Canadian employers cut 26,200 payroll positions in November, offsetting the previous month’s gain, while average weekly earnings continued climbing amid a cooling… …
Todd Humber
Todd Humber
Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.
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Employment LawFeaturedRemote Working
Worker loses EI appeal after refusing employer’s return-to-office directive
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA worker who refused to comply with her employer’s instruction to work in the office at least one day per week has… …
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FeaturedGlobal HR PracticesWeird Workplace
26 million American workers expected to miss work day after Super Bowl
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA record 26.2 million U.S. employees plan to miss work the day after Super Bowl LX, according to UKG’s annual absenteeism survey,… …
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Awards and CompetitionsFeaturedTop Employers
Alberta employers increase training investment as province leads job growth
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAlberta’s top employers are expanding training and skills development programs as the province records the country’s highest employment growth and continues to… …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsPayroll
Employer can recover $27,000 overpayment despite missing six-month deadline, arbitrator rules
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Alberta arbitrator has ruled that employers can pursue wage overpayments beyond the six-month timeline set out in collective agreements and employment… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Calgary program to connect 2,000 youth with employers by 2027
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCalgary Economic Development has launched a work-based learning program aimed at connecting job-ready youth aged 18 to 24 with local employers, backed… …
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Corporate CultureFeaturedGlobal HR PracticesHR Associations
SHRM releases global framework identifying eight workplace culture types
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSHRM has released a new global research report outlining eight distinct workplace culture types, based on survey responses from more than 27,000… …
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CompensationFeatured
Canadian salary increase budgets hold at 3 per cent for 2026
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian organizations are projecting an average salary increase of 3.0 per cent for 2026, excluding wage freezes, according to a survey by… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsOur Favourites
Canada shifts to ‘value-based realism’ as global order fractures, Carney says
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPrime Minister Mark Carney told business leaders at the World Economic Forum today that Canada is abandoning its reliance on the rules-based… …
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FeaturedPensions
Older Canadians report declining optimism, persistent social isolation in new survey
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPositive feelings toward aging among Canadians aged 50 and older fell from 62 per cent in 2024 to 57 per cent in… …


