For many undergraduates, working for pay during the academic year is a necessary part of the college experience. If they don't work while enrolled, they may not have the money needed to pay tuition and other fees, keep a ...
Education
Nov 5, 2019
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Young dads consider paid parental leave and childcare to be as important to their future success at work as mothers. And it's the same trend in attitudes to shared household work, according to new University of Sydney research.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2019
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Women and men experience a 'large divergence' in their career paths in the years following childbirth, according to a study following more than 3,500 new parents.
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2019
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The growing contingent of freelancers, independent contractors and the self-employed in the American workforce has consumed the U.S. business community and media in recent years, even as researchers wrestle with how to draw ...
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2019
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The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has highlighted the continued gap in pay between men and women. While it is by no means a perfect metric, the very exercise of collecting this data has focused minds in the boardroom ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2019
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Almost 70% of American mothers with children under 18 work for pay.
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2019
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Getting a job is a major concern for young Australians. Last year's National Survey of Young Australians showed a large rise in the proportion of young people valuing getting a job, from 16% in 2010 to 22.7% in 2011. The ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2013
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Underemployment has remained persistently high in the aftermath of the Great Recession with workers younger than 30 especially feeling the pinch, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New ...
Economics & Business
Nov 13, 2012
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Casual, part-time and contract work is gradually overtaking permanent full time employment as the standard type of job for the majority of working Australians, according to a major report by the Workplace Research Centre ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2010
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