HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise
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Federal government cancels dedicated transit fund, shifts to competitive model
B.C.’s Top Employers shift to skills-based hiring as one million job openings loom in province

Mental health days rare despite widespread recognition of workplace stress

by Todd Humber

Canadian organizations overwhelmingly offer employee assistance programs (EAPs) but stop short of providing dedicated mental health days, creating a gap between recognizing mental health challenges and giving employees time to address them proactively. While 75% of organizations offer …

Demand for HR workers drops more than 20% below pre-pandemic levels: SHRM

Nova Scotia launches skilled trades institute with $25 million investment

Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants

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Unifor opens bargaining with Fairmont Empress, in Victoria, seeks mental health and wage gains

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Alberta reaches deal with 31,000 health care support workers

Laurentian University faculty strike over as new agreement is ratified

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Federal government cancels dedicated transit fund, shifts to competitive model

by HR News Canada Staff

The federal government has eliminated the Canada Public Transit Fund and replaced it with a competitive funding model that requires transit projects… To continue reading this article, you …

Unifor opens bargaining with Fairmont Empress, in Victoria, seeks mental health and wage gains
Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs

Alberta reaches deal with 31,000 health care support workers

Laurentian University faculty strike over as new agreement is ratified

NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another

Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages

Unifor selects Domtar as pattern bargaining target for 14,000 forestry workers

Alberta hospital support staff ratify collective agreement with province: union

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Uber found liable in Arizona sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million

by The Associated Press

Age and seniority drive $680,000 wrongful dismissal award for fired IBM executive

by HR News Canada Staff

Worker’s human rights complaint against Gibraltar Mines carries on in B.C.

by Local Journalism Initiative

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Spain already regularized over half a million undocumented migrants in 2005. Here’s what happened to its economy

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Tariffs are reshaping Canadian manufacturing, but not all workers are being impacted the same way

Industry season four exposes the Faustian bargain of modern work culture

Mental Health

Why psychological safety is the missing piece in performance

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Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ are emerging — here’s what a psychiatric clinician has to say

Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person

BC forest workers gain access to confidential mental health counselling program

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Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs

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Vancouver mining firm fined $135K after worker injured in cable removal incident near Sudbury, Ont.

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N.B. trucking companies urge additional government action on the Driver Inc. model

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Recruitment & Retention

Demand for HR workers drops more than 20% below pre-pandemic levels: SHRM

by Todd Humber

‘Dire straits’: Calgary police chief wants staffing boost over next four years

Nearly half of job seekers use resumes longer than one page as ATS anxiety grows: Survey

Employee turnover costs Canadian companies more than $30K per departure as wages set to rise

Artificial Intelligence

Canadian executives bet on AI despite economic uncertainty, IBM study finds

by Todd Humber

Nearly 40% of AI time savings lost to fixing errors, Workday study finds

Why AI has not led to mass job loss, unemployment

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Global HR News

Demand for HR workers drops more than 20% below pre-pandemic levels: SHRM

Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors

Majority of workers say misconduct overlooked when top performers involved: Survey

Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

Diversity

White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising

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Nova Scotia releases first action plan for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

Ottawa opens $16.5 million in funding for workplace equity and harassment prevention

Industry News

HR Path acquires Workday integrations firm Lumi in U.S. expansion

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Medavie Blue Cross launches workplace accommodation service for employers

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IBM launches global call for AI projects to close education-workforce gap

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Lincoln Financial executive named chair-designate of SHRM board

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Top Employers

B.C.’s Top Employers shift to skills-based hiring as one million job openings loom in province

VCA Canada named Alberta’s top employer for third consecutive year

AIMCo named top employer for young people for third straight year

Alberta employers increase training investment as province leads job growth

Remote & Hybrid Work

Union threatens legal action as feds increase public servants’ in-office time

Thousands of Alberta government employees return to offices as hybrid work plan ends

Worker loses EI appeal after refusing employer’s return-to-office directive

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Union threatens legal action as feds increase public servants’ in-office time
Uber found liable in Arizona sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million
Federal union challenges return-to-office mandate, cites contradictions with Carney’s remote work views
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Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.5% as fewer workers search for jobs
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Striking Laurentian University staff to vote on proposed deal as picketing continues
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