With rapidly evolving technology, the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting priorities, there have been major changes in recent years in how employers and employees think about work.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2022
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A new paper in The Quarterly Journal of Economics indicates that many American businesses are willing to hire workers with criminal records. Such companies become even more interested in hiring such workers if offered crime ...
Economics & Business
Aug 30, 2022
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You might have heard of jobseekers being asked to complete a "personality test" as part of a job application, or been through the process yourself.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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Self-employed workers in the U.K. were among the hardest hit by the pandemic and their incomes and businesses have still not recovered.
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2022
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For years, researchers have known that our physical and mental well-being improves when we freely give our time to help others. And when we do so through company-sponsored programs, performance-related outcomes like job satisfaction ...
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2022
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A primary purpose of special education is to equip students with disabilities for a flourishing future after graduation. Yet, the employment outcomes of youth with disabilities have continued to lag far behind their peers ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Globally, dairy producers face increasing challenges regarding sustainability, including declining numbers of workers in the agricultural sector, while continuing to meet increasing demand for nutritious and affordable food. ...
Agriculture
Jul 25, 2022
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Young women's and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Birmingham and Brunel.
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2022
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Both the total number of hybrid self-employed entrepreneurs as well as their share of the workforce increased in Germany significantly since 2001. In 2001, there were 2.46 million hybrid self-employed entrepreneurs registered. ...
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2022
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Eighty-five percent of disabled workers in the UK say they are more productive working from home, new research by the Work Foundation reveals.
Economics & Business
Jul 11, 2022
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