Have you noticed how busy HR departments are? Not so much in terms of workload, but because it’s so crowded in there. …
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Employment LawFeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Labour board sides with Dalhousie University in appeal over OHS compliance orders
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has sided with Dalhousie University, overturning two compliance orders issued by an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour Relations
Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime
Quebec’s labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province’s nurses. Fédération Interprofessionnelle de la …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Feds wary of back-to-work legislation despite employer demands: labour experts
In an era of increased strike activity and union power, labour experts say it’s not surprising to see more calls for government …
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CompensationFeaturedLabour Relations
Politics likely pushed Air Canada toward deal with ‘unheard of’ gains for pilots
Politics, public opinion and salary hikes south of the border helped push Air Canada toward a deal that secures major pay gains …
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Employment LawFeaturedImmigration
Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits
Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that …
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Employment LawFeaturedOpinion
When employees are in distress, management can’t be ‘on break’
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIf you’ve ever worked in retail, you know you can count on one thing: People are unpredictable. For every kind customer that …
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By Mary Grantham O’Brien, Simon Fraser University; Cesar Teló, Concordia University, and Pavel Trofimovich, Concordia University As anyone who has looked for …
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CompensationFeatured
Salary increases projected to outpace inflation in 2025 across Canada: Eckler
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian workers can expect salary increases to surpass inflation in 2025, with the national average base salary set to rise by 3.6%, …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsPensions
B.C. firefighters to receive earlier pension benefits under new agreement
British Columbia and the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) have reached an agreement-in-principle that will allow wildland firefighters to access their pensions …