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Ontario to cut business tax as minimum wage rises

The Ontario government plans to cut small business taxes by $540 million over the next seven years to help offset the increase in the minimum…

Budget 2007: CMA’s reaction to budget is mixed

The federal government’s Budget 2007 hits the mark when in comes to reducing medical wait times and developing an electronic health record, but falls short…

Hiring climate to remain steady in Q2: survey

Canadian employers expect a steady hiring climate for the April to June period, says a Manpower survey. Thirty percent of employers plan to increase their…

Ontario will be short half a million workers by 2030

Ontario will need approximately 560,000 more workers by the year 2030 to maintain projected potential growth in the province, according to the Conference Board of…

  • By: Don Bisch
  • March 6, 2007 September 13, 2019
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Up close and personnel

Human resources professionals lack business acumen. They are, more or less, competent providers of essential services. Need to make a hire? Conduct a performance review?…

  • By: Kevin Press
  • February 28, 2007 September 13, 2019
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A healthy workplace: a strategic approach

The National Quality Institute (NQI) is an independent organization founded to improve performance and results of organizations. For 10 years, Delta Hotels has been a…

Occupational stress hurts employees’ relationships

High levels of work-related stress can impact employees’ home relationships and lead to a higher absenteeism rate, according to Shepell-fgi. Its report, entitled ’Til Stress…

Creating a workplace health program

Employees and the organization they work for can benefit from the promotion of workplace health issues, according to Jan Chappel, a technical specialist at the…

Canadians say depression impairs ability to work

About 500,000 Canadian workers experience depression and most of them say the symptoms interfere with their ability to work, according to a study by Statistics…

Benefits Trends: The age of stress

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR COLLEAGUE IN THE NEXT OFFICE. He’s a man in his fifties who still wears a suit long after the office…