I, like many of you, have had a lot of different types of jobs in my lifetime. Back before my university and professional life began, I had a long string of what some might deem to be “crummy” jobs (e ...

Recently, a friend was considering going back to work after staying at home to raise her children. She said, “I want to go back to work. I just can’t find a job.” Those words struck me, as it was my ...

Many managers have begun to realise that fast-paced jobs with multiple demands as well as dull and repetitive job roles are designed for the task and not the person, according to Sally Kirkright, CEO, ...

To address employee stress and burnout, employers should be more focused on job design, say two academics. With stress levels continuing to rise, employers have been focusing on “fix-the-worker ...

At SFU, we utilize job evaluation systems to objectively determine the relative value of jobs within the University through a systematic study and detailed analysis of job duties, accountability and ...

Canva, once maligned by the design industry, is becoming a standard. Mentions of it in graphic design job listings are way up this year. These companies are paying entry level designers the most ...

Imagine walking into a building and being told it was constructed without any formal principles or safety checks. You wouldn’t stay long, would you? Yet, every day, millions of employees work in jobs ...

What can HR specialists do if, after introducing a suite of employee wellbeing programmes, they still have unhappy staff and high sickness absence? This consideration sat at the centre of a study ...