HR News Canada

by Todd Humber

Top Stories

When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem

The insurance producer’s manager knew what to say. When she told him, in August 2021, that a client’s representative had taken to following her car home along the highway, he was sympathetic. He agreed she …

Former theme park recruiter who burned out tells HR to fix the job, not the worker
Tracking your employees doesn’t make them more productive
Nearly a quarter of Canadian workers plan to change jobs

LinkedIn is rife with AI but career coaches say it’s still useful for job hunters

Latest News

ADP to launch Canadian pay report tracking workers year over year
Canada says there’s no basis for Trump’s forced labour tariffs
Talogy unveils model to measure human-AI collaboration quality
Most Canadian employers plan to hire in second half, survey finds
Rogers closes six radio stations including Sportsnet in Vancouver, Calgary
Ottawa, N.L. commit $10.6 million to retrain tariff-hit workers
When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways
What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search — and what actually works
N.L. raises self-managed care worker wages to $19.05 an hour
Nearly half of Canadian workers feel guilty using AI on the job: Research
B.C. crane operators face new certification deadline of July 2027

Talks with Ford enter ‘critical’ week ahead of Friday deadline: automakers’ union

The Agreement | Law & Collective Bargaining

PREMIUM Alberta board dismisses graduate union complaint against University of Calgary
PREMIUM Arbitrator awards Gardaworld screeners staged wage increases at 23 airports
PREMIUM Arbitrator finds no jurisdiction over National Steel Car incentive pay grievances
PREMIUM Bruce Power firefighter awarded damages in lieu of reinstatement after LTD benefits cut off
PREMIUM Board denies dockyard workers’ overtime grievance over Bedford Basin hours
PREMIUM Arbitrator awards SEIU wage pattern at Craiglee nursing home
PREMIUM PUC Services loses bid to dismiss pay equity grievance

PREMIUM Viterra loses bid to overturn contempt finding, $400,000 fine for requiring Vancouver port staff to exceed working hours

Staffing agency, recycling firm fined $265,000 after worker’s death in Brampton, Ont.
Ottawa reappoints Nancy Healey to employment insurance commission
Union to stage Ottawa street action over crowded federal office spaces
Office market sees first full-year of recovery since pandemic disruption: CBRE
B.C.’s chief coroner envisions course to prepare people beyond TV ‘preconceptions’
The hidden cost of using U.S.-only HR software in Canada
CBTU-Canada demands federal apology after UN abstention on slavery vote
Stress management tops list of what Canadian workers want from employers
The gossip trap: Why side conversations quietly kill trust
Quebec pension plans must blend mortality rates for non-binary members
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Labour Relations

Talks with Ford enter ‘critical’ week ahead of Friday deadline: automakers’ union

Union to stage Ottawa street action over crowded federal office spaces

CBTU-Canada demands federal apology after UN abstention on slavery vote

Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to ‘contentious’ Labour Code tool: Hajdu

CLC president urges Ottawa to hold firm in CUSMA talks

Unifor members reject tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus

Building trades unions launch campaign to promote skilled trades careers
SEIU Local 2 rallies at TTC headquarters over Dexterra violations
B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice
The right to strike is constitutionally protected — a new Senate report is looking for a workaround
Royal Victoria in Barrie, Ont., cuts 12 nursing positions, ONA warns patients will face longer waits

Opinion

When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem

When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways

Tracking your employees doesn’t make them more productive

The joy of pests: Study reveals why rat catchers are so happy in their work

Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better
The joy of pests: Study reveals why rat catchers are so happy in their work
Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better
The right to strike is constitutionally protected — a new Senate report is looking for a workaround
The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

Global HR News

Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
Puppy love as dog walker turns his pack of 13 into Argentina jersey-clad World Cup followers
SHRM warns of regulatory uncertainty in the US after two Supreme Court rulings
Rio bus drivers and workers throughout Brazil demand shorter work week as lawmakers examine proposal
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow

US employers pull back on hiring in June amid...

Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting...

Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5...

Benefits Fraud

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

The anatomy of benefits fraud: Common schemes and how they’re stopped 

Building a fraud-resistant workplace: What employers need to know 

The hidden cost of benefits fraud: How AI and data science are fighting back

Employment Law

When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem

Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments

Legal group urges B.C. to restrict NDAs in workplace gender-based violence cases
Metro blames understaffed HR during COVID-19 for missing human rights tribunal deadlines
Ontario court orders HR manager onto sex offender registry after he assaulted two workers
Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules

Mental Health

Stress management tops list of what Canadian workers want from employers

Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers
Nova Scotia auditor finds mental health oversight office failing five years in
The voicemail your boss didn’t mean to leave
WorkplaceNL now covers psychological injuries from workplace harassment

Total Rewards

ADP to launch Canadian pay report tracking workers year over year

N.L. raises self-managed care worker wages to $19.05 an hour

Stress management tops list of what Canadian workers want from employers
PREMIUM PUC Services loses bid to dismiss pay equity grievance
Quebec pension plans must blend mortality rates for non-binary members
Blue Cross Life completes acquisition of StanCorp’s Canadian benefits business

Artificial Intelligence

Talogy unveils model to measure human-AI collaboration quality

Nearly half of Canadian workers feel guilty using AI on the job: Research

LinkedIn is rife with AI but career coaches say it’s still useful for job hunters
Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5 billion bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs

Recruitment

Most Canadian employers plan to hire in second half, survey finds

What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search — and what actually works

LinkedIn is rife with AI but career coaches say it’s still useful for job hunters
Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?
Most new hires fail, but AI-backed interviews can flip the odds: SHRM speaker
Executives and HR pros pick life skills over AI in hiring

Retention

Nearly a quarter of Canadian workers plan to change jobs

Four in 10 Canadian professionals plan job search: Robert Half

Nova Scotia opens applications for healthcare worker recruitment grants
How to know if it’s time to quit your first job
Substitute teachers want more training, flexibility to boost job satisfaction: U.S. survey
Hiring workers with intellectual disabilities could cut hospitality’s turnover crisis, study finds

Remote & Hybrid Work

Union to stage Ottawa street action over crowded federal office spaces

Office market sees first full-year of recovery since pandemic disruption: CBRE

Commuting costs, cramped offices drive resistance to return-to-office mandates
Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules
Return to office, hybrid work can trigger migraines – advocates warn
Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it

People on the Move

Employment Hero names Chris Pinkerton as Canadian managing director

UKG hires Oracle executive Rod Johnson as chief revenue officer

Red Dot names Doug Bobay vice-president of global human resources
Husky Technologies names Karen Stone as chief human resources officer
Aegon names Jennifer Palmieri chief human resources officer
SHRM Foundation names Gen Z leader Alex Edgar as first Losey fellow

Industry News

Talogy unveils model to measure human-AI collaboration quality

Neeyamo partners with Darwinbox to link HR and payroll systems

The hidden cost of using U.S.-only HR software in Canada
Blue Cross Life completes acquisition of StanCorp’s Canadian benefits business
Adecco records 1.2 million AI candidate interactions across 10 countries
Pacific Blue Cross launches small-business benefits platform

Top Employers

RONA named one of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Retail and Hospitality

Viatris Canada earns spot on Best Workplaces list for 2026

AGT Products earns Great Place To Work certification
Constant Contact earns Great Place To Work certification
Blazesoft earns Great Place To Work recognition for third straight year
Great Place To Work launches Best Workplaces for Frontline Workers in U.S.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Quebec pension plans must blend mortality rates for non-binary members

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year
How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, inclusive workplace
One in five reporting employers owe women wage increases: Canada’s Pay Equity Commissioner
Trade Winds campaign challenges Alberta construction firms to hire skilled Indigenous tradespeople
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