By Bob Bussel, University of Oregon Persuading Southern autoworkers to join a union remains one of the U.S. labor movement’s most enduring challenges, despite persistent efforts by the United Auto …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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The video game industry is booming. Why are there so many layoffs?
By Kenzie Gordon, University of Alberta; Jennifer R. Whitson, University of Waterloo; Johanna Weststar, Western University, and Sean Gouglas, University of Alberta The video game industry had a banner year …
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View from south of the border: U.S. Supreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words
By Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder The dispute over former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the Colorado ballot will come to a head on Feb. 8, …