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Worker Pay: Transparency or Opacity?
Beyond work-life balance, the gender pay gap is the biggest concern of women in Australian workplaces, according to a new survey of 9,500 women in G20 countries. Just 31%...
Breaking the UK’s Re-Offender Cycle could be a Matter of Degree
Re-offending rates among prisoners in the UK are sky high. Around 90% of those sentenced in England and Wales, have previous offences and the rates are, if anything, getting...
Russia Looks at the Bigger Picture when Assisting Syria
The sudden launch of Russia’s military operations in Syria late last month caught the United States and regional players by surprise. It began with an announcement that defined the...
U.K. ‘Energy Cafes’ Strive to Help those Vulnerable During Winter
As we approach winter, many of us start turning the heating back on, but there are thousands of people across the UK who dread the onset of colder weather...
Signing on the Dotted Line, Often Many Times per Day
How many contracts did you enter into today? The answer may surprise you. Though the prevalence of contracts in the world of commerce is taken as a given, the...
Intervening in Childhood Homelessness with Education Offers Hope
People who become homeless as a child are more likely to have lower employment rates in adulthood than those who become homeless later, according to new research showing the...
Bashing Drug-Makers for Short-term Political Gain has Risks
At Tuesday’s Democratic debate, they asked candidates to name the enemies they are most proud of making. Front-runner Hillary Clinton’s answer? Drug companies (along with the National Rifle Association,...
Moving ChAFTA Forward with Worker Safeguards
Labor’s proposals designed to “safeguard” Australian workers under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) are a step in the right direction and are likely to break the impasse that...
Putting 10 Million Youths to Work Annually
Sub-Saharan Africa has two abundant resources: its youth and agricultural land. With the youngest population globally and the largest share of the world’s arable land, Africa stands to benefit...
Trademarking a Catch Phrase
Since the presidential candidate started wearing his red hat bearing the slogan, the product has become a must-have among his supporters. It comes in different colours for US$25 on...