Opinion/Commentary

When something strange happens in your workplace, who do you call? No, not Ghostbusters — though sometimes HR might feel they’re chasing phantoms and spectres through the office halls. There’s …

By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle The Albanese government has achieved an historic re-election, substantially building its majority in the House of Representatives. Much has already been written about the …

The text arrived like a digital thunderclap: “Oh shit. I just saw you’re deactivated on Slack… I hope they give you a fat package.” This was how Adam Boyle, a …

By Alexander Plum, Auckland University of Technology and Kabir Dasgupta, Auckland University of Technology If you own a business, would you be willing to hire a person who has been …

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 “?”? …

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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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 …

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 …

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 – …