By Kim M Caudwell, Charles Darwin University and Stephen Bolaji, Charles Darwin University Do you ever find yourself taking a sneaky few minutes out of your work day to play …
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Diversity
How to save workplace diversity schemes from the DEI backlash (without collecting more data)
By Kevin Guyan, University of Edinburgh In a radio discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, a journalist asked me which year these schemes started in the …
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By Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal government. His administration has frozen federal grants, issued executive orders aligned …
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Background ScreeningGlobal HR News
South Africa has a problem with people in the public service lying about their qualifications: what needs to change
By Busani Ngcaweni, University of the Witwatersrand The persistent challenge of falsified or misrepresented qualifications in South Africa exposes serious shortcomings in recruitment and appointment processes. Although the scale of …
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Global HR News
Wage theft is now a criminal offence in NZ – investigating it shouldn’t be left to the police
By Irene Nikoloudakis, University of Adelaide Being robbed is a horrible experience under any circumstances. But being robbed by your employer involves a unique betrayal of trust. So it was …
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FeaturedOpinion
Leak of US military plans on Signal is a classic case of ‘shadow IT’. It shows why security systems need to be easy to use
By Toby Murray, The University of Melbourne On March 24, The Atlantic magazine revealed an extraordinary national security blunder in the United States. Top US government officials had discussed plans …
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OpinionRemote Work
Our work and home lives are blending more than ever – how do we navigate this new ‘zigzag’ reality?
By Candice Harris, Auckland University of Technology and Jarrod Haar, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University For decades, researchers examined work and home life as separate domains. If they …
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Global HR NewsOpinion
Non-compete clauses make it too hard to change jobs. Banning them for millions of Australians is a good move
By William van Caenegem, Bond University The Labor government used this week’s budget to announce it plans to ban non-compete agreements for employees on less than A$175,000 per year, a …
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Mental HealthOpinion
The UK has a lot of people out of work because of mental illness – but listening to those affected reveals that’s rarely the whole story
By Annie Louise Irvine, King’s College London What is going on in the UK when it comes to the massive rise in benefit claims related to mental health? It’s complicated, …
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DiversityOpinion
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest U.S.: DEI officials really did have an influence
By Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, UMass Amherst; Jorge Quesada Velazco, UMass Amherst, and Kevin L. Young, UMass Amherst In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests …
