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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BenefitsFeaturedRemote Working
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 …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Americans open to pandemic policies like masks, closures – but worry about economic, political impacts
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA new U.S. survey suggests that most Americans would back certain COVID-like containment measures if another pandemic were to emerge, even though …
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By Darryl Greer A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a “deeply religious” British Columbia health executive who said he was …
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Employment Law
Arbitrator rules against Oxford County worker’s creed-based challenge to COVID-19 testing policy
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1146, on behalf of a former Oxford …