CIRHR Assistant Professor Kourtney Koebel's co-authored paper (Michael Baker and Mark Stabile) examines the impact of child benefits in Canada on children’s mental health and educational outcomes. Read the full paper at: knowledge.insead.edu/economics-fina…

US manufacturers face workforce challenges, but collaborating with workers can offer a path forward. Join Workrise on 12/18 for a virtual webinar on how innovative job designs can help stimulate & sustain business growth, & support an evolving workforce: workrisenetwork.org/event/how-busi…

Professor Greg Distelhorst, with his co-authors, Duanyi Yang (Cornell ILR School) and Judith Stroehle (Universität St.Gallen (HSG)), found that while employee wages were initially higher at these companies, the initial gains did not improve as time went on: msn.com/en-us/money/co…

Last week, the 2024 CIRHR Mock Arbitration Finals brought together MIRHR students to persuasively argue a case from either a management or union perspective. Find out which side won the day at: bit.ly/4gaGz25

We're very pleased to announce that Rafael Gomez, a professor of employment relations at U of T Arts & Science and the director of the #CIRHR, has been appointed as the CIBC Chair in Youth Employment: cirhr.utoronto.ca/news/cibc-yout… #Employment #HumanRights #Work #Labour #IRHR

CIRHR director and professor, Rafael Gomez, will appear on TVO Today | The Agenda this evening to discuss the impacts of binding arbitration on workers’ rights, 8/11pm #cdnpoli #canlab #humanrights #work #employment #labour

Is the federal government relying too heavily on binding arbitration to resolve labour disputes? Jeyan Jeganathan asks Rafael Gomez (CIRHR at UofT), drianlee (Sprott School of Business at Carleton University), Steven Barrett (@goldblattpartners) & Laura Walton (@onfedlab) at 8/11pm | Producer: Mike Attenborough #canlab

Rewatch the entire episode of TVO Today | The Agenda, featuring a panel of experts that includes #CIRHR Director and Professor, Rafael Gomez.

On Nov 14, we inaugurated the #USW Leo Gerard Chair in Collective Bargaining & Worker Representation, and honoured its namesake. Read U of T Arts & Science's news story about the event, and Leo Gerard's legacy as the most influential labour leader in modern history: artsci.utoronto.ca/news/new-unite…

Great speech by Adelle Blackett on employment equity law, with fantastic opening act Owen Shime talking about the history of labour arbitration in Canada. CIRHR at UofT 2024 Sefton-Williams Memorial Lecture youtu.be/GemmkAfsnCk?si…

🚨 The 9th Regulating for Decent Work Conference is approaching! Submit your abstracts to join this global discussion on shaping labour markets for a fairer future. Fellowship applicants deadline 🗓️ 20 January 2025 General submissions deadline 🗓️ 10 February 2025 Learn more

PhD Student Laura has spoken to internationally-educated nurses who can’t practice in Canada and, instead, pick up jobs on gig platforms like Taskrabbit and Care.com. Why is this happening during a nursing shortage? Find out more at The Local Magazine (Archived Account): thelocal.to/immigration-in…

Save the date for a special CIRHR #Homecoming anniversary celebration on June 19th and 20th in honour of our three milestones. Stay tuned -- more details will be coming soon! #CIRHR60 #reunion #alumni

Congratulations to undergraduate student, Miqa Castilla Sears, this year’s recipient of the Peter Silcox Scholarship. Miqa spoke to us about the award, the loved one who supported her development, and where she intends to put her energy after graduation: bit.ly/4baNZB5

We’re very happy to announce that 4th-year undergraduate students, Noelle Taylor and Sophie Wilkin, are the two inaugural recipients of the Dr. Sergiy and Tetyana Kryvoruchko Undergraduate Award in Human Resources: bit.ly/41Gqfl0

.@pxscanlan's new book is the definitive account of the Great Famine, and how Ireland's place in the UK and the British Empire made it uniquely vulnerable to starvation. Read more about Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine on the CBC website: bit.ly/41KJ0Eb

On April 3rd, join Dr. Tony Fang, Professor of Economics and Jarislowsky Chair NL, as he receives the 2025 Morley Gunderson Prize. Hybrid event details here: cirhr.utoronto.ca/events/MorleyG…. Memorial University Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Memorial CIRHR at UofT

On March 20th, York University's Global Labour Research Centre is hosting "Ford More Years: What Comes Next?", a post-election book and panel discussion regarding the results of Ontario's 2025 general election. Register to attend at: yorku.ca/research/glrc/… #onpoli

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Woodsworth Academic Building kicked off a new era for Woodsworth College. The six-storey addition features event and common spaces, classrooms, study spaces and more. Learn more: bit.ly/4krHT38