Work in Transition: How Changing Workplaces and Workforces Are Reshaping Employee Attitudes, Careers, and Retention

Excited to announce a Special Symposium at York University – Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies School of Human Resource Management.

Remote work is no longer the exception. Return-to-office mandates are meeting resistance. And workforces are being transformed by population ageing and migration. What does the evidence actually tell us about how these shifts are changing employee attitudes, careers, and retention?

We’re thrilled to host three outstanding scholars who will share new research on exactly these questions:

Dr. Matt Piszczek (Wayne State University) — From Exception to Expectation: The Evolving Effects of Remote Work on Employee Role Conflict and Work Attitudes — drawing on 14,500+ observations over a decade of German panel data

Dr. Monika von Bonsdorff (University of Jyväskylä) — Changing Workforce Composition and Older Workers’ Retention and Exit Pathways — evidence from nearly 195,000 person-year observations in the Finnish construction industry

Dr. Joe Yestrepsky (Bowling Green State University) — Understanding Attitudes towards Return-to-Office Mandates — why flexibility wins for most employees, and what that means for hybrid work design

Monday, August 10, 2026
3:00 – 4:30 pm ET
Harry Crowe Room (Atkinson College, 109), York University — Keele Campus
Hybrid — join us in person or online