An Ontario interest arbitration board has ruled that West Nipissing General Hospital must pay registered nurses premium rates on all consecutive tours …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour ShortagesTraining & Development
Ontario spends $8.8 million to expand Cambridge trades training centre
The Ontario government has completed a major expansion of a skilled trades training facility in Cambridge, backed by more than $8.8 million …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Wynfield dietary workers in Oshawa, Ont., lose staffing grievance despite rising occupancy
A union representing dietary workers at an Oshawa retirement residence has failed in its bid to force the employer to restore staffing …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario legislation would extend WSIB coverage to 29,000 more care workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation that would extend mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to about 29,000 frontline …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Arbitrator sets compensation rates for Laurentian faculty after strike
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA labour arbitrator has ordered Laurentian University to compensate full-time faculty at 40 per cent of salary — plus a $1,000 lump …
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A union representing electrical distribution workers has won the right to proceed with a grievance alleging that Milton Hydro Distribution brought control …
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FeaturedAwards and Competitions
Trent University Durham students win prizes for future-of-work ideas
Three teams took top honours at Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area’s first annual Business STRIDE Challenge, earning cash prizes and charitable …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Northdale Manor workers win $1 per hour raises, new pension plan in arbitration
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkers at a Temiskaming Shores retirement home will receive flat-rate wage increases of $1 per hour in each of two years, along …
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A Brampton retirement home must pay its workers across-the-board wage increases of 3.5 per cent in each of two years under an …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsMental Health
Federal and Ontario governments fund $25.7M PTSI centre for first responders, health workers
The federal government and the Province of Ontario have committed a combined $25.7 million to build Ontario’s first dedicated treatment facilities for …


