David Sherwyn, director of the Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor & Employment Relations, says “The hotels are saying the guests don’t want it, I can’t find the people and it’s a huge expense. That’s the battle.”
Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR, says “As commissioner, the most common comment I got was, ‘Your staff is so great. We call them up and they connect us with the people who were generating the numbers. You guys provide the best customer service in the federal government. Would we not want to not be providing that level of service?”
In this opinion essay, Sabrina Karim, associate professor of government, and Muhib Rahman, postdoctoral associate, discuss the student-led protests that forced the downfall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and how Bangladesh can be successful.
“Every job will be affected by climate change,” says Lara Skinner, executive director of the Climate Jobs Institute. “We look at every sector of the economy, and every sector will have to change. This isn’t some little transition.”
“Without reform, employers will continue to cause irreparable harm to their employees by paying them less, blocking their ability to pursue their careers elsewhere, and throttling entrepreneurship,” says Matt Marx, professor of personal enterprise and small business management.