Research suggests that divorce rates may be misleading because fewer people are getting married. About one in five Canadian couples lives common …
Productivity
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Featured
Workers waste three hours daily searching for information, says new report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNearly half of employees feel overwhelmed by fragmented knowledge systems and irrelevant search results, according to new research from Montreal-based Coveo. The …
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A growing number of workers are losing significant amounts of productive time each year due to digital distractions, with social media emerging …
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OpinionWellness
Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses
By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, …
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By Ako Ufodike, York University, Canada As Canada moves into 2025, its productivity still lags, despite efforts by the federal government to …
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By Christopher Reynolds After a choppy couple of years for Canada’s largest ports, a new paper argues that automation can provide a path …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nova Scotia launches funding program to improve safety in apple, blueberry harvests
Farmers in Nova Scotia’s apple and wild blueberry industries can now access funding to upgrade their harvesting equipment, with a focus on …
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FeaturedLeadership
‘Create flexibility’ tops list of ways to motivate workers to be more productive: Poll
It’s not exactly a scientific survey, but a LinkedIn poll from Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., the president and CEO of the U.S.-based …
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FeaturedMental Health
How workers’ financial crises impact productivity and well-being on the job
by Bill Howattby Bill HowattBenefits Canada recently reported that approximately 56 per cent of Canadian employees say they’re less productive at work due to financial concerns. …
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FeaturedMental Health
Staring blankly at your screen? You probably have post holiday blues. The good news is you can get through it
By Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Swinburne University of Technology Sad, anxious or lacking in motivation? Chances are you have just returned to …


