Canada’s Forum of Labour Market Ministers wrapped a meeting in Halifax on July 16 with a pledge of $2 billion over five… …
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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Government Policy & BudgetsOur Favourites
CFIB praises internal trade reform progress, but employers still face inconsistent rules
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberMost small businesses across Canada report no improvement in cross-provincial trade despite higher government grades on interprovincial trade reform, according to a… …
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RecruitmentOur Favourites
Employers take 68 days to hire while top candidates disappear in just 10: Labrie
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers are losing their strongest hires to a process that moves far too slowly, and most of them haven’t fixed it, a… …
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Mental HealthOur Favourites
Ontario coroner calls for broader mental health coverage after 34 corrections suicides
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s Office of the Chief Coroner is recommending that presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for public safety workers be expanded beyond post-traumatic stress… …
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StaffingFeaturedIndustry News
Staffing industry pioneer Bill Pollock dies at 97
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBill Pollock, who co-founded Drake International in 1951 and helped build the modern staffing industry, has died. He was 97. Pollock passed… …
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Our FavouritesMental Health
HR shapes whether workers struggling with mental health seek help or stay silent: Sorenson
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberHR departments often decide whether a struggling employee asks for help or hides it, and closing that gap can be the difference… …
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CompensationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Our Favourites
AI can help expose pay gaps but humans must decide compensation
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberORLANDO, Fla. — Artificial intelligence can help HR teams uncover pay gaps and benchmark fair wages, but the final decisions on compensation… …
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Our FavouritesWorkforce Statistics
Ontario, Quebec and B.C. can lose jobs without raising unemployment: TD report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe number of jobs Canada needs to add each month to hold its unemployment rate steady has fallen close to zero, and… …
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OpinionEmployment LawOur FavouritesThe Throughline
When a worker’s stalker becomes the employer’s problem
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe insurance producer’s manager knew what to say. When she told him, in August 2021, that a client’s representative had taken to… …
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CompensationFeaturedPayrollWorkforce Statistics
ADP to launch Canadian pay report tracking workers year over year
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberADP Canada will begin publishing monthly data that tracks how much individual Canadian workers’ pay changes from one year to the next,… …

