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In the News: What Could the Future of Work Look Like? These Ontario Experts Offer Their Insight
DeGroote HR experts Catherine Connelly and Sean O'Brady discuss the future of work in this latest Hamilton Spectator series.
Laid Off? Here’s How to Navigate Your Employment Rights
Tanya Walker (BCom ‘02) and Jordan Koenig provide insights on what to do when laid off and how to protect yourself when securing a new job.
In the News: Gap in skilled trades expected to hinder efforts to close housing gap
Ontario has set a target to build 1.5M new homes over the next decade, but some question if there are enough skilled workers.
In the News: Canada needs to encourage more youths to pursue skilled trade jobs
Mojan Naisani Samani and Rick Hackett explain students are being urged to enter the skilled trades as the industry faces labour shortages.
In the News: The term ‘quiet quitting’ is worse than nonsense
The research by Human Resources & Management Professor Erin Reid is featured in this Financial Times article on quiet quitting.
In the News: Are There Other Ways to Give Power to Labour?
Sean O'Brady from the DeGroote School of Business speaks with Amanda Lang on ‘Taking Stock’ about giving workers bargaining power.
Intelligence Memos | Addressing Ageism (II): How to Keep Older Workers
Eva Klein, and Leonard Waverman, professors at McMaster University, share their insights on addressing ageism in the workforce.
In the News: From COVID to the Economy — The Mental Health of Canadians is at a Breaking Point
DeGroote Professor of Human Resources & Management Catherine Connelly discusses workplace mental health in this Toronto Star article.
In the News: Nearly Half of Canadian Working Women Would Rather Quit Than Return to the Office Full-Time, Survey Finds
In this Toronto Star article, Catherine Connelly weighs in on a recent report which looks at women returning to in-person office work.
In the News: How to Stop Employees from Hoarding Knowledge
Unshared knowledge harms companies most by making day-to-day work less productive and employee transitions less effective.
In the News: Rick Hackett on Ethics Codes and Jerry Dias
It's not enough for organizations to spell out the rules of their code of ethics once and then forget about them says Rick Hackett.
Why Flexibility Over the Return to In-person Work is Crucial
Going back to the workplace doesn't necessarily mean returning to a pre-pandemic setup, and that's a good thing, says Catherine Connelly.