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Op-ed article by Graham Lowe on 21st century job quality, published in the on-line edition of the Globe and Mail newspaper (www.globeandmail.com).

This new study, published by Canadian Policy Research Networks, is urging employers and governments to focus on job quality as a means to recruit and retain the workers needed for Canada’s future prosperity. In 21st Century Job Quality: Achieving What Canadians Want, author Graham Lowe finds that the economic prosperity of the new century hasn’t […]

This report was prepared for the Federal Labour Standards Review Committee. It examines the research and relevant Canadian empirical evidence on work schedules, work time and work–life balance. It assesses trends and current practices in Canadian workplaces, particularly in sectors under federal jurisdiction. The paper also reviews empirical evidence on problems regarding work–life balance, increasing […]

Keynote address and interactive half-day workshop at the 4th Annual Workplace Wellness Conference, Kingston, Ontario. For registration information: (613) 549-1232 / workplacewellness@healthunit.on.ca

Executive Breakfast Presentation at the 4th Annual Workplace Wellness Conference, Kingston, Ontario. For registration information: (613) 549-1232 / workplacewellness@healthunit.on.ca

Linking Culture and Performance: How Healthy and Inspiring Work Environments are a Strategic Advantage. This session will provide a practical understanding of how to build a healthy workplace culture that inspires employees to contribute their best. Culture matters more than ever in today’s ultra-competitive labour market and global knowledge-based economy. Increasingly, organizational success depends on […]

Presentation at the Pathways to Business Health Symposium, Vancouver. Sponsored by TRG Group Benefits and Pensions. For further information: (604) 714-4400 / rveltri@trggroup.com

Keynote presentation at the Canadian Life Insurance Medical Officers’ Association annual conference. May 13-16, 2007. Toronto.

Canadian Policy Research Network’s (CPRN)new research project, 21st Century Job Quality Trends is well underway. As part of the study, CPRN is conducting a series of “webinars” hosted by Graham Lowe (the lead researcher) at the beginning, middle and end of the project. These are virtual roundtables – linking participants from government, labour, the non-profit […]

Graham Lowe will be making a presentation at the Strategic Capabilities Network in Toronto about how employees become truly inspired when they trust their managers and co-workers. Graham will draw on research by Great Place to Work Institute Canada for its annual Best Workplaces in Canada lists. The session also will include a panel discussion […]