Opinion

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Are employers on the hook for commuting costs for remote workers conducting safety checks?

by Todd Humber

Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups in U.S.

Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
AC/DC in surgery and lo-fi beats in the office: What the science says about working to music
The bully discount: Why bad behaviour pays dividends at the top
Winter changes more than the weather — it changes how we connect. Here’s how to stay socially engaged
Tariffs are reshaping Canadian manufacturing, but not all workers are being impacted the same way
Industry season four exposes the Faustian bargain of modern work culture

Reducing red tape to get things done in Nova Scotia

White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising

The India-U.K. trade deal is a prime opportunity to protect to some of the world’s most vulnerable workers

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FeaturedOpinion

Why AI has not led to mass job loss, unemployment

By Renaud Foucart People have become used to living with AI fairly quickly. ChatGPT is barely three years old, but has changed the way many …

Education

Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province

Environment

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The last great workplace thrill: The snow day for adults

There’s a particular kind of euphoria that arrives in adulthood so rarely we should probably study it in laboratories. It doesn’t come from promotions or bonuses or even that first coffee of the morning. It arrives in the …

FeaturedLeadershipOpinion

Meritocracy isn’t broken. It’s biased. Here’s how leaders can fix it

By Julie Cafley and Zahid Salman Canadian business leaders like to believe we operate in meritocracies. We assume the best ideas rise, hard work is rewarded, and talent naturally finds its way to the top. But meritocracy only …

Labour ShortagesOpinion

Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences

By Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Kenneth Roy Holyoke, and Matthew Munro Canadian cultural resource management archeologists — professional consultants involved in environmental assessment and compliance processes — are increasingly finding themselves in the public eye when their work intersects with …

Retaining employees as they age is possible with more flexibility

Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person

Feeling stuck at work as the New Year begins? It may be a sign of professional growth

Why you’re wise on Tuesday and foolish on Sunday: Practising wisdom in uncertain times

Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away

A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector

The fine art of not being a jerk: Why cynicism isn’t leadership

Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’

The U.S. tariff tax on Canadian jobs is coming due

Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work

What happens when managers don’t act? New research reveals the consequences can be severe

Environment

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She didn’t turn on her camera. Then she didn’t get the job. Was it discrimination?

A worker didn’t turn on her camera during a job interview with Capital Power Corporation in September 2021. She had her reasons — a malfunctioning camera, a swollen eye from a medical condition, no advance notice from HR …

FeaturedLeadershipOpinion

How good people justify bending the rules at work — and what leaders can do about it

By Lorne Michael Hartman Consider the following scenario. You’re facing pressure to meet quarterly targets, but the numbers aren’t quite where they need to be. With a deadline looming, you “round up” a figure just slightly to make …

Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedOpinion

Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work – but also reveals what can help

By Ben Walker and Nimbus A. Staniland For some Indigenous peoples around the world, a day at work can mean experiencing repression, racism and regular reminders that we’re minorities in our own lands. Yet for others, work can …

You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?

Internationally experienced teachers: An overlooked resource to address teaching shortages

Gen Z is burning out at work more than any other generation — here’s why and what can be done

As music festival season ramps up, artists can help shine a light on an ‘invisible’ workforce

AI promises efficiency, but it’s also amplifying labour inequality

When workplace behaviour turns ugly, it’s usually an inside job

Disability rights and services are shaped by the narratives embedded in policies like the Accessible Canada Act and MAID

Why do family companies even exist? They know how to ‘win without fighting’

Australia’s national AI plan has just been released. Who exactly will benefit?

The future of work – according to Gen Z – is purposeful, digital and flexible

Swear words and second chances: Curse words don’t usually end careers

What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment

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