By Deanna Grant-Smith, Jessica O’Bryan, and Scott Harrison Around Australia, music festival season is once again kicking into high gear. Yet behind every headline act is a vast and often invisible workforce of stage crew, sound engineers, lighting …
By Mehnaz Rafi As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into workplace systems and operations, it’s reshaping both how work tasks are completed and the very experience of work itself. For many employees, AI is stress-testing their tolerance …
A daily headline and social media scan reveal that human resource risks are being escalated to the courts of law and public opinion with alarming frequency. Reports of sexual harassment, workplace bullying, discrimination based on protected grounds, and …
By Scott Schieman, University of Toronto and Alexander Wilson, University of Toronto Since 2023, there has been a steady increase in media stories about the potential for automation by artificial intelligence (AI) to displace workers. As sociologists who …
By Nicolas Chartier-Edwards, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and François-Olivier Picard, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government has tabled its first official budget, entitled Canada Strong. It frames itself …
By Kerry McCuaig, University of Toronto; Michal Perlman, University of Toronto; Nina Howe, Concordia University, and Petr Varmuza, University of Toronto Five years into Canada’s $10-a-day child care plan, affordability has improved dramatically for families fortunate enough to …
