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Human Resources News from the Canadian Workplace
LABOUR RELATIONS
7/2/2009
Air Canada machinists reject pension deal
Slim majority vote against freezing of wages, moratorium on pension funding
HR CONSULTING
6/30/2009
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to merge
Consulting firms combine forces to become Towers Watson
LABOUR RELATIONS
6/30/2009
Wal-Mart union certification overturned
Saskatchewan court rules secret ballot vote needed for certification
LABOUR RELATIONS
6/29/2009
Casual government workers in New Brunswick win right to unionize
Court rules labour relations act violates Charter rights of casual workers
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
6/26/2009
Directors named for new EI management board
Board will set EI rates and manage surpluses separate from government revenues
IMMIGRATION
6/25/2009
Saskatchewan plans to boost immigration
Increases in business immigration could result in 900 new jobs: Minister
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UNITED KINGDOM
6/24/2009
U.K. employers to 'radically' reduce future pensions: Survey
96 per cent of companies believe DB plans are unsustainable
UNITED STATES
6/18/2009
Montana city wants job applicants to hand over Facebook passwords
Controversial screening technique designed to ensure municipality hires workers with ‘highest moral character’
IRELAND
6/11/2009
Irish employers could face jail for breaches of employment legislation
Employer group worries criminal prosecution 'disproportionate, unnecessary'
UNITED STATES
6/3/2009
Xerox first large U.S. company to appoint black woman as CEO
Ursula Burns also first woman to take the executive reins from another woman
SOUTH AFRICA
5/28/2009
South African worker fired for Facebook update
Colleague reported worker who labelled boss a 'serial masturbator' online
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$50-million lawsuit filed against payroll provider
Health-care workers allege years of payroll errors
DB plans endangered
Number of workers covered by DB plans plunges 30 per cent in five years as costs soar
‘Untold pain’ for firms that don’t get HR right: Jack Welch
Treat employees fairly now to ensure future success
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