The School of Human Resource Management at York University has proven to be a critical starting point for many of its current students and graduates interested in pursuing a career in law. A bachelor’s degree in human resource management (BHRM) gives students a deep understanding of how people and organizations work, in addition to being […]
On December 17th Professor David Doorey joined the Canadian Bar Association’s podcast The Every Lawyer to talk about the impact of the gig economy on workers’ rights, legislative efforts to protect autonomous workers, how the courts have fared in shaping our laws in Canada, and the challenges ahead for organized labour. Doorey also shared his thoughts […]
The world of work is changing before our eyes. From a global pandemic that is shifting work practices daily to global movements and protests against anti-Black racism in society, professors from the School of Human Resource Management are contributing to the discussion in meaningful ways. Kelly Pike, assistant professor industrial relations, explores the deteriorating conditions of garment-sector workers in Lesotho in one of the recent articles titled “How […]
Professor Kelly Pike highlights areas of acute threats COVID-19 poses to women workers of developing nations in her most recent article published in Project Syndicate co-authored with Beth English. The economic fallout predicted by the International Labour Organization during the pandemic projected 195 million workers to be left unemployed worldwide. This becomes a greater crisis […]
This is a follow up to our initial announcement when CLiFF featured a documentary based on York University international research collaboration led by Dr Kelly Pike. Rethabile’s Story, a 25-minute documentary based on research from Professor Kelly Pike will be featured in the opening plenaries of the Canadian Work and Labour Studies Association (June 2 […]
Rethabile’s Story, a 25-minute documentary based on research from York University’s School of Human Resources Management (HRM) Professor Kelly Pike, has been selected for the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF). It will screen on Nov. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Carlton Cinemas in Toronto. Tickets are free. The film is based on the Decent Work Regulation (DWR) […]
On Sept. 11 2019 the Toronto Star reported that California’s landmark bill on the so called “gig economy” was hailed as a victory for workers. The ‘gig economy’ refers to the classification of workers as independent contractors, allowing companies to evade workplace protections like minimum wage and payroll taxes. While this misclassification is illegal in […]
The gender pay gap is a complex global issue that has attracted attention in the academic world for decades. In 2018, it made headlines in Hollywood, thereby entering public consciousness in a new and profound way. In Ontario, three decades after pay equity legislation was introduced, the gender pay gap is still wider for […]
Jelena Zikic is an associate professor at the School of Human Resource Management. Afraid to disconnect from work? Why you should get over it We are taking fewer and fewer paid vacation days per year. Are we less in need of rest, or is the work culture taking over our lives? While North Americans in […]
Jelena Zikic is an associate professor at the School of Human Resource Management. The keys to successful formal mentoring Formal mentoring programs – organization-assisted matching between a mentor and a protégé, usually short term – are a way of helping newcomers learn the ropes and/or assisting more junior employees to advance their careers. What is […]