Site Map for December 2014

Date
Title
Dec 30, 2014
Union urges U.S. shipping executives to enter West Coast port talks
Dec 30, 2014
California judges suing over pensions
Dec 30, 2014
HR Designations
Dec 29, 2014
CPP cheques rising 1.8 per cent for 2015
Dec 29, 2014
Edmonton reaches agreement with 8,000 workers
Dec 29, 2014
Walmart braces for minimum wage hikes in U.S.
Dec 29, 2014
Dynamic desk chair turns body into computer mouse
Dec 29, 2014
China's bankers enjoy first pay hike since global financial crisis
Dec 29, 2014
Female CFOs less inclined to risky business tax-dodging: U.S. study
Dec 29, 2014
U.S. minimum wage hikes to affect 1,400-plus Walmart stores
Dec 29, 2014
Help wanted: India's 'Make in India' drive lacks skilled labour
Dec 29, 2014
Elder-care challenges prompt tech execs to create startups, apps
Dec 29, 2014
Vancouver home price surge worries businesses as they seek to hire, retain staff
Dec 29, 2014
The top Canadian jobs for 2015 – and beyond
Dec 23, 2014
One-half of younger workers see upside of frequent job changes
Dec 23, 2014
N.S. tightens regulations requiring record checks for daycare workers
Dec 23, 2014
London firms' senior workers expecting bigger bonuses: Survey
Dec 22, 2014
Russia entering 'full-fledged economic crisis', says ex-minister Kudrin
Dec 19, 2014
Manitoba liquor store workers OK new 4-year deal
Dec 18, 2014
Obesity can be deemed disability at work: EU court
Dec 18, 2014
Dealing with resignations
Dec 17, 2014
Wal-Mart must pay $188 million in workers' class action
Dec 17, 2014
Ruling by NLRB could expand responsibility for labour violations
Dec 17, 2014
October wholesale trade hits record: Statistics Canada
Dec 16, 2014
Checking email in meetings frequent occurrence – but managers don't like it: Survey
Dec 16, 2014
In Canada's oilsands, a boomtown starts feeling the chill
Dec 16, 2014
Sony Pictures warns staff on fraudsters misusing stolen data
Dec 16, 2014
Steelworkers ratify new contracts with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Dec 16, 2014
Word of warning
Dec 16, 2014
Are employee wellness initiatives effective?
Dec 15, 2014
Japan firms promise PM 'utmost efforts' to lift wages, urge reforms
Dec 15, 2014
Ontario developmental services workers lobby for better working conditions
Dec 15, 2014
Should 'fake' veteran be fired?
Dec 15, 2014
Many women not keen to climb career ladder
Dec 15, 2014
Held hostage
Dec 15, 2014
Strategy, learning key to future workforce success: Global survey
Dec 15, 2014
Training goes high-tech
Dec 15, 2014
Volunteer firefighter fired from regular job for leaving work too often (Legal View)
Dec 15, 2014
Social media recruitment far from perfect
Dec 15, 2014
What's in your CEO's wallet? (Executive Series)
Dec 15, 2014
Keeping tomorrow's leaders today
Dec 15, 2014
How would you react?
Dec 15, 2014
Planning for risk
Dec 15, 2014
Discount programs a popular benefit
Dec 15, 2014
Taking time off
Dec 15, 2014
It's all about the followup
Dec 15, 2014
Say on pay – or say on corporate performance?
Dec 15, 2014
Maximizing total reward statements
Dec 15, 2014
Birthdates not succession criteria (Editor's Notes)
Dec 15, 2014
The weird workplace
Dec 15, 2014
Significant consequences for those not tacking data governance (Guest Commentary)
Dec 15, 2014
The toughest challenges facing human resources departments (Toughest HR Question)
Dec 15, 2014
Belgian unions ground flights, halt trains in national strike
Dec 15, 2014
B.C. teachers win rights for pregnant staff
Dec 15, 2014
Labour briefs
Dec 15, 2014
Holiday hullabaloo
Dec 15, 2014
Toronto employee accuses City of Toronto of harassment, discrimination based on race
Dec 12, 2014
Legal ramifications of unhealthy workplaces
Dec 12, 2014
Glum Christmas for Brazil retailers – and little cheer ahead
Dec 12, 2014
Clashes as Italian unions strike over Renzi labour reforms
Dec 12, 2014
Dismissal for absenteeism
Dec 11, 2014
Unable to pay salaries, Afghanistan asks donors for more money
Dec 11, 2014
Educators call for better tools to teach skilled trades: Report
Dec 11, 2014
German cabinet passes bill to curb strike power of small unions
Dec 11, 2014
Parliament unveils new code to clamp down on harassment
Dec 10, 2014
WorkSafe BC report shows new dual investigation tool following mill explosions
Dec 10, 2014
Federal, state safety officials probe Wisconsin dumbwaiter death
Dec 10, 2014
Predictive site safety could cut accidents for oil sands operations
Dec 10, 2014
WorkSafe BC report shows new dual investigation tool following mill explosions
Dec 10, 2014
Getting up to speed on human rights
Dec 10, 2014
Refusing to hire applicants with health issues stemming from lifestyle
Dec 10, 2014
Ineligible benefit claim not fraud, just a mistake: Arbitrator
Dec 10, 2014
Workplace assault not enough to terminate: Arbitrator
Dec 10, 2014
Volunteer firefighter fired from regular job for leaving too often
Dec 10, 2014
Supreme Court of Canada recognizes new duty of honesty
Dec 10, 2014
Worker calls in sick too much for employer’s taste
Dec 09, 2014
Is HR the ‘fun police?’
