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The 'L'earning: Rethinking Young Women's Working Lives' project has unveiled new findings through a series of interim research briefings titled 'Earning While Learning: student employment'.

While people from across the globe choose to move to Canada for any number of reasons, for some LGBTQ+ newcomers, Canada represents the freedom and safety they cannot find in their home countries.

Employees' early work experiences in an organization can significantly affect their socialization. Much of the research on this topic has documented how certain organization-wide practices succeed or fail in making newcomers so-called good citizens, but little is known about how different early experiences lead to varied socialization outcomes.

Hopes that working from home would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled workers are not being realised, according to new research.

UCalgary psychologist Thomas O'Neill leads project to improve mining and construction safety programs, following oilsands death in 2022 After Brandon Nelson died in 2002, while performing routine main

A Simon Fraser University new study is challenging a commonly held misconception that there's little organizations can do to encourage employees to disclose mental health concerns.

Professor Susan Milner, Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg and Professor Eleonora Fichera are calling for a review of parental leave.

From "Kate the Great" to "Neutron Jack," nicknames are often a staple of office culture. But do they truly belong in a professional setting?

An update on our progress towards driving improvements in the four key areas identified in the survey, a report on the institutional survey results, and what to expect next.

As automation and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to reshape the workforce, the University of Waterloo is at the forefront of finding solutions for this challenge.

The University of Bath is supporting a new research partnership that has received £5 million in funding to address staff shortages in same-day and urgent care.

Giving Day donations widen impact of collaboration event expected to attract dozens of experts on April 15 Can a brief conversation ignite a flame of innovation in health care? An upcoming McCaig Inst

Nearly one in seven UK workers experienced some form of workplace abuse over the last year, with women and LGBTQ+ workers at the most risk, finds a report led by a UCL researcher. The report, How Common is Workplace Abuse? is part of the Skills and Employment Survey 2024 , an analysis of working habits in the UK.

University allocates contact point for U.S. scholars looking to relocate to Brussels The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is opening 12 postdoctoral positions for international researchers, which are open to American researchers working in socially relevant fields.

As part of the Master in International Tourism , Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) hosted a public lecture titled "XYZ, Young Generations and the Future of Work" on Tuesday, 25 March.

Study challenges stereotype that dementia is incompatible with digital work.

Military personnel, police officers, firefighters and healthcare workers may experience moral injury: psychological and social problems caused by moral dilemmas.

How can employers behave in an environmentally friendly manner and thus act more sustainably? Are waste separation, reducing the CO2 footprint or replacing company cars with car-sharing cars enough?

Productivity refers to the relationship between the products or services a company produces and the resources used to create them.

Blandine Emilien and Patrice Jalette paint a troubling picture of the conditions faced by labourers brought in to this country on federal work permits.

What tools should students obtain during their economics education? Additionally, what objectives does the Faculty of Economics at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) aim to achieve to meet the

University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, School of Applied Psychology A recent study by the FHNW School of Applied Psychology and the University of Neuchâtel sheds light on the advantages and disadvantages and provides tips on design.

Female scientists are sidelined and stereotyped in TV comedies and films. This risks reinforcing outdated gender norms.