In an age when work-life balance is synonymous with healthy company culture, flexible vacation policies have become a standard for the enlightened workplace. Many employers are now…
About 50,000 registered nurses working in Ontario’s hospital sector will see changes to their health benefits and attendance management policies, as well as wage increases…
Canadian employers are being cautious about budgeting for salary increases in the coming year, according to a new survey by Mercer. It predicts average raises will…
Employers that are strongly committed to employee learning and development tend to experience better organizational performance than their competitors, according to a new report by…
While external motivators, such as a promotion or employer-paid benefits, can be successful in encouraging employees to perform well, the intrinsic need for autonomy can…
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have agreed to undertake a pay equity review with regard to rural and suburban mail carriers.…
Canada’s Income Tax Act is generally not a place people turn to for easy answers, so figuring out whether benefits provided to employees are taxable…
Canada’s Income Tax Act is generally not a place people turn to for easy answers, so figuring out whether benefits provided to employees are taxable…
Stephanie Berry wasn’t exactly happy in 2011 when, after working for 19 years as an information technology supervisor for the state of Tennessee, she learned…
After more than nine months of bargaining, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reached a tentative deal last night. The new agreements…
Ontario-based employers are being called on to submit feedback about proposed changes to the personal emergency leave provisions in Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. The deadline…
Mercer employees are taking part in volunteering experiences across Canada today as part of the consulting firm’s first annual ‘Good Day,’ an initiative to support…
The average starting salaries for Canadian professionals will increase by a projected 3.1 per cent next year, according to global staffing firm Robert Half. Its…
The Ontario government is moving forward on a number of steps to close the gender wage gap, including providing employers with training materials on anti-discrimination…
Nearly half (44 per cent) of U.S. employees are actively looking for a new job, while 52 per cent are open to leaving their current…
Just four in 10 respondents would be likely to return to a job they left, with men (44 per cent) more likely than women (36…
The Ontario government announced last week it is investing $199,970 to support the Paramedic Association of Canada in developing a new mental-health standard for paramedics.…
Flexible working is hugely important for Canadian employees, a survey from Regus Canada has found. Sixty-one per cent of respondents would turn down a job that offered…
With studies showing low levels of employee engagement, it’s striking that so few people are really engaged and intrinsically motivated to perform the jobs they…
Goodbye bow ties and hello blue jeans. A few weeks after Starbucks announced it was loosening its dress code to include patterns, tattoos and piercings,…
Robert De Niro may have changed the way Sun Life Financial Inc. looks at its intern program. “One rainy day a few months ago, I…
With summer in full swing, many employees are using some vacation time to take advantage of the nice weather and get a break from the…
Rearranging where staff members sit can be one of the easiest ways to boost employee performance by up to 15 per cent, according to research…
Employers can still do more to include and support lesbian and gay employees in the workplace, according to a new study commissioned by Telus. The survey…
Despite all of the talk about precarious job prospects for young people, a new survey has found a large number of those in or just…