Cornell University: The state of labor in a shifting workplace.
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In 2021, COVID-19 catalyzed unparalleled disruptions and societal shifts in the world of work as the pandemic swept the globe.
ILR School experts continue to help the public, policymakers, labor, management and others understand how the crisis is impacting the future of work. This Labor Day, we're highlighting some of the topics ILR experts addressed and their insights on how the world of work will look on Labor Day 2022.
Asking for a more flexible work schedule
With companies trying to figure out how frequently their workers must be in the office, many workers want flexibility - and it's worth asking for, said Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior and the author of the upcoming book 'You Have More Influence Than You Think.'
'Most likely, what's in our head about all the discomfort and the awkwardness of how we are going to be judged is probably overblown,' she said in a recent article on CNN Business. 'It will probably go better than you think. Regardless, you should get over the short-term discomfort of the conversation because the long-term benefits are pretty huge.'
Safeguarding essential workers' health
While employees around the world continue to work from home, many essential workers are risking their lives to keep the health care system and other vital industries open for business.
'Without a clear enforceable mechanism to safeguard workers' health at work, their lives will continue to be expendable,' Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute, wrote in the op-ed 'On Labor Day Let's Honor Workers by Protecting Their Lives' in 2020. 'It is not enough for elected officials to honor the history of workers' struggles for justice; they must also act to protect their lives.'
Since her article appeared, ILR's Worker Institute has collected data focused on racial, gender and economic disparities during the pandemic, and produced the report 'Seizing the Moment to Make our Care Systems more Equitable.'
Home, hybrid and hub workplaces
Companies considering bringing employees back into the workplace should base their decisions on input from multiple stakeholders, including operations, information technology, human resources and real estate, said Bradford Bell, the...
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