An illustration from one of Kafka’s notebooks of a weary person at a desk.
Max Brod Archive
The author’s work and life were punctuated by illness and disability.
Octus_Photography/Shutterstock
The government was so pleased it called a general election.
Workers in a car factory in South Africa.
Photo by JNS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Power outages in South Africa pose a threat to employment.
For employees, health in the workplace is essential precisely because we spend so much of our lives at work. For employers, worker health is an important determinant of productivity.
(Shutterstock)
Organizations may gain an advantage by not investing in worker health, instead simply replacing burned-out employees with new ones in order to ensure a supply of healthy employees.
For young professionals working under older bosses, navigating hustle culture can be challenging but not impossible.
(Shutterstock)
As a young professional, navigating hustle culture in the workplace can be challenging, but not impossible.
When employees are happy, engaged and productive, and the organization is meeting their individual needs, they are more likely to meet their full potential.
(Shutterstock)
For young people in their 20s, the workplace is an ideal place to connect and make friends. Here’s how to make the most of these relationships.
UK workers may begin to notice their pay going further if wage growth can outpace inflation.
IR Stone/Shutterstock
UK inflation fell to 2.3% in the year to April – but it doesn’t necessarily mean the squeeze on household finances is to end.
We need to move away from rigid blue- and white-collar distinctions toward a more flexible system that accounts for the multifaceted nature of today’s jobs.
(Shutterstock)
Canada needs a taxonomy that’s more sophisticated and updated — one that can better describe the different types of jobs and workers that make up Canada’s modern labour market.
Does job satisfaction have to come at the expense of a decent salary?
Viktoriia Miroshnikova via Getty Images
A philosopher and a psychologist break down the challenges of finding purposeful work that also pays well.
Workplaces can help individuals with dyslexia not only adapt, but excel in their careers.
(Shutterstock)
Understanding and supporting employees with dyslexia is crucial not only for the individual success of employees, but for workplaces to be more effective.
The video game industry has been plagued with round after round of layoffs, leaving workers in a vulnerable position.
(Shutterstock)
No video game workers are currently unionized in Québec, but a new labour partnership is looking to change that.
Resiliency training and other popular staff retention approaches will not solve the problem of desperately overworked staff.
(Shutterstock)
New simulation tools open the door for objective nurse workload management — a missing key to a healthy health-care system.
In honour of National Nursing Week May 6-12, consider asking a nurse about their work life. Demand for nursing services in Canada far exceeds the current supply of nurses.
(Shutterstock)
Surveying more than 5,500 nurses about the realities of their work lives highlights how a shortage of nursing staff could compromise Canadians’ ability to access safe, compassionate care.
Women CEOs are becoming increasingly disaffected by the patriarchal hierarchy and biases of the organizations they work for.
(Shutterstock)
With women still underrepresented in leadership globally, why aren’t organizations and investors doing more to realize the benefits that diversity brings? Perhaps it’s the C-suite that needs changing.
An employee at Chiang Rai Thai Cuisine scrubs a wok on April 30, 2024, in Troutdale, Ore.
(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Global climates are changing and the world is rapidly warming. Canada’s labour laws must keep pace with the rate of change to protect workers.
Burnout can be particularly challenging for creative people.
GoodStudio/Shutterstock
Creative work can be exciting and rewarding, but it also requires a lot of energy and stamina.
What gives a task meaning?
rangizzz/Shutterstock
Work cannot be meaningful if it not only fails to help others but actually harms them.
Service sector jobs have unique risks.
DoxaDigital/E+ via Getty Images
Conservatively speaking, workplace violence costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a sicknote culture are nothing new.
Muhammad Aamir Sumsum/Shutterstock
Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support and investing in less conditional systems has a real financial return.
shutterstock.
New research reveals the hidden costs of ‘gamification’.