Compared to Canadians who remained stably employed, those who became temporarily laid off felt more powerless. However, many also identified a silver lining in the experience: a mindset shift....

Besides the legal and ethical questions of not paying people for their work, unpaid internships also favour students from affluent families....

The major world economies of today are innovation-driven knowledge centres. To move innovation forward, an economy cannot operate from a limited pool of local knowledge and skills. It must be...

Immigrant women are feeling the brunt of the negative economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — and it may not get better. The COVID-19 pandemic has reignited public...

Recommendations for applicants and companies to successfully use asynchronous video interview (or AVI) technology....

Whatever the personal and productivity impacts of remote work, the savings of US$10,000 per year are the employer’s. In effect, this represents an offloading of costs onto employees — a...

Young workers tend not to have small business debts or family obligations. They are unlikely to own homes that must be sold to take up employment in other locations. Young...

The pandemic has not only made Canada's migrant workers more visible, but has also highlighted the essential nature of the work they do....

For those at the beginning of their working lives, the long-term impact of earnings lost to COVID-19 could be particularly large. Gaining work experience during the pandemic will help Canada’s...

People living with disabilities, youth, LGBTQ2 people, Indigenous people, certain racialized minorities, immigrants and those with low socioeconomic status often face complex barriers to entering the workforce....