...: The authors declare no conflict of interest. 24 08 2025 19 12 2025 02 03 2026 11 05 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Wage Overweight Obesity Sexual orientation Gender Canada A1 I 14 I 19...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Commute Race Wage Compensating differentials Segmented assimilation Canada Economic theory posits that the disutility of commuting to a distant workplace is balanced by higher wages, intrinsically more rewarding jobs, and lower...

... so, the equation below is estimated: y i =   δ 0 + δ j ∑ j = 1 4 FW A j + Xβ +   ε      i = 1 , … ,   8   The data used in this paper are from the Canadian General Social Survey of 2016 (GSS-2016). Statistics Canada started conducting...

... are identifiable. Canada Work-life balance Sexual orientation Work-life segmentation With the greater visibility of sexual minorities and their attainment of equal rights to marry in many jurisdictions, the scholarship on sexual minorities and their outcomes has seen a surge in the past decade...

...Aysit Tansel; Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the long-run relationship between unemployment rate (UR) and labor force participation rate (LFPR) for men and women in Canada. Given that there are differences in the URs and participation rates of men and women...

... link (i.e. risk and perceived fairness of the allocation). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Pay satisfaction Variable pay Pay for performance Compensation plans Occupational group Canada Pay Variable pay aims to improve the performance of organizations by encouraging...

... 2012 France Canada Students Business studies Managerialism Values Competitive advantage Organizational innovation Globalization Creativity Work‐life Culture The turbulent and changing international business environment raises challenges for business executives, making them...

... capital and job characteristics variables, explains over 90 percent of the earnings gap. Research limitations/implications The analyses in the paper are based on data from a Canadian organization with nation‐wide operations. The findings may not apply to small or medium sized enterprises in Canada...

...Kenneth Shultz; Kène Henkens; Amy M. Warren; E. Kevin Kelloway Purpose The purpose of this study is to use the theory of planned behavior to test a structural model of retirement timing intentions of older workers in Canada following the abolishment of mandatory retirement. Design/methodology...

... from an existing labour pool during cyclical labour shortages by sending signals to them that there are jobs available. For example, employers may increase wages or initiate recruitment campaigns in order to attract more workers during a period of rapid economic growth (Skills Canada BC, 2004...

..., 1994). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Gender Managers Voluntary actions Training Canada In the last decade, due to deregulation, banking in numerous countries has evolved into a customer‐focused industry (Karr, 1994). In the early 1990s, in Canada and elsewhere...

...) other.” © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Disabilities Job satisfaction Income Canada Job satisfaction has been examined in considerable detail by sociologists and industrial psychologists. However, until recently economists have been reluctant to do so. Freeman (1978...

... of overqualification of the Canadian work force. Education Job applications Human capital Labour market Canada We try not to hire people who are desperate for work. If I run an ad in the paper, I get a great many résumés from overqualified people if the positions are in general service...

... attachment. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Education Earnings Skills based pay Labour market Canada Over the past few decades, much effort has been devoted to examining the labor market and income distribution in North America. Although emphasis has been placed on the USA, its neighboring...

...Carol Agocs Over the past 16 years, a legislative and policy framework has evolved in Canada to address systemic discrimination in employment in the federal jurisdiction, and in organizations that sell goods or services to the federal government. Data collected pursuant to the Employment Equity Act...

... relationship between union status and job satisfaction, but as expected, this relationship disappears when an adequate control for differences in working conditions is applied. It is concluded that union status is not negatively associated with job satisfaction in Canada. Second, it is common knowledge...

... found. Implications for client companies, for human resource agencies, and for individual employees are suggested. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Temporary workers Flexible working Job satisfaction Stress Canada Workers of temporary help agencies are one of several groups of employees labeled...

... seniority. Downsizing Strategy Planning Canada © MCB UP Limited 2000 A strategy of downsizing does not always mean using layoffs as the appropriate approach for improving organizational efficiency and productivity although layoffs are selected in most instances because they can produce...

... of the working age spectrum. This paper draws on official labour market data collected in 1989 and 1994 in both the UK and Canada. The UK data are drawn from two Labour Force Surveys conducted a year either side of the 1990 to 1993 recession – the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 1989 and the Quarterly LFS (QLFS...

...Steven E. Abraham As US firms expand into Canada, it becomes necessary for them to be aware of Canadian law governing labour and employment. Unlike what many might think, the laws in the two countries are substantially different. Further, the effects of these differences have been demonstrated...