A place-based payroll tax incentive can be effective in stimulating employment in remote and underdeveloped regions, helping to address regional inequalities, according to a new UCL and University of Oslo study. The study, published in the Journal of Public Economics…
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nTIDE January 2020 Jobs Report: Year begins with good news for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report– featuring Real World Lehigh Valley, an innovative employment partnership with Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom and the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Supervisors share effective ways to include people with disabilities in the workplace
Experts report initial results practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
nTIDE January 2020 Jobs Report: Year begins with good news for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report– featuring Real World Lehigh Valley, an innovative employment partnership with Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom and the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Supervisors share effective ways to include people with disabilities in the workplace
Experts report initial results practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
Shift workers at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes
Shift workers are at a significantly increased risk for sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome, which increases a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Individuals, employers and physicians can all take steps to mitigate these risks, according to a clinical review in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Shift workers at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes
Employers and workers can take action to mitigate risks of metabolic syndrome, according to researchers in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Jump in Employment Seen Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees, Especially the Most Vulnerable
Getting covered by health insurance may have a major impact on a low-income person’s ability to get a job or enroll in school, according to a new study.
The percentage of low-income people enrolled in Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program who had jobs or were enrolled in school jumped six points in one year, while employment rates in the state remained flat.
Avoid paying so people work
The idea behind unemployment benefits
Avoid paying so people work
The idea behind unemployment benefits
AI to help find causes of and reduce labour market gender and ethnic bias
Researchers will tackle the problem of gender and ethnic bias in recruitment and human resource management as part of a new £1m project
AI to help find causes of and reduce labour market gender and ethnic bias
Researchers will tackle the problem of gender and ethnic bias in recruitment and human resource management as part of a new £1m project
Inequality is bad for society, economic prosperity good
New cross-national study shows the influence of income inequality and affluence on the amount of health and social problems in rich countries
Women-only business groups marginalize and fail to empower members
Women-only business networks fail to boost female entrepreneurship and instead serve to marginalise further the very people they seek to help.
Sustainability claims about rubber don’t stick
Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporation
Sustainability claims about rubber don’t stick
Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporation
Sustainability claims about rubber don’t stick
Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporation
Women still face barriers to breastfeed at work
Study finds gaps in quality, accessibility of breastfeeding resources
Women still face barriers to breastfeed at work
Study finds gaps in quality, accessibility of breastfeeding resources
nTIDE December 2019 Jobs Report: End-of-year gains minimal for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report — featuring The Washington Center’s LISD — an academic internship program for college students with disabilities supported by AT&T, Kessler Foundation, and Prudential Financial
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
Study: US takes ‘low road’ to growth with adverse impact on wellbeing, future prosperity
Scandinavian countries take ‘high road,’ see positive effects
Study: US takes ‘low road’ to growth with adverse impact on wellbeing, future prosperity
Scandinavian countries take ‘high road,’ see positive effects
Unveiling a new map that reveals the hidden personalities of jobs
Social media unlocks key to matching individuals to their perfect job
Unveiling a new map that reveals the hidden personalities of jobs
Social media unlocks key to matching individuals to their perfect job
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
The songwriter is creative — the singer, not so much
Study examines how Nashville songwriters co-write with stars
The songwriter is creative — the singer, not so much
Study examines how Nashville songwriters co-write with stars
nTIDE Nov 2019: Rise in jobs sparks rise in optimism for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire November 2019 nTIDE Report — featuring New York City’s model employment initiative NYC: ATWORK that connects jobseekers with disabilities with competitive jobs in high growth industries
Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…
Study examines women’s ability to adapt effectively to climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and…
Wendy’s named 2019-2020 HRM Impact Award Winner
SHRM, SIOP, and their foundations to award organizations that are improving Human Resource management practices
Working, yet poor
Goethe University is a participant in a project receiving 3.2 million Horizon 2020 grant
New report: The impact of energy booms on local workers
A new IZA World of Labor report publishing today finds energy booms create a broad set of benefits for local workers in the short term including lower unemployment and higher wages. But there are externalities to consider and the long…
Paper: Outcomes vary for workers who ‘lawyer up’ in employment arbitration disputes
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Conventional wisdom dictates that workers who “lawyer up” in workplace disputes would be more likely to improve their chances at securing a better outcome, but in an alternative dispute resolution context such as arbitration, employers can all…
Job losses during the Great Recession may be responsible for decline in US birth rates
Study uses longer-term individual and household data on fertility and the recession
Job losses during the Great Recession may be responsible for decline in US birth rates
Study uses longer-term individual and household data on fertility and the recession
Nearly half of accused harassers can return to work
New research from Michigan State University revealed that almost half of accused harassers can go back to work when disputes are settled by arbitrators – or, third-parties who resolve disputes.
Program linking patients to community resources shows no significant impact on well-being
Effectiveness of community-links practitioners in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation
New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost
CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…
Program linking patients to community resources shows no significant impact on well-being
Effectiveness of community-links practitioners in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation
New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost
CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…
Will college job market continue its decade-long growth?
Despite fears about a recession, the job market is strong for college graduates – for the 10th consecutive year, according to Michigan State University’s Recruiting Trends, the largest annual survey of employers in the nation.
Paid sick leave and flextime benefits result in significantly more retirement savings
A study is the first to explore the relationship between workplace employment benefits and retirement savings in older American males
End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts
System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…
End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts
System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…
End of life carers should have six months paid leave, say experts
System allowing people six months off work to care for dying loved ones would provide “huge economic benefits”, according to academics New research shows carers of cancer patients more likely to receive benefits than those looking after people with other…
Researchers find risk factors for unemployment with multiple sclerosis vary by age
Kessler Foundation researchers studied relationships of multiple factors — age, disease, psychological, person-specific — with unemployment in individuals with multiple sclerosis