By Brad Harris, HEC Paris Business School We usually think of workplace deviance as linked to “bad apples”–the troublemakers who egregiously slack off, steal from the company or openly clash …
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By Talar Moukhtarian, University of Warwick You’re in the middle of the afternoon, eyelids heavy, focus slipping. You close your eyes for half an hour and wake up feeling recharged. …
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By Marta M. Elvira, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra) and Godechot Olivier, Sciences Po Nike’s current CEO, Elliott Hill, began his career at the global footwear giant as an …
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By Stephan Manning, University of Sussex and Vassiliki Bamiatzi, University of Sussex Russia’s war against Ukraine has changed how global firms respond to geopolitical events. Whereas in the past foreign …
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