Goal 1: No Poverty
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Sustainable Development Goal 1 is about ending poverty in all its forms everywhere. Learn how a McMaster business professor is helping. |
Catherine Connelly, Professor, Human Resources & Management
A fair chance at fair work: Reducing poverty by supporting vulnerable employees
People with disabilities are among the world’s most marginalized groups, facing worse health outcomes, lower education, and barriers to gaining employment. They’re also more likely to be poor.
Catherine Connelly’s work tackles SDG 1 by shedding light on the challenges faced by vulnerable workers — those with disabilities, temporary workers, and people in precarious or gig economy jobs who are often impacted during times of economic change.
As the Canada Research Chair in Organizational Behaviour, Connelly has found that many employers are lagging in their attempts to create an inclusive environment. People with disabilities continue to face prejudice, and it’s impacting their income potential. But Connelly says it doesn’t have to be this way.
Why flexibility over the return to in-person work is crucial
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, returning to in-person work is unlikely to mean a return to pre-pandemic ways. And that’s a good thing, says Catherine Connelly, . . .
Analysis: Provincial competition law needed to address the power of gig work platforms
With the invention of gig-based platforms like Uber and SkipTheDishes, the gig economy has not just become an integral part of the labour industry, but . . .
Survey sheds light on how emotional labour has taken a toll on various workers throughout pandemic
Newly released survey data from McMaster University has revealed the unique supports human service workers need in the face of increasing stress caused by the . . .
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