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With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics
With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics Natalie Adamyk, University of Toronto More than 2.1 million Canadians today work in temporary, part-time or otherwise unstable jobs. For these workers, the ideal of a “standard employment relationship” — the predominant model for employment for decades in the second half of the 20th century…
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Why we must act now to revive women’s leadership prospects in an AI-driven workplace
Why we must act now to revive women’s leadership prospects in an AI-driven workplace Sue Duke Head, Global Public Policy and Economic Graph Team, LinkedIn Women have always paid a heavy price for economic instability. And with the global labour market cooling down from the hiring frenzy of 2020 and 2021, it is female professionals…
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When the technical meets the political: Court of Justice rules that EU standards require more openness
When the technical meets the political: Court of Justice rules that EU standards require more openness Arnaud Van Waeyenberge, HEC Paris Business School This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that harmonised technical standards – an influential form of governance…
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What are microcredentials? And are they worth having?
What are microcredentials? And are they worth having? Daniel Douglas, Trinity College As private firms and governments struggle to fill jobs – and with the cost of college too high for many students – employers and elected officials are searching for alternative ways for people to get good jobs without having to earn a traditional college…
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‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead
‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead Cherine Fahd, University of Technology Sydney It is the season of university open days and study decisions for Year 12 students. As an academic, the question I get asked most by students and parents is, “will this degree lead…
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