HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
Union threatens legal action as feds increase public servants’ in-office time
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Flexible benefits shift from nice to have to necessity

by Todd Humber

Employers face a critical gap between recognizing the value of flexible benefits and actually implementing them, according to new survey data that shows while 68% of Canadian organizations say flexible benefits are important for retention, only 17% offer …

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

by The Canadian Press

By Catherine Morrison Canada’s largest federal public sector union is threatening legal action as the government moves to increase public servants’ in-office time.… To continue reading this article, you …

Federal union challenges return-to-office mandate, cites contradictions with Carney’s remote work views
Striking Laurentian University staff to vote on proposed deal as picketing continues

Unifor backs federal auto policy but calls for stronger job protections

Federal labour board dismisses union grievance over COVID-19 vaccination policy

Arbitrator doesn’t fault West Fraser Mills for firing 100 Mile Lumber worker

Labour groups call on Carney to adopt a ‘true Team Canada approach’ to trade war

Bell Media lays off 20 Unifor members across Canada, says union

Minute Maid layoffs in Peterborough, Ont., cut from 38 to six workers: UFCW

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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.

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Opinion

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

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Winter changes more than the weather — it changes how we connect. Here’s how to stay socially engaged

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

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Mental Health

Gen Z employees face rising mental health and chronic disease rates, Sun Life data shows

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BC forest workers gain access to confidential mental health counselling program

More than half of workers report feeling lonely, new research finds

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Worker dies at Suncor oilsands site after machinery sinks into muskeg

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

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Recruitment & Retention

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

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

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Manitoba recruits U.S. doctors, one points to political climate as a factor

Artificial Intelligence

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

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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

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

Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

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Study finds boards in emerging markets face compounding pressures from global, local risks

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

Industry News

Payroll provider Wagepoint updates brand identity, expands workforce

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Long-term care provider cuts hiring time by 10 days using AI recruitment tool: UKG

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HR Path merges with Dallas-based Dayforce specialist Enforce

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Lakeshore, Ont., hires veteran HR leader Norbert Wolf as new executive director

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Top Employers

Saskatchewan Blue Cross receives top employer award for 10th straight year

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Remote & Hybrid Work

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

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

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