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Modern slavery charges in Leicester masked the root causes of labour exploitation, say the authors of a new report from the School of Management. Published on Thursday 8 February 2024 Last updated on Thursday 8 February 2024 The report has revealed the human consequences of pursuing modern slavery allegations, over supply chain failings, in Leicester's 'Boohoo Scandal' in 2020.

The PhD research of UT researcher Jiska Jonas-Van Dijk shows that mediation can positively impact suspects in criminal cases.

A recent report from Ivey Business School's Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management introduces distinct strategies for achieving gender parity in the workplace, tailored to the predominant gender makeup of different industries.

You're out of work - retired, unemployed or between gigs - and need to get out of your home. Where do you go for connection? Western health sciences professor Debbie Laliberte Rudman is finding out.

Dr Daniel Wheatley explores the 'flexibility ripple effect' and the critical role of good line management in a flexible future of work.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report recommends changes to laws and a more diverse lactation consultant workforce Health + Behavior UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report recommends ch

Report reveals first-hand insights from people coming to UK through Humanitarian Visa scheme A new report released today titled "Humanitarian Visas in a Hostile Environment", offers first-hand insights into the experiences of individuals arriving in the UK through the Hong Kong BN(O) and Ukraine visa schemes and shows that 'significant concerns persist' around the restrictions faced by visa beneficiaries.

Nienke van Atteveldt, professor of neuroscience and society at VU Amsterdam, and Tieme Janssen, an associate professor, have received a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant of 150,000 euros from the European Research Council (ERC) for the project Explore Your Brain 2.

Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, Monash University-led research has found. Published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine , the study found that although workplace falls, overall, are more common among male employees, particularly falls from height, same-level falls are more common in older women.

Doctors turned comedians Adam Kay, Harry Hill and Phil Hammond team up with the University of Bath to highlight issues underscoring NHS retention crisis.

Study concludes scandal was management failure and misplaced belief in technology Published on Monday 8 January 2024 Last updated on Tuesday 9 January 2024 The 700-plus sub-postmasters wrongly accuse

Cary Cooper Ian Hesketh Way back in February 2020, before most of us really knew anything about COVID, we wrote an article for The Conversation about "leaveism" and its impact on flexible working. Barely a month later, the world was bracing for a pandemic that would inadvertently create the largest (forced) working experiment of all time.

VUB climate scientist Wim Thiery is analysing how climate change affects people throughout their lives.

The very concept of a recession has contested definitions - so how do we know if we are in one? Dr Luke Hartigan explains in The Conversation.