Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses as flu cases increase heading into the …
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FeaturedGlobal HR PracticesOpinionRemote Working
What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment
By Jane Parry The COVID pandemic accelerated remote and hybrid working practices across the world. It also provided evidence that these approaches …
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Canada still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season
By Alyssa Grocutt, University of Calgary; Julian Barling, Queen’s University, Ontario, and Nick Turner, University of Calgary As Canadians head into another …
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Alberta Premier Smith says unions prompted COVID-19 shot coverage expansion
By Matthew Scace and Lisa Johnson Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday her government’s sudden shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy was prompted by …
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By Lisa Johnson Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning …
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FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
COVID-19 drove sharp decline in self-employment, study finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA new Statistics Canada study shows COVID-19 significantly altered self-employment patterns in Canada, with more workers abandoning entrepreneurship than entering it during …
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Office design isn’t keeping up with post-COVID work styles – here’s what workers really want
By Ozgur Gocer, University of Sydney; Richard de Dear, University of Sydney, and Thomas Parkinson, University of Sydney Flexible work has become …
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Five years of COVID fallout: Flexible work now ‘non-negotiable’ for two-thirds of Canadians
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberToday marks an anniversary not worth celebrating: Five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). …
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By Sammy Hudes When the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, companies across Canada scrambled to shift their employees …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
‘The fire is still lit’: How COVID-19 and its aftermath sparked a new era for labour
By Rosa Saba When COVID-19 hit, millions of Canadians were either told to work remotely or temporarily laid off as governments ordered lockdowns …


