COVID-19 Impacts on Faculty and Staff: Changing the way employees work

Visit the project website A research study by James Chowhan and Kelly Pike in partnership with CHUSS. Go to the website Quick Links Printable Infographic [PDF] Short Report [PDF] Long Report [PDF] Why and how we conducted this research The goal of this project is to investigate the impact of current working arrangements at York University (among academic and […]

COVID-19 and the World of Work: The First Year

In March 2020, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Rider proclaimed (Ryder, 2020) that the coronavirus pandemic is “not just a medical crisis, but a social and economic one too.” Workers throughout the world are experiencing the pandemic in dramatically different ways as the rapidly evolving global health crisis collides with existing […]

Modeling COVID-19 Emergency Income Measures: Policy Implications for Women, Youth and Immigrants in Canada

Funder: Minor Research Grant, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University Principal Investigator: Luann Good Gingrich (Associate Professor, Social Work) Co-Investigator: Andrew Mitchell (Thinking Cap Consulting) Project Description: This project explores income and labour impacts of COVID-19 for women, young people and immigrants, and examines implications for government expenses. It uses Statistics Canada’s […]

COVID-19 and the World of Work Research Reports

Welcome to our new COVID-19 and the World of Work Research Reports series that will explore and analyze the impacts of the pandemic on workers. We will feature original reports on research hosted by the GLRC and conducted by GLRC students, faculty, and community partners that address evolving issues related to work, employment, labour, and […]

Is Amazon failing its warehouse workers?

By Safi YusufMarch 25, 2021 Almost a year after the start of the pandemic, Amazon’s treatment of their warehouse workers in the age of COVID-19 has remained at the forefront of health and safety concerns in the workplace. The electronic shopping giant has grown and benefited immensely from the pandemic, achieving 4.5 times the profit […]

Better paid sick day policies needed to stop the spread of COVID-19

By Safi YusufMarch 25, 2021 “Stay home when sick” has been a commonly used phrase throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; Canadian public health recommendations emphasize the importance of staying home when experiencing symptoms, as this method is one of the most effective strategies to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, this recommendation often falls short without […]

Impact of COVID-19 on Faculty and Staff Work Arrangements

Funder: Part of this project is supported by York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies York University Lead Researcher: Kelly Pike (Assistant Professor, Human Resource Management) Project Team:David Peetz, Griffith University (Principal Investigator)Jason Foster, Athabasca UniversityJohanna Weststar, Western UniversityRupa Banerjee, Ryerson UniversityScott Walsworth, University of SaskatchewanSean O’Brady, McMaster UniversityShelagh Campbell, University of Regina […]

COVID-19: Building Economic Inclusion and Food Justice

Funder: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant Principal Investigator: Luann Good Gingrich (Associate Professor, Social Work) Partners:Omar Khan (Independent Refugee Activist)The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) Project Description: This project is a partnership between Professor Good Gingrich (PI, York); Collaborator Omar Khan; and The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO). This partnership aims to 1) document and 2) mitigate the immediate and […]

The impact of COVID-19 on the housing precariousness of migrant workers

February 5, 2021 Mycah Panjaitan, Research Assistant, York UniversityWhitney Haynes, Alberta Workers Association for Research and Education (AWARE)Marco Luciano, Migrante-AlbertaDeanna Neri, MA Student, University of AlbertaLynn, Migrante-AlbertaEthel Tungohan, Assistant Professor, York University Precarious Workers and Precarious Housing report The last five months, I was able to survive working illegally while trying to restore my status, […]

The Story So Far: COVID-19, the Canadian Labour Market, and Immigrants

In the first of their series of briefs looking at the labour market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, GLRC Director Luann Good Gingrich and Andrew Mitchell examine the impacts on immigrants using data from the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by Statistics Canada.  COVID-19 has revealed longstanding and multiple fissures in the Canadian labour […]