Employment

nTIDE's experts take a closer look at factors underlying fluctuations in the unemployment numbers for people with and without disabilitiesCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 22, 2020. While the number of…

Experts detail new paradigms of vocational rehabilitation that are fostering measurable progress in employment outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injuryCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 22, 2020. A team of…

Credit: uOttawa Seven University of Ottawa professors are among recipients of millions in funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) aimed at improving the response to challenges posed by the COVID-19…

Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by spinal cord injuryCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September…

European workers report mental health struggles in response to economic instability, regardless of country or gender As more people work temporary gigs with little protection, or fear layoffs in an unstable economy, job insecurity is on…

Study of public transport agencies across North America shows service cuts disproportionately affect lower-income and more vulnerable groups In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport agencies across North America have made…

Stress associated with job loss can have a host of negative effects on individuals that may hinder their ability to become re-employed. A new study published in the Journal of Employment Counseling examines the importance of…

Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than whites to contract and die of COVID-19, according to researchers at the University of Utah. They…

Unequal compensation reduces people's motivation to work, even among those who stand to benefit from unfair advantages, finds a new UCL-led study. The researchers found that large disparities in rewards offered for the same task reduce…

Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring The Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Education for People with Disabilities (CEED) Project, an education and training program for people with disabilities and service…

A new study examines the planning challenges that residents and officials in the rural mountain American West have been watching unfold for years Nestled among state parks, red rock buttes and breathtaking mountain vistas, Sedona, Arizona,…

Study by The Business School (formerly Cass) uncovers how effective entrepreneurship can ignite economic growth of an entire community New research from The Business School (formerly Cass) has shed light on how Mirandola, a small town in…

Most municipalities will lose money because of decreased shopping, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Small municipalities in Ohio that rely on retail sales taxes from apparel, vehicle sales, restaurants and tourism could see as much as a 50…

The odds of women receiving pay for a college internship are 34% lower than for men, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. A team of researchers led by Binghamton University Assistant…

Credit: Teiksma Buseva Employers in Sweden more often reject job applications from transgender people - especially in male-dominated occupations. Moreover, transgender people face discrimination from two different grounds for…

Reopening is only feasible if stringent safety measures are taken In the USA, where the curve of infections has not yet flattened since the beginning of the pandemic, 158,000 people have died from Covid-19 already. And despite the choice…

Many refugees in the United States move to a different state soon after arrival, and when they move, they're most drawn by better job prospects and other people from their home country What do you think of when you hear the word "refugee"?…

Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring the Just in Time Employment Supports Project, a multi-state project of the University of Iowa Midwest Disability Employment Consortium that implements virtual…

Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions outside the tropics.Credit: Lam et al, Nature Reviews Earth…

A new study in Review of Economic Studies suggests that a large increase in the stock of immigrants to the United States would have little impact on the wages of native US citizens. Allowing for more high-skill immigration could be…