In 2010, David Styles moved to Alberta from Ontario to work as vice-president of relationship investments for the Alberta Investment Management Corp. While the decision…
Taking care of elderly parents costs Canadians $27 billion a year in lost income and foregone vacation time, a report by CIBC Capital Markets has found. …
Many Canadian employers are out of touch when it comes to attracting talent, a new report from Randstad Canada suggests. The research found employees value competitive…
The majority of salaried retirees and employees, along with unsecured creditors, voted in favour of Stelco Inc.’s restructuring plan in meetings on Thursday afternoon. Under…
Great-West Life will be eliminating 1,500 positions over the next two years through a combination of layoffs, a voluntary retirement program and reducing temporary positions,…
The federal government will be testing whether hiding the names of job applicants would improve its hiring practices, in what it calls an effort to…
Indiana University has introduced six weeks of paid leave for all employees. The new program, which takes effect on July 1, 2017, will be available…
Earlier this week, Benefits Canada reported that Queen’s University is now giving stipends to its postdoctoral scholars to help with the cost of childcare. The university already…
Non-traditional workers are becoming more standard in the Canadian workplace, according to a new study by Randstad Canada. The recruitment firm found contractual, remote, consultant…
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that gave a copper mine employee an 18-month severance package upon retirement. At trial last year, the…
Umbra Applied Technologies Group Inc. has introduced a new paid leave program for its employees. The defense company, headquartered in Tampa, Fla., will provide employees…
Saskatchewan school boards are being told to cut benefits or wages for employees by 3.5 per cent and freeze those rates for three years. A…
Chartered professional accountant Chris Coben wanted to work internationally so he could experience how a different country approaches the type of work he does. At…
An article on Ottawa Community Housing Corp.’s benefits communication strategy was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human…
In an increasingly automated world, the adoption of artificial intelligence adoption is rapidly reshaping the types and number of roles that organizations seek. AI is…
While 41 per cent of global organizations say they have a program for ‘recognition champions’ — employees who actively model and promote recognition so it…
Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All day long, she laboured to…
A high-profile harassment complaint involving a former Canadian Broadcasting Corp. anchor is a reminder for Canadian employers of the legal risks tied to mishandling workplace…
A majority of employers still don’t have a formal strategy for communicating workplace change, despite identifying it as their most urgent internal communications need, according…
In what amounts to a major procedural overhaul, British Columbia has introduced legislation aimed at modernizing the way its Employment Standards Branch handles workplace complaints…
A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast’s media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon returning from maternity leave…
The federal government is launching consultations on ways to improve labour relations to support Canada’s economy and communities. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is looking for…