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Last year, employee resistance, reinforced by tight labour markets, frustrated employer hopes for a return to the office. This year, employers are reluctantly accepting that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272244
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Alternative work arrangements.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239139
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The 2010s was the worst decade for productivity growth since the 1950s, capping living standards and the economy's growth potential. Productivity is the ratio of labour inputs to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272465
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Technological monitoring of employees will increase as the software spreads from large to small and medium-sized enterprises, as business models are digitalised, and as hybrid and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266979
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Congress has passed three COVID-19 relief packages, which include payroll support for shuttered businesses to retain employees. Congress now eyes a fourth package to expand…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251865
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The pandemic is swelling the ranks of 'digital nomads', who take their job with them as they move to and between places with lower living costs and more amenable lifestyles.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267725
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State and municipal pensions in the United States.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210325
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The small, astute and independent labour unions leading these organising drives have made traditional 'big labour' look tired and out of touch. Yet their success remains…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270987
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Biden has long ties to the union movement, an important source of financial and organisational support for Democrats locally. His nominee for labor secretary has deep union roots…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259621
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The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…