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Professor Doorey discusses Uber’s agreement with UFCW union and its effect on gig economy employees

Posted on 23 February 2022

SHRM Associate Professor David Doorey was quoted in the Toronto Star article, “A union signed a deal with Uber- but drivers have Questions. Inside the messy battle for the gig economy.” The article explores how unionizing will affect Uber drivers and what the implications of unionizing could be down the line. “It’s a bad look […]

SHRM professors co-author article published in Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations journal

Posted on 15 February 2022

SHRM PhD alumnus and professor Mahbub Alam co-authored an article in the Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations journal with SHRM professors Parbudyal Singh and Kelly Pike. The journal is a bilingual quarterly review published by the Industrial Relations Department at Université Laval. In the article, titled, “The Post-Rana Plaza Regime: Multi-level labour regulation in Bangladesh’s RMG sector”, […]

Prof. Souha R. Ezzedeen discusses the potential of results-only workplaces

Posted on 21 December 2021

SHRM Associate Professor Souha R. Ezzedeen, was interviewed in an article for CBC Radio, “Forget 9 to 5. These experts say the time has come for the results-only work environment”, that suggests the pandemic readied the world for HR options in the workplace that give employees more choice. "It is a lot more feasible, possible, […]

Prof. Jelena Zikic discusses how skilled newcomers can maximize job-hunting

Posted on 23 November 2021

SHRM Associate Professor, Jelena Zikic, has co-authored an article in The Conversation discussing how newcomers can continue to grow their careers when the immigrate. Titled, “How skilled newcomers can stave off major career sacrifices when job-seeking”, the article takes a deep dive into common problems immigrants face, including family-life balance and sacrificing career goals to […]

School of HRM students assist in remote working research survey

Posted on 23 November 2021

Six students from the School of Human Resource Management pursuing their third year of PhD, collaborated to conduct interviews for a qualitative research study about the impacts of working remotely in the context of COVID-19 at York University. The students are: Research Survey Objective The objective of the research was to advance understanding of the […]

SHRM research highlights work, labour issues for faculty and staff during pandemic

Posted on 21 June 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many workplaces in Canada and around the world closed their facilities and moved employees to working from home. For some workers this was a seamless transition, while for others the shift was more difficult. The COVID Homeworking for University Staff Survey (CHUSS) is a project stemming from an international research collaboration […]

Dr. Duygu Gulseren to join the School of HRM as Assistant Professor

Posted on 8 June 2021

The School of HRM is pleased to announce that Dr. Duygu Gulseren will be joining us on 1 July as an Assistant Professor. Duygu Biricik Gulseren completed her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Saint Mary's University. Her research is focused on healthy and safe work (e.g., leading healthy workplaces, chronic pain at work, work-life-health interface) […]

Professor Kelly Pike teams up with graduate student to evaluate Better Work program

Posted on 11 May 2021

A collaboration between graduate student Ahsan Ahshanullah and HRM professor Kelly Pike is helping drive improvements for garment industry workers in Asia. In his fourth year of graduate studies, Ahshanullah is wrapping up his academic career at York. About to defend his thesis, his active pursuit of relevant work experience had him reaching out to […]

Professor Anja Krstic's Collaborative Article Published in the Harvard Business Review

Posted on 29 April 2021

An article collaboratively authored by Professor Anja Krstic titled: "Research: Why Some D&I Efforts Failed Employees of Chinese Descent" has been published in the Harvard Business Review. "While many companies are increasingly interested in supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, new research shows that not all initiatives are equally effective in protecting different marginalized […]

Join us for a virtual 'Learning from our Alumni' and networking session

Posted on 25 March 2021

We are excited to invite you to our Virtual Learning from the Experts session & networking event taking place on Wednesday April 28, 2021 starting at 6:15 PM. This time we will focus on: Learning from our Alumni: New perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion in time of uncertainty. Our speakers Dean and Krystal will join us for an interactive […]