National Adult Literacy Database

A senior psychology lecturer at England’s University of Central Lancashire says that workplace boredom is “the new stress,” a problem that is second only to anger in terms of common hidden workplace emotions.

Local, national, and global initiatives lead the way in keeping the peace and promoting prosperity through knowledge. The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) was included in this list of '25 Inspiring Literacy Projects around the World.'

In its global survey of HR managers, the group found that nine out of 10 human resource managers said employee engagement is a top staffing challenge. But only four in 10 companies track it. And just 15 per cent measure the return on investment for their employee recognition programs.

"Why is having pride so important in the skilled trades? Because it pushes people to do better — and these are definitely industries where you want people to do their best. People who are proud of their work will put in the extra hours to learn a new technique. They’ll talk to colleagues about what works and what doesn’t." — Mike Holmes

On the occasion of International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, the Montreal Economic Institute's Yanick Labrie shines a light on five reasons why income inequality is less worrisome than it appears to be.

The origin of the present holiday lies in the fight for an eight-hour working day, in which cause the leaders of the socialist Second International called for an international day of protest to be held at the beginning of May 1890. The fact that the Occupy movement has now selected May 1 as the moment for another offensive attests to the enduring relevance of May Day as International Workers' Day.