Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson

Canadian HR Reporter

Jim Wilson

Canada Senior Writer - HR & Safety

13+ years experience

Jim's specialty topics

Employment law and workplace privacy Workplace safety and violence prevention HR news and labour market trends Employee wellness and mental health

Jim Wilson is Canada Senior Writer for HR and Safety at Key Media. He writes for Canadian HR Reporter, Canadian Occupational Safety, and Human Resources Director Canada and New Zealand. He has held this role since 2019, covering employment law, workplace safety, and HR news across Canada.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas, along with a post-graduate teacher's certificate. Before joining Key Media, he worked in journalism and content roles across the Philippines, including as a newswriter at S&P Global Market Intelligence and a sports correspondent at The Manila Times. In his free time, he writes travel and sports content, goes to the gym, and reads.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“HR and workplace safety touch almost every industry, so I try to cover the stories that actually affect people at work, from new regulations to what's happening on the ground. If something's worth covering, I'm always open to hearing about it.”

Also published by

Human Resources Director Canada · HRD New Zealand · Canadian Occupational Safety · HRD Asia · HRD US

Featured content from Jim

Five 2018 world junior players breached Code of Conduct, suspensions continue: Hockey Canada Wanted: Feedback on proposed psychological health and safety regulation How important are social events at work?

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Canada Senior Writer, HR and Safety
  • Key Media — Canada News Writer, HR and Safety
  • Courtside Philippines/NYXSYS Philippines — Senior Writer
  • Responsekings Phils Inc. — Content Team Lead/Editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, University of Santo Tomas
  • Post-Graduate Teacher's Certificate Program, University of Santo Tomas

Read the latest stories by Jim

'Fortress mentality': Stakeholders slam B.C.'s removal of public employee directory

Removal is ‘very serious transparency issue,' says B.C.'s information and privacy commissioner

'Fortress mentality': Stakeholders slam B.C.'s removal of public employee directory

Half of CHROs not confident managers can guide AI use by workers

Report highlights importance of management in boosting workplace culture

Half of CHROs not confident managers can guide AI use by workers

Ford pledges to make background checks mandatory for kids' camps in Ontario

Camp leadership did not disclose instructor had been criminally charged and pleaded guilty: report

Ford pledges to make background checks mandatory for kids' camps in Ontario

AI screening tools may be deepening newcomer underemployment: expert

'AI is a tool and balancing it off with human judgment in order to make the right hiring decision' is important'

AI screening tools may be deepening newcomer underemployment: expert

Province declines Ottawa's offer to raise cap on low-wage temporary foreign workers

'Appalling': Government unhappy with number of workers promised six to eight months of work, then laid off after two months

Province declines Ottawa's offer to raise cap on low-wage temporary foreign workers

Beneva, Pfizer sign Canadian Cancer and Work Charter

‘Behind every cancer diagnosis is a person experiencing major life changes who must be able to rely on those around them, including their employer’

Beneva, Pfizer sign Canadian Cancer and Work Charter

Thousands approved for Ottawa’s early retirement program

Program lets eligible employees retire with immediate pension based on years of service, with no reduction for retiring early

Thousands approved for Ottawa’s early retirement program

Cross-border mobility increasingly unpredictable: survey

Nearly half of Canadian employers say service has deteriorated for talent entering the United States under CUSMA

Cross-border mobility increasingly unpredictable: survey

Five 2018 world junior players breached Code of Conduct, suspensions continue: Hockey Canada

Organization accepts appeal board's recommendations, says hockey players subject to 'enhanced screening process'

Five 2018 world junior players breached Code of Conduct, suspensions continue: Hockey Canada

Wanted: Feedback on proposed psychological health and safety regulation

Proposed amendments set out a framework for employers to identify, assess and control psychosocial hazards

Wanted: Feedback on proposed psychological health and safety regulation