HR News Canada

by Todd Humber

Top Stories

HR shapes whether workers struggling with mental health seek help or stay silent: Sorenson

HR departments often decide whether a struggling employee asks for help or hides it, and closing that gap can be the difference between recovery and crisis, a human resources consultant told a session at SHRM26 …

AI can help expose pay gaps but humans must decide compensation
Ontario, Quebec and B.C. can lose jobs without raising unemployment: TD report
When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem

Former theme park recruiter who burned out tells HR to fix the job, not the worker

Latest News

BC nurses escalate strike by picketing major hospitals
National unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in June: Statistics Canada
Quebec introducing new rules targeting inadequately trained Ontario truck drivers
Foreign worker program penalties top $10.2 million, doubling last year’s total
AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use
Office, industrial real estate vacancies dropping amid strong demand: Colliers report
FIFA’s World Cup puts a spotlight on tipping practices in Canada
BC College eases licensing path for international doctors
Entrepreneurs on the Rise program moves under Open Door Group in B.C.
US jobless claims dip modestly to 215,000 last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels
Unifor condemns Rogers media cuts, points to billions in MLSE spending

ADP to launch Canadian pay report tracking workers year over year

The Agreement | Law & Collective Bargaining

PREMIUM Arbitrator rejects student lifeguard’s bumping grievance against Squamish

PREMIUM Arbitrator dismisses CUPE grievances over hospital position eliminations
PREMIUM Arbitrator denies benefits to six retired Cambridge, Ont., firefighters
PREMIUM Hastings County nurses in Ontario to lose 25-year wage step, gain new rate
PREMIUM Alberta jail guard lost overnight escort shift to a faster response after calling spouse
PREMIUM Seneca Polytechnic analyst denied promotion after failing interview, arbitrator rules
PREMIUM Guelph General Hospital ordered to grant union president’s full-time leave
PREMIUM Fleming College professor’s layoff grievance declared moot after he accepted package
Canada says there’s no basis for Trump’s forced labour tariffs
Talogy unveils model to measure human-AI collaboration quality
Most Canadian employers plan to hire in second half, survey finds
Rogers closes six radio stations including Sportsnet in Vancouver, Calgary
Ottawa, N.L. commit $10.6 million to retrain tariff-hit workers
When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat...
What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search — and what...
N.L. raises self-managed care worker wages to $19.05 an hour
Nearly half of Canadian workers feel guilty using AI on the job:...
B.C. crane operators face new certification deadline of July 2027
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Labour Relations

BC nurses escalate strike by picketing major hospitals

Unifor condemns Rogers media cuts, points to billions in MLSE spending

Talks with Ford enter ‘critical’ week ahead of Friday deadline: automakers’ union

Union to stage Ottawa street action over crowded federal office spaces

CBTU-Canada demands federal apology after UN abstention on slavery vote

Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to ‘contentious’ Labour Code tool: Hajdu

CLC president urges Ottawa to hold firm in CUSMA talks
Unifor members reject tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus
Building trades unions launch campaign to promote skilled trades careers
SEIU Local 2 rallies at TTC headquarters over Dexterra violations
B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice

Opinion

When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem

When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways

Tracking your employees doesn’t make them more productive

The joy of pests: Study reveals why rat catchers are so happy in their work

Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better
The joy of pests: Study reveals why rat catchers are so happy in their work
Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better
The right to strike is constitutionally protected — a new Senate report is looking for a workaround
The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

Global HR News

A shoe factory fire that killed 28 highlights China’s persisting worker safety risks
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years
U.K.’s overworked staff eye the exit, HiBob survey finds
US jobless claims dip modestly to 215,000 last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels
Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike

Puppy love as dog walker turns his pack of...

SHRM warns of regulatory uncertainty in the US after...

Rio bus drivers and workers throughout Brazil demand shorter work week...

Benefits Fraud

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

The anatomy of benefits fraud: Common schemes and how they’re stopped 

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

The hidden cost of benefits fraud: How AI and data science are fighting back

Employment Law

When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem

Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments

Legal group urges B.C. to restrict NDAs in workplace gender-based violence cases
Metro blames understaffed HR during COVID-19 for missing human rights tribunal deadlines
Ontario court orders HR manager onto sex offender registry after he assaulted two workers
Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules

Mental Health

HR shapes whether workers struggling with mental health seek help or stay silent: Sorenson

Stress management tops list of what Canadian workers want from employers

Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better
The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers
Nova Scotia auditor finds mental health oversight office failing five years in
The voicemail your boss didn’t mean to leave

Total Rewards

AI can help expose pay gaps but humans must decide compensation

FIFA’s World Cup puts a spotlight on tipping practices in Canada

ADP to launch Canadian pay report tracking workers year over year
N.L. raises self-managed care worker wages to $19.05 an hour
Stress management tops list of what Canadian workers want from employers
PREMIUM PUC Services loses bid to dismiss pay equity grievance

Artificial Intelligence

AI can help expose pay gaps but humans must decide compensation

AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use

Talogy unveils model to measure human-AI collaboration quality
Nearly half of Canadian workers feel guilty using AI on the job: Research
LinkedIn is rife with AI but career coaches say it’s still useful for job hunters
Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

Recruitment

PREMIUM Seneca Polytechnic analyst denied promotion after failing interview, arbitrator rules

BC College eases licensing path for international doctors

Most Canadian employers plan to hire in second half, survey finds
What everyone gets wrong about the modern job search — and what actually works
LinkedIn is rife with AI but career coaches say it’s still useful for job hunters
Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

Retention

U.K.’s overworked staff eye the exit, HiBob survey finds

Nearly a quarter of Canadian workers plan to change jobs

Four in 10 Canadian professionals plan job search: Robert Half
Nova Scotia opens applications for healthcare worker recruitment grants
How to know if it’s time to quit your first job
Substitute teachers want more training, flexibility to boost job satisfaction: U.S. survey

Remote & Hybrid Work

Union to stage Ottawa street action over crowded federal office spaces

Office market sees first full-year of recovery since pandemic disruption: CBRE

Commuting costs, cramped offices drive resistance to return-to-office mandates
Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules
Return to office, hybrid work can trigger migraines – advocates warn
Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it

People on the Move

Employment Hero names Chris Pinkerton as Canadian managing director

UKG hires Oracle executive Rod Johnson as chief revenue officer

Red Dot names Doug Bobay vice-president of global human resources
Husky Technologies names Karen Stone as chief human resources officer
Aegon names Jennifer Palmieri chief human resources officer
SHRM Foundation names Gen Z leader Alex Edgar as first Losey fellow

Industry News

Talogy unveils model to measure human-AI collaboration quality

Neeyamo partners with Darwinbox to link HR and payroll systems

The hidden cost of using U.S.-only HR software in Canada
Blue Cross Life completes acquisition of StanCorp’s Canadian benefits business
Adecco records 1.2 million AI candidate interactions across 10 countries
Pacific Blue Cross launches small-business benefits platform

Top Employers

RONA named one of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Retail and Hospitality

Viatris Canada earns spot on Best Workplaces list for 2026

AGT Products earns Great Place To Work certification
Constant Contact earns Great Place To Work certification
Blazesoft earns Great Place To Work recognition for third straight year
Great Place To Work launches Best Workplaces for Frontline Workers in U.S.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Entrepreneurs on the Rise program moves under Open Door Group in B.C.

Quebec pension plans must blend mortality rates for non-binary members

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?
The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year
How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, inclusive workplace
One in five reporting employers owe women wage increases: Canada’s Pay Equity Commissioner
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