HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
World Cup visitors may tip differently — here’s what Canadian hospitality workers should know
Carpenters Local 1386 to strike Springhill Construction over wages in New Brunswick
RBC invests $2.4 million in national skills training platform
Flair Airlines reaches 3-year tentative agreement with pilots, union says

Top Stories

Executives and HR pros pick life skills over AI in hiring

by HR News Canada Staff

Senior executives and human resources professionals both prefer job candidates with life skills over those with artificial intelligence (AI) skills when forced to choose between the two, according to a survey from North Carolina’s High …

Cybersecurity failure: N.L. Health Services phished exhausted workers with a fake thank you

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Manitoba adds 16-week attachment leave for adoption and surrogacy

Manitoba limits when employers can demand sick notes effective Oct. 1, 2026

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New Brunswick launches $12 million aid package for oyster industry hit by disease

Brinks armoured car workers win federal ruling on crew safety after work refusal, says union

CBSA failed to search Slack for ArriveCAN records, commissioner finds

Pacific Blue Cross launches small-business benefits platform

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

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

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Labour Relations| In Partnership with Queen's IRC

Carpenters Local 1386 to strike Springhill Construction over wages in New Brunswick

by HR News Canada Staff

Members of Local 1386 of the Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers will begin strike action against Springhill Construction to push for wage parity …

Flair Airlines reaches 3-year tentative agreement with pilots, union says
Bell cuts about 180 jobs across Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario: Unifor

Detroit Three, union set to open bargaining against backdrop of tariffs, CUSMA review

Brinks armoured car workers win federal ruling on crew safety after work refusal, says union

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Collective Agreements

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California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback

by The Associated Press

Eager to work, teens in U.S. find a frustrating summer job search

by The Associated Press

Nvidia’s Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas

by The Associated Press

Employment Law| In Partnership with HR Law Canada

Metro blames understaffed HR during COVID-19 for missing human rights tribunal deadlines

by HR Law Canada

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

by HR News Canada Staff

Tribunal faults Bell Canada for denying single mother’s schedule request

by Todd Humber

Latest from HR Law Canada

Manitoba limits when employers can demand sick notes effective Oct. 1, 2026
on June 18, 2026
Manitoba adds 16-week attachment leave for adoption and surrogacy
on June 18, 2026
Part-time egg handlers win float holiday entitlement at Sanofi
on June 18, 2026
New Brunswick tables privacy and access report with spring legislation planned
on June 18, 2026
Arbitrator upholds City of Toronto bar on worker’s return pending medical assessment
on June 18, 2026

Opinion

World Cup visitors may tip differently — here’s what Canadian hospitality workers should know

by The Conversation

When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit — but women’s do not

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

‘Let me know if you need anything’ is not a return-to-work plan

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

PREMIUM Waterloo school board in Ontario can bar sick leave for workplace injuries: Arbitrator

by Safety News Canada

WCB Nova Scotia cuts employer rates for first time in a generation, improves worker benefits

by Todd Humber

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by HR Law Canada

Recruitment & Retention

Executives and HR pros pick life skills over AI in hiring

by HR News Canada Staff

Four in 10 Canadian professionals plan job search: Robert Half

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

Nova Scotia opens applications for healthcare worker recruitment grants

Artificial Intelligence

New hires in AI-driven roles out-earn tenured workers, Payscale report finds

by HR News Canada Staff

Nvidia’s Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas

V2 Cloud launches AI assistant and performance tools for HR teams

Executives seeing ‘significant’ benefits from AI. Front line workers? Not so much

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

Trade Winds campaign challenges Alberta construction firms to hire skilled Indigenous tradespeople

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

Black advocates call out Carney government for excluding them from diversity council

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

Industry News

Adecco records 1.2 million AI candidate interactions across 10 countries

by HR News Canada Staff

Dialogue launches medical second opinion program

by HR News Canada Staff

Brandon Hall adds six HR progression models

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

Viatris Canada earns spot on Best Workplaces list for 2026

Great Place To Work launches Best Workplaces for Frontline Workers in U.S.

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

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

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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Newfoundland and Labrador appoints Heather Jacobs to lead review of compensation for MHAs
Pay transparency, job-protected leave among major changes in N.B. as legislature wraps up spring session
CLC backs tougher forced labour rules, rejects tariff link
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
Customer service agents ratify Air Canada deal with 21% wage increases
Steel producers association unhappy with tariff remission program extensions
Ottawa revamping approach to barring products of forced labour from reaching Canada
Canada’s gender wage gap is even bigger for white-collar freelancers
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