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ONA enters arbitration with for-profit nursing home employers over pay gap
Four in 10 Canadian professionals plan job search: Robert Half
Dialogue launches medical second opinion program
Nearly half of Canadian workers have changed vacation plans due to work pressure

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AI boosts wages and hiring at companies that use it most, PwC finds

by HR News Canada Staff

Companies most able to use artificial intelligence are hiring faster and paying more than their peers, according to PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer released Monday. “Across the global economy, we’re beginning to see a …

Ontario court orders HR manager onto sex offender registry after he assaulted two workers

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Benefits Fraud | SPECIAL FOCUS

The ripple effect: Benefits fraud impacts premiums, coverage and healthcare 

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Labour Relations| In Partnership with Queen's IRC

ONA enters arbitration with for-profit nursing home employers over pay gap

by HR News Canada Staff

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) began two days of arbitration hearings Monday with for-profit nursing home employers over wages and working conditions for more than 4,400 nurses and …

Customer service agents ratify Air Canada deal with 21% wage increases
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Senate report urges new law to prevent rail, port strikes

Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules

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Collective Agreements

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Sweden requires public workers to report migrants not authorized to live there

by The Associated Press

FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers

by The Associated Press

Most U.S. workers would take a pay cut for employer wellbeing, survey finds

by HR News Canada Staff

Employment Law| In Partnership with HR Law Canada

Ontario court orders HR manager onto sex offender registry after he assaulted two workers

by HR News Canada Staff

Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement

by The Associated Press

Leamington, Ont., temp agency and director fined $150,000 for unpaid wages

by HR News Canada Staff

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Opinion

When HR responses do more harm than good

by Guest Contributor

Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?

How to know if it’s time to quit your first job

Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it

Mental Health

Mental fatigue, burnout cost 46 working days per employee each year: Manulife

by Todd Humber

Nearly half of Ontario RPNs eye exit from nursing citing workload, violence concerns

Empire Life trains 70 of its leaders in mental health first aid

When your workplace doesn’t match your ethical outlook – the problem of ‘moral injury’

Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

Toronto police officer shot in exchange of gunfire has died, chief confirms

by The Canadian Press

Air Canada pilot who flew without correct licence fined, police to hold update

by The Canadian Press

Hiring your teen this summer? A family job doesn’t automatically keep them safe at work

by The Conversation

Recruitment & Retention

Four in 10 Canadian professionals plan job search: Robert Half

by HR News Canada Staff

FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers

How to know if it’s time to quit your first job

Geotab hires 300 interns as AI reshapes graduate hiring

Artificial Intelligence

AI boosts wages and hiring at companies that use it most, PwC finds

by HR News Canada Staff

Anthropic announces ‘Claude Corps’ to teach nonprofits to use AI more effectively

The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts

Human skills will set IT workers apart as AI rises: Report

Immigration

Sweden requires public workers to report migrants not authorized to live there

More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures

Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

Trump orders banks to take a closer look at clients’ citizenship in new immigration enforcement move

Diversity

Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89

Indigenous participation, engagement key to economic growth in Canada, report says

Disability group calls on employers to close accessibility gaps

Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

Industry News

Dialogue launches medical second opinion program

by HR News Canada Staff

Coconut Software launches AI scheduling tool for bank branches

by HR News Canada Staff

Workday adds five Canadian public sector clients amid national AI push

by HR News Canada Staff

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UKG hires Oracle executive Rod Johnson as chief revenue officer

by HR News Canada

Aegon names Jennifer Palmieri chief human resources officer

by HR News Canada Staff

SHRM Foundation names Gen Z leader Alex Edgar as first Losey fellow

by HR News Canada Staff

Top Employers

AGT Products earns Great Place To Work certification

Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2026 show sustainability is no longer symbolic

DENSO’s Guelph plant named top employer for third straight year

Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers recognized for advanced manufacturing, technology growth

Remote & Hybrid Work

Return to office, hybrid work can trigger migraines – advocates warn

The 2026 FIFA World Cup gives Canada an opportunity to attract digital nomads

In an era when workers are returning to offices, here’s how Dropbox is making remote jobs work

Several federal departments short of space as public servants return to the office

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