Gildan’s last chance • Oil industry needs to strike manpower • Butting out at work
Gildan’s last chance
New York — Montreal-based clothing manufacturer, Gildan Activewear will be kicked out of the Fair Labour Association Dec. 10 unless it meets new conditions set by the association. As reported in the Oct. 25 issue of Canadian HR Reporter, Gildan was accused of union-busting at a Honduran plant. To retain its membership Gildan must take remedial actions including issuing a public statement acknowledging there were restrictions on workers’ freedom of association.
Oil industry needs to strike manpower
Edmonton — The oil patch will need up to 100,000 blue-collar workers to meet production demands over the next 14 months, says the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC). The number of oil and gas wells drilled in Western Canada will hit 24,035 in 2005, up eight per cent from the record 22,160 wells projected for this year. “The main limiting factor for more wells continues to be a lack of skilled labour,” said PSAC president Roger Soucy.
Butting out at work
Toronto — When smoking is banned at work employees average about five cigarettes less per day, says a University of Toronto study. Using Statistics Canada data researchers concluded that in workplaces where smoking is banned, 18 per cent of workers smoke daily and their average consumption is 15.4 cigarettes per day. When there are no bans, 40 per cent of workers are daily smokers averaging 20.1. Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman said he plans to introduce a “100-per-cent ban” on smoking in workplaces.
New York — Montreal-based clothing manufacturer, Gildan Activewear will be kicked out of the Fair Labour Association Dec. 10 unless it meets new conditions set by the association. As reported in the Oct. 25 issue of Canadian HR Reporter, Gildan was accused of union-busting at a Honduran plant. To retain its membership Gildan must take remedial actions including issuing a public statement acknowledging there were restrictions on workers’ freedom of association.
Oil industry needs to strike manpower
Edmonton — The oil patch will need up to 100,000 blue-collar workers to meet production demands over the next 14 months, says the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC). The number of oil and gas wells drilled in Western Canada will hit 24,035 in 2005, up eight per cent from the record 22,160 wells projected for this year. “The main limiting factor for more wells continues to be a lack of skilled labour,” said PSAC president Roger Soucy.
Butting out at work
Toronto — When smoking is banned at work employees average about five cigarettes less per day, says a University of Toronto study. Using Statistics Canada data researchers concluded that in workplaces where smoking is banned, 18 per cent of workers smoke daily and their average consumption is 15.4 cigarettes per day. When there are no bans, 40 per cent of workers are daily smokers averaging 20.1. Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman said he plans to introduce a “100-per-cent ban” on smoking in workplaces.
