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Research

The CLMR has funded a number of academic research projects. The following is a list of research outputs and publications, that have resulted from CLMR funded projects:

2020: TBA

2019:

Fashion victims: The dangers of dress past and present, Matthews David, Alison and Elizabeth Semmelhack, “The Pleasures and Perils of Collaboration: Researching and Curating the Fashion Victims Exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum,” in Musealizing Fashion, eds. Gabriele Mentges, Jella Fink and Johanna Korbik. Munich and New York: Waxmann, June 2019, pp.179-198.

Women, work and resistance in the laundry industry, Jenny Carson, A Matter of Moral Justice: Black Women Power Laundry Workers and the Fight for Economic and Racial Justice​ (now in production with the University of Illinois Press, Labor Series, Spring 2021 publication).

2018: Brain gain or brain drain? Education-job mismatch among immigrants, Banerjee, R., Verma, A., & Zhang, T. (2018). Brain Gain or Brain Waste? Horizontal, Vertical, and Full Job-Education Mismatch and Wage Progression among Skilled Immigrant Men in Canada. International Migration Review.

The relationship between male and female youth volunteering and extrinsic career success: A growth curve modelling approach, Shantz, A., Banerjee, R., and Lamb, D. (2018, October 27). The Relationship Between Male and Female Youth Volunteering and Extrinsic Career Success. Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

2017: Domestic workers' freedom of association, Gomes, A.V.M., and Banerjee, R. (2017). The guarantee of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights to domestic workers: two opposite models, Brazil and Canada. Pensar-Revista de Ciências Jurídicas. Volume 22, Issue 3. Pages 1 - 15.

Evidence of the sharing economy within the greater Toronto area, Mazerolle, M., and Hennessy, T. (2017, May 30). Economic Disruption or Economic Enhancer: Evidence of The Sharing Economy within the Greater Toronto Area. Presented at the Canadian Industrial Relation Association’s Annual Conference. Toronto, ON.

LGBT diversity in the legal profession, Alkoby, A. and Alon Shenker, P. (2017). Out of the Closet and Up the Ladder? Diversity in Ontario’s Big Law Firms. Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice. Volume 34, Issue 2

2016: Out of the shadows: Women on executive boards of unions, Hunt, G. (2016). Out of the Shadows: Women on Executive Boards of Canadian Unions. Presented at the 32nd European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium. Naples, Italy.

Legal barriers to age discrimination in hiring complaints, Alon-Shenker, P. (2016). Legal Barriers to Age Discrimination in Hiring Complaints. Dalhousie Law Journal. Volume 39, Issue 1.

The gig is up? Freelancers, flexicurity, and the Canadian screen media industry, Zboralska, E., Davis, C. H., and Ciccone, V. (2016). The Gig is Up? Freelancers, Flexicurity, and the Canadian Screen Media Industry. Presented at the Canadian Communication Association 2016 Annual Conference. Calgary, Alberta.

The health impacts of precarious work, Ng, W., Sundar, A., Poole, J., Karpocje, B., Abdillahi, I., Arat- Koc, S., Benjamin, A., Galabuzi, G.-E. (2016). “Working So Hard and Still So Poor?” A Public Health Crisis in the Making: The Health Impacts of Precarious Work on Racialized Refugee and Immigrant Women. Ted Rogers School of Management’s Centre for Labour Management Relations at Toronto Metropolitan University

The Nature of Work in the Sharing Economy, Siemiatycki, M. (2016, October). The Changing Nature of Work. Canadian Labour Congress 2017 Annual Convention.

The Use of Work Environment Performance Indicators in CSR Reporting, Searcy, C., Dixon, S. M., and Neumann, P. (2016). The Use of Work Environment Performance Indicators in Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting. Journal of Cleaner Production. Volume 112, Issue 4.

Transgender rights in Canada: An emerging issue for unions? Hunt, G., and Pelz, M. (2016). Transgender Rights in Canada: Legal, Medical and Labour Union Activities. In Köllen, T., (Ed.). Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations: Global Perspectives on LGBT Workforce Diversity. Springer.

Unionization and income growth of racial minority immigrants in Canada: A longitudinal study, Verma, A., Reitz, J. G. and Banerjee, R. (2016), Unionization and Income Growth of Racial Minority Immigrants in Canada: A Longitudinal Study. International Migration Review. Volume 50, Issue 3. Pages 667-698.

Unions and traditionally disadvantaged workers: Evidence from union wage premiums in Canada, 2000 to 2012, Gomez, R., and Lamb, D. (2016). Unions and Traditionally Disadvantaged Workers: Evidence from Union Wage Premiums in Canada 2000 to 2012. E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies. Volume 5, Issue 3. Pages 1 -21. Adapt University Press.

2011 - 2015 Research

2015: Fashion victims: The dangers of dress past and present, Matthews David, A. (2015). Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

Life after the live-in caregiver program, Tungohan, E., Banerjee, R., Cleto, P., De Leon, C., Garcia, M., Kelly, P., Luciano, M., Palmaria, C., and Sorio, C. (2015). After the Live-In Caregiver Program: Filipina Caregivers' Experiences of Graduated an Uneven Citizenship. Canadian Ethnic Studies. Volume 47, Issue 1. Pages 87 - 105.

