The U.S. construction industry will need to attract 439,000 new workers in 2025 to keep pace with demand for construction services, according …
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Western Financial Group has earned a spot on Forbes’ list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2025. The annual ranking, produced in partnership …
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Staffbase has introduced an upgraded email solution aimed at improving how businesses communicate with employees. Dubbed “The New Staffbase Email,” the platform …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Global HR Practices
U.K. government’s AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology
By Paul Khullar, RAND Europe and Sana Zakaria, RAND Europe The UK government recently published its plan for using AI to boost …
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FeaturedRemote Working
Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member
By Catherine Morrison The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada’s federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of …
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says it has given Canadian National Railway a 72-hour strike notice. The union represents about 750 …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionGlobal HR Practices
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
By Tara Copp in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Canada Post gets $1-billion loan from federal government amid financial struggles
The federal government is providing a $1-billion loan to Canada Post to help the Crown corporation continue operating amid “significant financial challenges.” …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Alberta school support worker strike poised to grow as two more divisions reach impasse
A strike by thousands of school support workers in Alberta is poised to get bigger as unions for two more divisions reach …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLabour Shortages
RCMP union says Manitoba, Saskatchewan face severe staffing stresses
By Steve Lambert Saskatchewan’s top Mountie says a countrywide RCMP internal memo asking front-line officers to come and fill shifts in her province …