Professor Kevin Murphy

University of Limerick

Professor Kevin Murphy is the Kemmy Chair of Work and Employment Studies at the University of Limerick

Note to Generation X workers: the workplace is always changing

Historical analysis provides a harsh truth that people who bank on the world of work never changing are likely to lose out

In 1933, the U.S. faced a real emergency, but today the country faces a series of phoney emergencies cooked up by the Trump administration

As a new book shows, growth and success has turned optimistic tech startups into corporate cesspits of greed, manipulation and contempt

Research suggests that a break from the workplace would benefit employees and employers in ways that are not immediately evident

Workplace DEI policies have become an all-purpose right-wing boogeyman in the US for everything from wildfires to plane crashes

Many organisations will be watching Donald Trump's return to the office order for US federal employees with great interest

Business executives are increasingly the targets of threats and even violence, which means corporate security is a thriving industry

Starbucks' decision to give their new boss a jet for his commute to the office shows a strong and extreme bias against remote work

There are several reasons to be concerned about this workplace trend as firms seek to push employees to return full-time to the office

It's often assumed that reductions in the number of hours worked must mean a reduction in pay, but this does not have to be the case