HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
Pension fund manager OMERS earned six per cent return for 2025
Job hugging: Rising retention rates may be masking a workplace crisis
Federal government’s Phoenix pay system still failing a decade later, union warns
Diversity programs have become a tick-the-box exercise. They need to become more political, not less

Benefits communication effectiveness falls short at only 52%: Survey

by Todd Humber

Organizations deploy multiple communication channels to explain employee benefits, yet barely half of HR professionals rate their efforts as effective, revealing a fundamental breakdown in how benefits information reaches and resonates with workers. The survey of 189 HR …

Endometriosis: How a U.K. court ruling could make workplaces better for those with the condition

Canada’s ethnic and racial wage gap rivals it’s gender gap — but gets a fraction of the policy attention

Recruitment costs rose in 2025 despite softer labour market, report finds

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Resilience at Work: In Partnership with Sun Life

Building workplace resilience takes strategy, culture and daily practice

Loneliness crisis at work affecting four in 10 Canadian employees

How managers are preventing burnout and building resilient teams

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The hidden cost of workplace loneliness — and how leaders can respond

‘Amazing response from the community’: Fund helps workers displaced by lobster plant fire in Nova Scotia

Moral injury gaining recognition as workplaces face rising mental health claims

Coaches Corner: Practical guidance for workplace challenges

Ontario marks first Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day

Young workers taking different approach to climbing the corporate ladder: experts

B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action

Labour Relations| In Partnership with Queen's IRC

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences reaches arbitrated deal with OPSEU

by HR News Canada Staff

An arbitration board has awarded employees at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences general wage increases of 3.0 per cent in 2025 and 2.25 per cent in …

Federal government’s Phoenix pay system still failing a decade later, union warns
B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action

Nurses discouraged from working at Winnipeg hospital due to safety concerns

U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling offers little relief for Canadian workers, Unifor warns

WestJet entitled to assign short vacation blocks during pilot training gaps, arbitrator rules

PIPSC files unfair labour practice complaint over federal return-to-office mandate

Steelworkers head to Mexico as federal trade mission excludes labour voices

‘We don’t think they’re serious’: Amazon union wants mediation

Employment Law| In Partnership with HR Law Canada

U.S. court allows class action against Amazon over pre-hire personality test to proceed

by HR News Canada Staff

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

by The Associated Press

Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees

by The Canadian Press

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Opinion

Fears about AI taking our jobs are understandable – but harmful

by The Conversation

Canada’s ethnic and racial wage gap rivals it’s gender gap — but gets a fraction of the policy attention

Three ways Canada can navigate an increasingly erratic and belligerent United States

Coaches Corner: Practical guidance for workplace challenges

Mental Health

The subtle signs of mental health struggles managers miss – until it’s too late

by Todd Humber

Mental health days rare despite widespread recognition of workplace stress

Why psychological safety is the missing piece in performance

Flexible benefits shift from nice to have to necessity

Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

William Laird Cronk appointed chair of WorkSafeBC’s board of directors

by Safety News Canada

Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

by The Associated Press

Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery

by HR Law Canada

Recruitment & Retention

Job hugging: Rising retention rates may be masking a workplace crisis

by HR News Canada Staff

Skills-first hiring strategies gain traction among employers, new research finds

Hiring managers say job seekers exaggerate resume skills: Survey

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

Artificial Intelligence

How AI resurrects racist stereotypes and disinformation — and why fact-checking isn’t enough

by The Conversation

AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work

Hiring managers say job seekers exaggerate resume skills: Survey

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

Global HR News

Job hugging: Rising retention rates may be masking a workplace crisis

Cell and gene therapy costs rising slowly but could reshape employer health plans: Research

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda

U.S. EEOC sues Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for excluding men from company event

Diversity

Canada’s ethnic and racial wage gap rivals it’s gender gap — but gets a fraction of the policy attention

Women earn 17% less in retirement income than men, Ontario report finds

White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups in U.S.

Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees

Industry News

UKG, Ellucian partner to connect workforce and student systems for colleges

by HR News Canada Staff

Workleap launches AI agent to help managers track team performance in Slack

by HR News Canada Staff

Nearly 90% of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. use UKG technology

by HR News Canada Staff

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William Laird Cronk appointed chair of WorkSafeBC’s board of directors

by Safety News Canada

HR News Canada welcomes Calista Liotta as brand marketing manager

by HR News Canada Staff

CIMA+ names Katia Millaire senior vice president of talent and culture

by HR News Canada Staff

Top Employers

Visionet earns Great Place to Work certification in Canada for second straight year

Desjardins named one of Canada’s top employers for 2026

SaskPower, BHP among firms named to top Sakatchewan’s Top Employers for 2026

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

Remote & Hybrid Work

Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants

Federal union challenges return-to-office mandate, cites contradictions with Carney’s remote work views

Public servants ordered to work in-office 4 days a week starting in July

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

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‘Increased control over immigration?’ Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October
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WestJet entitled to assign short vacation blocks during pilot training gaps, arbitrator rules
Labatt Breweries joins the Ontario Corps emergency network
EI beneficiaries hold steady at 569,000 in December: StatsCan
ESA president Josie Erzetic named EHRC’s 2025 Leader of the Year for people-first approach
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PIPSC files unfair labour practice complaint over federal return-to-office mandate
Zabeen Hirji named to Order of Ontario for HR and social impact leadership
Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study
UKG, Ellucian partner to connect workforce and student systems for colleges
Steelworkers head to Mexico as federal trade mission excludes labour voices
Ontario pension membership grows by 200,000, but retirement planning gaps persist
‘We don’t think they’re serious’: Amazon union wants mediation
N.W.T. introduces points-based system to rank foreign workers
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