Dec 09, 2014
Some employers are slow learners
Dec 09, 2014
Ontario businesses want province to defer pension plan
Dec 09, 2014
Tim Hortons CEO gets $1-million bonus after Burger King deal
Dec 09, 2014
Global news: Pay going up for U.S. workers
Dec 09, 2014
German carmakers unveil surprise changes in top management
Dec 09, 2014
U.S. top court rejects worker pay for security-screening time
Dec 08, 2014
Five ex-Madoff aides face up to 20 years in prison in U.S.
Dec 08, 2014
Canada rail safety jobs vacant as budget cuts bite
Dec 08, 2014
CN Rail, Steelworkers union reach tentative deal
Dec 08, 2014
German union launches new strike at Amazon warehouses
Dec 08, 2014
Bill 3 to amend privacy laws in Alberta
Dec 08, 2014
Retired teachers return to work, not eligible to contribute to pension
Dec 08, 2014
Worker fired after stealing supplies to pay debt
Dec 08, 2014
Canada loses 10,700 jobs in November: StatsCan
Dec 08, 2014
Canada labour productivity rises slightly
Dec 08, 2014
Struggling Sony to cut pay
Dec 08, 2014
Labour movement 'concertmaster' tests Beijing's boundaries
Dec 05, 2014
Toyota, Rogers among '10 Best Companies to Work For'
Dec 05, 2014
Kentucky health-care worker fired over inflammatory Ferguson post
Dec 04, 2014
U.S. justices grapple with UPS pregnancy discrimination case
Dec 04, 2014
Minimum wage fight hits streets of 160 U.S. cities Thursday
Dec 04, 2014
Manitoba liquor employees vote 97 per cent in favour of strike
Dec 04, 2014
Unifor applauds possible Uber legislation at Queen’s Park
Dec 04, 2014
France's biggest union in crisis as chief criticized over perks
Dec 04, 2014
HRPA unveils framework for new HR designations
Dec 04, 2014
Nearly 90 per cent of Canadians must switch employers for more senior role: Study
Dec 04, 2014
Canada among most expensive countries for prescription drugs – and costs expected to rise
Dec 04, 2014
Unhealthy workplace cultures
Dec 03, 2014
Sweden's pensions, parent policies keep old age worries at bay
Dec 03, 2014
U.S. private sector hiring shy of estimates in November: ADP
Dec 03, 2014
Nearly 1 in 4 workers dissatisfied with work-life balance: Survey
Dec 02, 2014
French bosses take to streets for week of protests
Dec 02, 2014
Toronto Public Library staffers raise safety concerns
Dec 02, 2014
Gabon's oil sector workers start general strike
Dec 02, 2014
Banning e-cigarettes in the workplace
Dec 02, 2014
Ontario arbitrators address off-duty social media comments of 2 firefighters
Dec 02, 2014
Large employers much more likely to pay minimum wage
Dec 01, 2014
Payroll plays key role in ‘historic compromise’ of workers’ compensation
Dec 01, 2014
Year-end reporting: What you need to know
Dec 01, 2014
Legislative Roundup
Dec 01, 2014
An act of understanding
Dec 01, 2014
News in Brief
Dec 01, 2014
Ask an expert
Dec 01, 2014
Fake e-mail to other employees results in criminal mischief conviction
Dec 01, 2014
Jingling the right bells
Dec 01, 2014
Signing of contract not just a formality
Dec 01, 2014
Out and proud at work
Dec 01, 2014
Mixed response to HRPA's new designations
Dec 01, 2014
Culture of enforcement
Dec 01, 2014
Discrimination 'alive and well' around pregnancy, breastfeeding
Dec 01, 2014
Last-chance agreement not end of story (Legal View)
Dec 01, 2014
Birth of a new benefit?
Dec 01, 2014
Making mental health a priority at work
Dec 01, 2014
HRPA signs memorandum of understanding with Australian, New Zealand HR associations
Dec 01, 2014
Choosing your HR career path
Dec 01, 2014
The demise of the annual review
Dec 01, 2014
Stop fighting over reference letters
Dec 01, 2014
The dollars and sense of severance
Dec 01, 2014
Sadly, it's still a courageous act (Editor's Notes)
Dec 01, 2014
The weird workplace
Dec 01, 2014
CCHRA working with global associations to be Canadian voice of HR (Guest Commentary)
Dec 01, 2014
When the harassment dust settles (Toughest HR Question)
Dec 01, 2014
Canadian startups woo Silicon Valley expats for top jobs
Dec 01, 2014
Minister Bergen calls for proposals to help Canadians with disabilities obtain jobs
Dec 01, 2014
U.S. factory activity growth slows in November
Dec 01, 2014
City staffers in Kootenay-area ratify new deal
Dec 01, 2014
Lufthansa cancels almost half of flights due to strike
Dec 01, 2014
Violent assault leads to termination
Dec 01, 2014
Edmonton cop hits roadblock in ranks
Dec 01, 2014
USW, TWU merger made official
Dec 01, 2014
‘We’ve been fighting ever since’
Dec 01, 2014
Are workers wary of providing first aid?
Dec 01, 2014
Unsafe companies get millions in WSIB rebates
Dec 01, 2014
Serious safety breach not serious enough for dismissal
Dec 01, 2014
Final report released on fatal Elliot Lake mall collapse
Dec 01, 2014
Does workplace wellness really matter?
Dec 01, 2014
United Steelworkers looking for safety changes at B.C. mines
Dec 01, 2014
Are you prepared for a lockdown?