Measuring employment standards violations, evasion and erosion, Noack, A., Vosko, L. F., and Grundy, J. (2015). Measuring Employment Standards Violations, Evasion and Erosion – Using a Telephone Survey. Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations. Volume 70, Issue 1. Pages 78 – 101.

"The young wage earner": Trade unions and young workers in post-war Britain, Ellis, C. (2015). “The Young Wage-Earner”: Trade Unions and Young Workers in Postwar Britain. Presented at the Institute for Child and Youth Studies conference “Mapping the Landscapes of Childhood.” Alberta, Canada

2014: Consumer Demand as a Driver of Improved Working Conditions, Neumann, P, Dixon, S., and Nordvall, A.-C. (2014, May). Consumer Demand as a Driver of Improved Working Conditions: the ‘Ergo-Brand’ Proposition. Ergonomics. Volume 57, Issue 8. Pages 1 – 14.

Cyberbullying at Work: In Search of Effective Guidance, West, B., Foster, M., Levin, A., Edmison, J., and Robibero, D. (2014). Cyberbully at Work: In Search of Effective Guidance. Laws. Volume 3. Pages 598 – 617.

Labour affiliated youth employment and skills development programs, Minott, M., and Albanese, P. (2014, May 28). Analysis of Labour Affiliated Youth Employment and Skills Development Programs. Present

Labour Law and Triangular Employment Growth, Bartkiw, T.J. (2014). Labour Law and Triangular Employment Growth: A Theory of Regulatory Differentials. The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. Volume 30, Issue 4. Pages 413 – 434.

Nonhiring and dismissal of senior workers: Is it all about the money?, Alon-Shenker, P. (2014). Nonhiring and Dismissal of Senior Workers: Is It All About the Money? Comparative Labour Law and Policy Journal. Volume 35, Issue 2.

Racialized women's participation in entrepreneurship, Knight, M. (2014). Race-ing, Classing and Gendering Racialized Women’s Participation in Entrepreneurship. Gender, Work and Organization. Volume 23, Issue 3.

Resisting Precarity in Toronto's Municipal Sector, Carson, J., and Siemiatycki, M. (2014). Resisting Precarity in Toronto’s Municipal Sector: The Justice and Dignity for Cleaners Campaign. Just Labour: A Canadian Journal of Work and Society. Volume 22.

Striving to Be the Ideal Employee Through Working Long Hours, Song, F. (2014). Grant towards "Striving to be the “Ideal” Employee through Working Long Hours: Its Multi- Dimensional, MultiLevel Determinants and Public Policy Implications." Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

2013: Commuting and stress: Recent evidence from Canada, 2013, Haider, M., Kerr, K., Badami, M. (Publication forthcoming). Commuting and Stress: Recent Evidence from Canada. Journal of Transport and Health.

Race, gender, and the embodiment of entrepreneurship within texts, Knight, M. (2013). “New markets must be conquered”: Race, Gender, and the Embodiment of Entrepreneurship Within Texts. The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien. Volume 57, Issue 3.

Recession, plant closures, and older, racialized immigrant workers, Ng, W., Sundar, A., Galabuzi, G.-E., Arat-Koc, S., Khan, S., and Serajelahi, S. (2013). “An Immigrant All Over Again?” Recession, Plant Closures, and Older Racialized Immigrant Workers: A Case Study of the Workers of Progressive Moulded Products. Ted Rogers School of Management’s Centre for Labour Management Relations at Toronto Metropolitan University.

The principle of proportionality in employment and labour law, Alon-Shenker, P., and Davidov, G. (2013). Applying the Principle of Proportionality in Employment and Labour Law Contexts. McGill Law Journal. Volume 59, Issue 2.

2012: Is access to the profession access to justice? Lessons from Canada, Levin, A., and Alkoby, A. (2012). Is Access to the Profession Access to justice – Lessons From Canada. International Journal of the Legal Profession. Volume 19, Issue 2-3. Routledge.

Supporting the school performance of young people living in residential care, Gharabaghi, K. (2012). Translating Evidence into Practice: Supporting the School Performance of Young People Living in Residential Group Care in Ontario. Children and Youth Services Review. Volume 34, Issue 6.

Why South Asian Immigrant Wages are Lower in Canada, Haider, M., Monteiro, S., and Buske, C. (2012). Why South Asian Immigrant Wages are Lower in Canada. Ted Rogers School of Management’s Centre for Labour Management Relations at Toronto Metropolitan University.

2011: The politics of the Canadian exit strategy from fiscal stimulus, Evans, B., and Albo, G. (2011). Permanent Austerity: The Politics of the Canadian Exit Strategy from Fiscal Stimulus. Alternative Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research. Volume 22. Pages 7 – 28

Abstracts

For descriptions of all research projects that have been funded by the CLMR and for those that are still in progress, see the research abstract brochure link: