Site Map for August 2011

Date
Title
Aug 31, 2011
Workplace double homicide at Ontario construction company
Aug 31, 2011
Ontario appoints first chief prevention officer
Aug 31, 2011
Minimum wage going up in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Aug 31, 2011
Leadership doesn't rate highly with U.K. employers: CIPD
Aug 31, 2011
Disconnect between plan provisions, actual practices for consent benefits: OSFI
Aug 31, 2011
Women still missing from senior management positions: Conference Board
Aug 31, 2011
Half of Canadians feel confident with job security
Aug 31, 2011
Mining, police work most dangerous U.S. jobs
Aug 31, 2011
British Columbia teachers set to strike on first day of school
Aug 31, 2011
GO Transit workers give Sept. 19 strike deadline
Aug 30, 2011
Ontario’s Great Blue Heron Casino set to strike Sept. 1
Aug 30, 2011
Moderate pay raises expected for U.S. workers: Towers Watson
Aug 30, 2011
One-third of workers eat lunch at their desk
Aug 30, 2011
One-quarter of Canadian CFOs seeing improvement in employee morale: Survey
Aug 30, 2011
Immigrant workers less likely to receive training: StatsCan
Aug 30, 2011
Bill C-45: A hollow threat?
Aug 30, 2011
Organizations tired of traditional ERP-based systems: Survey
Aug 30, 2011
B.C.’s return to PST must have smooth transition: CFIB
Aug 30, 2011
The cost of chronic disease in the workplace
Aug 30, 2011
Mandatory fall protection training in Newfoundland and Labrador
Aug 30, 2011
It’s 5 p.m. – go home or you’re fired
Aug 30, 2011
Mandatory retirement for Air Canada pilots upheld — again
Aug 29, 2011
Terminations 101 (Part 2)
Aug 29, 2011
Rising costs, labour shortages among biggest risks for oil sector: Survey
Aug 29, 2011
Public sector employment up 17,000 in last quarter
Aug 29, 2011
Small business hiring slows in August, wages dip: U.S. Survey
Aug 29, 2011
New deal for grocery staff
Aug 29, 2011
Alberta and AFL dispute ESC enforcement approach
Aug 29, 2011
Ontario’s college support workers resume contract talks
Aug 29, 2011
Limit on unpaid leave excludes parental leave
Aug 29, 2011
Employer partly liable for return-to-work delay
Aug 28, 2011
Air Canada flight attendants reject tentative pact
Aug 26, 2011
B.C. Crown stays death-related criminal prosecution of Weyerhaeuser
Aug 26, 2011
Social media activity rarely a factor in hiring decisions: SHRM
Aug 26, 2011
Workplace stress a growing health hazard: Study
Aug 26, 2011
Inquiry ordered into death of Alberta mental health caregiver
Aug 26, 2011
Injured worker celebrates anniversary of world record
Aug 26, 2011
B.C. voters trash HST
Aug 26, 2011
Marginal effective tax rates lowest in B.C.: Study
Aug 25, 2011
Payroll earnings increase slightly in June: StatsCan
Aug 25, 2011
Growing IT skills gap between post-secondary, on the job: PwC
Aug 25, 2011
Average salary increase projected at 2.8 per cent for 2012: Morneau Shepell
Aug 25, 2011
Contours of Obama jobs package coming into focus
Aug 25, 2011
Montreal's traffic problems a concern for employers: Survey
Aug 25, 2011
McGill University non-academic workers vote to strike
Aug 25, 2011
Canada’s construction union wage rate index unchanged in July
Aug 25, 2011
Saint John Airport workers end strike
Aug 24, 2011
Union worries job cuts come with Hydro-Québec smart meter project
Aug 24, 2011
Canadians spending too much time, money commuting
Aug 24, 2011
4 in 10 CFOs seeing improvement in employee morale: Survey
Aug 24, 2011
Complaint about company president’s driving not a factor in New Brunswick woman’s firing: Arbitrator
Aug 24, 2011
Union comes up empty in 6-year battle with Wal-Mart
Aug 24, 2011
Shift refusal gets vacationing employee fired
Aug 24, 2011
B.C. law firm’s mandatory retirement policy retired by court
Aug 24, 2011
Right idea, wrong application for drug and alcohol policy
Aug 24, 2011
Giving less desirable shifts to single employees
Aug 24, 2011
Electronic-only copies of policies
Aug 24, 2011
Special test conditions for learning-disabled job applicant: Tribunal
Aug 24, 2011
Workers’ comp. report too much info for disability claim
Aug 23, 2011
Conducting workplace investigations
Aug 23, 2011
Asia needs more high quality jobs to maintain growth
Aug 23, 2011
Migrant workers more popular than graduates
Aug 23, 2011
Ontario proposing more time off for workers with ill relatives
Aug 23, 2011
DB pension plans need strategy to minimize risk: Aon Hewitt
Aug 23, 2011
Salary increases of 2.8 per cent in 2012, says Hay Group
Aug 23, 2011
Ceridian, KPMG, Workopolis among 50 most engaged workplaces in Canada
Aug 23, 2011
Can’t fight this feeling anymore
Aug 23, 2011
Saint John Airport workers on strike
Aug 23, 2011
Air Canada pension arbitration decision delayed
Aug 22, 2011
Ontario college support staff set to strike Sept. 1
Aug 22, 2011
Termination excessive for surfing pornography
Aug 22, 2011
Firing for worker threatening to shoot managers
Aug 22, 2011
GM health-care settlement divides former CAW workers
Aug 22, 2011
Two-year deal for controllers
Aug 22, 2011
Government launches EI rate-setting consultations
Aug 22, 2011
Firm turnover contributing positively to productivity growth: StatsCan
Aug 22, 2011
71 per cent of employers value emotional intelligence over IQ
Aug 22, 2011
Time-off programs gaining prevalence among manufacturing, distribution employers: Survey
Aug 22, 2011
Recruiting youth at TD Business Banking
Aug 19, 2011
Saskatoon company celebrates 1 million hours without time loss injury
Aug 19, 2011
Starbucks settles with dwarf fired from barista job
Aug 19, 2011
Terminations 101 (Part 1)
Aug 19, 2011
Canadian inflation declines to 2.7 per cent in July
Aug 19, 2011
Canada Post workers receiving wage increase and back pay
Aug 19, 2011
Canada’s postal union to challenge arbitrator selection
Aug 19, 2011
Consumer Price Index, July 2011
Aug 18, 2011
Bad faith bargaining complaint to be filed against Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Aug 18, 2011
Little change in number of people receiving EI in June
Aug 18, 2011
Recruiting, retention main concerns of financial executives: Survey
Aug 18, 2011
Little change in number of people receiving EI in June
Aug 17, 2011
Saskatchewan’s minimum wage going up in September
Aug 17, 2011
Certificate of Recognition program launched in Ontario
Aug 17, 2011
Correctional officer settles discrimination complaint after 23 years
Aug 17, 2011
Recent U.S. graduates finding job market tough: Survey
Aug 17, 2011
Post-secondary degrees considered 'vital' by one-half of students
Aug 17, 2011
Retiring baby boomers slowing labour growth: StatsCan
Aug 17, 2011
7 in 10 employees unaware of how pension plan works: Survey
Aug 17, 2011
Canada’s longest-running human rights case is concluded
Aug 17, 2011
Canada Post workers waiting for wage increase and back pay
Aug 16, 2011
B.C. community service workers reach tentative agreement
Aug 16, 2011
Notice of termination: Keep working or go home?
Aug 16, 2011
Severance plans continue to be key employee benefit: Survey
Aug 16, 2011
Work-life balance: A little give and take
Aug 16, 2011
Newfoundland and Labrador WCB releases privacy statement
Aug 16, 2011
Managing diversity in the workplace
Aug 16, 2011
Recruiting generation Y
Aug 15, 2011
Right idea, wrong application for drug, alcohol policy ( Legal View)
Aug 15, 2011
Structured onboarding makes for happier, more confident employees: Survey
Aug 15, 2011
Mental health should be treated as business issue: Conference Board
Aug 15, 2011
UFCW creates ‘super local’ of 60,000
Aug 15, 2011
Making managers accountable for diversity
Aug 15, 2011
More firms plan to offer teleworking over next few years: Survey
Aug 15, 2011
Breaking up is hard to do
Aug 15, 2011
Myers-Briggs more than assessment tool
Aug 15, 2011
Debunking common misconceptions around employee privacy
Aug 15, 2011
Managing poor performance on shop floor
Aug 15, 2011
3 critical activities for strong leaders
Aug 15, 2011
Drilling down into total rewards
Aug 15, 2011
Revisiting total rewards a constant cycle
Aug 15, 2011
Tribunals not fair – and that’s OK (Editor's Notes)
Aug 15, 2011
Understanding entitlement mentality (Toughest HR Question)
Aug 15, 2011
The historic fight against sexual harassment (Guest Commentary)
Aug 15, 2011
WCB P.E.I. clarifies emergency callout of workers policy
Aug 15, 2011
U.S. Postal Service looks to cut 220,000 jobs
Aug 15, 2011
Bias problematic at human rights tribunal: Survey
Aug 15, 2011
Relocation numbers moving back up
Aug 15, 2011
Vancity adopts living wage policy
Aug 15, 2011
News Briefs
Aug 15, 2011
Employers, students not on same page
Aug 15, 2011
Pilot project allows TFW family members to work for any employer in B.C.
Aug 15, 2011
General Motors Canada to introduce new health care trust
Aug 15, 2011
Thirty-year employee fired for harassment
Aug 15, 2011
Termination excessive for error in judgment
Aug 15, 2011
Paramedicals ratify contract
Aug 15, 2011
Technology opens up new freedom of speech issues
Aug 12, 2011
Toronto mayor warns of layoffs unless buyouts are accepted
Aug 12, 2011
Remembering Justice Randy Echlin
Aug 12, 2011
EU allows Spain to curb Romanians' access to jobs
Aug 12, 2011
WorkSafe Saskatchewan launches ad campaign aimed at youth
Aug 12, 2011
One whistleblower gets job back, two others not so lucky
Aug 12, 2011
Almost one-half of workers plan to switch careers in 5 years: Survey
Aug 11, 2011
Number of workers living paycheque to paycheque at pre-recession levels
Aug 11, 2011
Canada signs pension agreement with Brazil
Aug 11, 2011
Government of Canada helps people with disabilities develop job skills
Aug 11, 2011
Alberta increases employment standards enforcement
Aug 11, 2011
U.S. workers’ compensation claims at small businesses increase from June to September: Insurance company
Aug 11, 2011
More than one-quarter of U.S. employers not trying to spot high potentials: Survey
Aug 11, 2011
Business use of social media increasing: Survey
Aug 11, 2011
Alberta steps up employment standards enforcement
Aug 11, 2011
Ontario Bombardier workers reach tentative agreement
Aug 10, 2011
City workers in Quebec can strike: court
Aug 10, 2011
Ontario Bombardier workers on strike
Aug 10, 2011
Economic concern dampens Canada business confidence: Conference Board
Aug 10, 2011
More than one-half of U.K. employees work through holidays
Aug 10, 2011
U.S. job openings rise in June, turnover mostly steady: Survey
Aug 10, 2011
Ontario sector-specific safety plans available online
Aug 10, 2011
What does HR do well?
Aug 10, 2011
Canada needs simpler taxes: CGA
Aug 09, 2011
CSR boosts engagement, retention
Aug 09, 2011
When is it OK to get a criminal record check?
Aug 09, 2011
Recruiting practices impact revenue: Survey
Aug 09, 2011
1 million job openings expected in B.C. by 2020: Report
Aug 09, 2011
Financial executives extend their reach into IT, HR
Aug 09, 2011
Mixing business with pleasure
Aug 09, 2011
One of three fired Health Canada scientists to have his job reinstated
Aug 08, 2011
Saskatchewan health sciences workers ratify contract
Aug 08, 2011
Employment and Unemployment by Province and Age, July 2011
Aug 08, 2011
Serious sexual harassment warrants termination
Aug 08, 2011
Termination warranted for intentional destruction
Aug 08, 2011
Boeing workers keep pensions
Aug 08, 2011
‘Shared services’ plan concerns Nova Scotia unions
Aug 08, 2011
Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal abolished
Aug 08, 2011
CFIB launches awareness campaign on public sector pensions
Aug 08, 2011
Setting the standard for psychological safety
Aug 08, 2011
Ontario’s Bill 168: 1 year later
Aug 08, 2011
The long, deadly workplace toll of asbestos
Aug 08, 2011
News briefs: OHS news from across Canada and around the world
Aug 08, 2011
Saskatchewan revamps human rights regime
Aug 08, 2011
Resource corner: A directory of online OHS tools and information
Aug 08, 2011
Legislative roundup: Changes in OHS laws and regulations from West to East
Aug 08, 2011
Mental health in the workplace
Aug 08, 2011
Summer jobs still scarce for students: Canadian Federation of Students
Aug 05, 2011
You can’t do that when firing workers – or maybe you can
Aug 05, 2011
Little change in employment levels in July: StatsCan
Aug 05, 2011
Manitoba makes Certificate of Recognition program permanent
Aug 05, 2011
Sex injury on business trip leads to workers’ compensation claim
Aug 05, 2011
Federal government slashing environment jobs
Aug 05, 2011
Little change in employment levels in July: StatsCan
Aug 05, 2011
Most U.S. workers laid off last year found new jobs
Aug 05, 2011
More than one-quarter of employees plan to leave job within 5 years: Survey
Aug 05, 2011
Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 7.2 per cent in July
Aug 04, 2011
Air Transat flight attendants vote to accept agreement
Aug 04, 2011
Hamilton steelworkers still confident with union
Aug 04, 2011
Messy desk can impact career prospects: Survey
Aug 04, 2011
Financial executives extend reach into operations, HR
Aug 04, 2011
U.K. base pay being hit hard, falling below cost of living: Survey
Aug 04, 2011
Canadian small business optimism rebounds: CFIB
Aug 04, 2011
Victorian Order of Nurses tend to wounded payroll system
Aug 04, 2011
CPP rules changing for older workers
Aug 04, 2011
Accounting career doesn’t add up for payroll professional
Aug 04, 2011
News in brief: A look at news, facts and figures shaping the world of payroll professionals
Aug 04, 2011
Legislative roundup: Changes in payroll laws and regulations from across Canada
Aug 04, 2011
Brushing up on some of the many requirements of workers’ compensation
Aug 04, 2011
Paid statutory holiday for new employees
Aug 04, 2011
Pension task force invites further public input
Aug 04, 2011
Overqualified immigrants at risk of poor mental health: Study
Aug 03, 2011
Ontario looking for feedback on guide for joint health and safety committees
Aug 03, 2011
Another conservative year for compensation: Mercer
Aug 03, 2011
Attracting talent to your organization
Aug 03, 2011
Salary budgets lag U.S. rate of inflation: WorldatWork
Aug 03, 2011
U.S. private sector added 114,000 jobs in July
Aug 03, 2011
Being a good employer, effective business not mutually exclusive
Aug 03, 2011
Employers taking 6 to 8 weeks to fill positions in legal field: Survey
Aug 03, 2011
Another conservative year for compensation: Mercer
Aug 03, 2011
Hamilton steelworkers to hold union confidence vote
Aug 02, 2011
Air Canada reaches tentative pact with union
Aug 02, 2011
Alberta’s use of temporary foreign workers ‘shameful,’ says labour group
Aug 02, 2011
Manufacturing sector sees gains in July: RBC
Aug 02, 2011
Recruiting for payroll
Aug 02, 2011
Ontario loading dock blitz yields 3,233 orders
Aug 02, 2011
Ontario helping employers understand employment standards inspections
Aug 01, 2011
Air Canada reaches tentative pact with union
Aug 01, 2011
No immunity following botched termination
Aug 01, 2011
OH&S discipline policy not unreasonable
Aug 01, 2011
Union endorses trend toward 'super locals'
Aug 01, 2011
Alberta EMS talks continue