HR News Canada

by Todd Humber
Unifor opens bargaining with Fairmont Empress, in Victoria, seeks mental health and wage gains
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Manitoba cuts pharmacy licensing time to 75 days for U.S., international applicants
Alberta reaches deal with 31,000 health care support workers

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 …

Laurentian University faculty strike over as new agreement is ratified

Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages

Unifor selects Domtar as pattern bargaining target for 14,000 forestry workers

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Unifor opens bargaining with Fairmont Empress, in Victoria, seeks mental health and wage gains

by HR News Canada Staff

Unifor Local 4276 began contract negotiations with the Fairmont Empress in Victoria on Feb. 9, with mental health supports and cost-of-living relief… To continue reading this article, you …

Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs
Alberta reaches deal with 31,000 health care support workers

Laurentian University faculty strike over as new agreement is ratified

NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another

Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages

Unifor selects Domtar as pattern bargaining target for 14,000 forestry workers

Alberta hospital support staff ratify collective agreement with province: union

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

Employment Law| In Partnership with HR Law Canada

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

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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.

by Local Journalism Initiative

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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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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

Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away

Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs

by The Canadian Press

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

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N.B. trucking companies urge additional government action on the Driver Inc. model

by Local Journalism Initiative

Recruitment & Retention

Horizons rebrands as Remote People, adds recruitment and incorporation services

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Nearly half of job seekers use resumes longer than one page as ATS anxiety grows: Survey

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

What’s really behind the pilot shortage in Canada?

Artificial Intelligence

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

by Todd Humber

Nearly 40% of AI time savings lost to fixing errors, Workday study finds

Why AI has not led to mass job loss, unemployment

AI could be your next line manager

Global HR News

NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another

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

Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

Nearly half of job seekers use resumes longer than one page as ATS anxiety grows: Survey

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

How online communities are helping women stay in the skilled trades

Nova Scotia releases first action plan for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

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

Industry News

Horizons rebrands as Remote People, adds recruitment and incorporation services

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

by HR News Canada Staff

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

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People on the Move| Add Your Listing

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

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Horizon Bank names Pam Zarazee director of human resources

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SHRM Linkage names Tracey Walker as chief executive officer

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Top Employers

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

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Alberta employers increase training investment as province leads job growth

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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

How to get managers to say yes to flexible work arrangements, according to new research

Workers prioritize stability over job moves as economic uncertainty grows in U.S.: Monster

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