Economic equality and labour laws – discussions by Prof. David Doorey

Exploring the employee protection acts, enforcement of labour standards and the significance of lending a voice to the worker; Prof. David Doorey discusses various aspects with a panel virtually on the video titled: ILERA2020: Cross Border Reflections on the Future of the Wagner Model. Doorey along with the panelists joining him virtually, highlight various layers […]

Contributing to the conversation: School of HRM professors in the media

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 co-authors for Project Syndicate: “Will the pandemic set women back?”

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 […]

The ILO – A critical examination of the past 100 years, and imagination for the next

Professor Kelly Pike from the School of HRM will be moderating a panel discussion on lessons that can be learned from the past to address the pressing social, economic and labour justice issues of today and the future. Join the event for free on Friday, February 28th from 1:30-3:30pm in Kaneff Tower 519. Panelists: Dr […]

Documentary based on School of HRM research to tour labour conferences this June

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 […]

CLiFF features documentary based on York University international research collaboration

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) […]

Professor David Doorey quoted on “potential watershed moment” for vulnerable workers in the Toronto Star

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 […]

Prof. Kelly Pike’s work with DWR-Africa to improve labour regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kelly Pike, Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations in the School of Human Resource Management, is a member of a team of researchers working on the project on Decent Work Regulation in Africa. DWR-Africa is a collaboration between Durham University in the UK, the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and York University. A central […]

HR Talks Presents: Navigating the Future of Work

(This event is sold out and registration is now closed.) As part of the Monica Belcourt Speakers Forum presented by the School of HRM and the Faculty of LA&PS, guest speaker Zabeen Hirji will deliver a talk on November 20th titled "Navigating the Future of Work: What an exciting time to be in HR". Paradigm […]

School of HRM's research on gender pay gap could guide policy-makers’ equity goals

  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 […]