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Daily GenAI users report higher productivity, pay and job security, PwC survey finds

by Todd Humber

Workers who use generative AI daily are seeing measurable gains in productivity, job security and pay compared to those who use the technology less frequently, according to PwC’s 2025 Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey released Tuesday. The …

Holiday job postings up from last year but finding a job still challenging: report

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Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strike

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Ottawa considering pension cap for federal workers, says correctional officers union

by HR News Canada Staff

The federal government is considering capping retirement income for public service employees at 70 per cent of pre-retirement salary as part of budget measures aimed at achieving savings, …

Montreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
Arbitrator rejects CPKC’s claim of verbal drug cap agreement with Teamsters

Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strike

Eden House Care Facility workers in Guelph, Ont., gain improved vacation, wage increases in first contract

Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government

First Student bus drivers in Owen Sound and Kincardine ratify three-year contracts

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Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers

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Arbitrator orders Ontario long-term care homes to adopt SEIU staffing platform

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Ontario court allows personal liability claim against failed startup over alleged misrepresentation

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Latest from HR Law Canada

Worker’s psychological injury claim denied over family death as predominant cause
on November 11, 2025
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on November 11, 2025
Court upholds WSIB’s approval of TTC worker’s post-settlement claim
on November 11, 2025
Alberta court dismisses $15,000 claim in illegal immigration letter scheme
on November 11, 2025
🔒Kingston Health Sciences Centre vacation quota unduly restrictive for hospital staff: Arbitrator
on November 11, 2025

Opinion

Exhausted employees don’t want it – so why has Greece introduced a 13-hour work day?

by The Conversation

Remembrance Day: How the Canadian Armed Forces could help solve the youth employment crisis

A scrawled note, a flattened helmet, and my grandfather’s greatest fear

Budget 2025 ignores the looming succession crisis facing Canada’s family businesses

Mental Health

From nerve-racking to welcome: How mindfulness helps people engage with feedback to improve

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Greater Sudbury must pay firefighter’s estate after AD&D policy excluded work-related suicide

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‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault

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Latest from Safety News Canada

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Family death ruled main cause in worker’s rejected mental injury claim
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Recruitment & Retention

Holiday job postings up from last year but finding a job still challenging: report

by The Canadian Press

Health-care recruitment efforts net 84 physicians, 415 nurses in New Brunswick over last year

One-third of U.S. job openings face occupational mismatch problem: SHRM

One in four AI job postings lack clear context, Indeed finds

Artificial Intelligence

Daily GenAI users report higher productivity, pay and job security, PwC survey finds

by Todd Humber

Meta boosts headcount by 8% as AI talent drives compensation costs higher

One in four AI job postings lack clear context, Indeed finds

Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates

Global HR News

Exhausted employees don’t want it – so why has Greece introduced a 13-hour work day?

The groping of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was more than just a personal assault

SHRM earns five-star rating in Newsweek online learning provider rankings

SHRM compiles jobs data from ADP, Lightcast to fill data void from U.S. government shutdown

Diversity

Indigenous youth with disabilities face dual barriers in workplace, groups warn

Most Canadian workers support equity efforts despite some backlash: report

Requiring disability disclosure creates workplace barriers, new research shows

Through role-play learning, a neurodivergent student found work practicum success

Industry News

UKG launches AI hiring tool to fill frontline roles in days

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SHRM’s Emily M. Dickens named top lobbyist by ethics institute

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Vista Equity Partners to take majority stake in Nexthink at $3 billion valuation

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Bath & Body Works names Samantha Charleston chief human resources officer

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Immatics appoints Amie Krause as chief people officer

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SHRM’s Emily M. Dickens named top lobbyist by ethics institute

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Top Employers

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Peninsula Co-op earns 2025 Great Place to Work certification

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Remote & Hybrid Work

Home vs office working: Why it doesn’t have to be a battle

Employers prioritize soft skills as AI reshapes hiring priorities, research finds

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Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
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