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  • Alberta puts two immigration programs on hold
  • New data reveal that salary increases are steadily on the rise among Canadian organizations
  • One-third of employees think their managers are incompetent
  • 5 Tips to avoid the late afternoon productivity slump
  • Employee training top concern for HR managers
  • I Love Rewards announces the 50 most engaged workplaces
  • 90% of Canadian organizations using social media
  • Releasing Constraints: The impacts of increased accessibility on Ontario’s economy
  • Increased worker flexibility not always a good thing, says new Rotman paper
  • E-mail and intranet are top communication methods used to engage employees
  • Signs of optimism in global financial hiring, survey shows
  • Ontario targets construction workplaces in safety campaign
  • Majority of employees place higher value on benefit plans since recession, finds sanofi-aventis
  • Retention problems: One in two companies losing top workers
  • Musculoskeletal disorders negatively impact competiveness
  • Staying in the game: CFOs say benefit of consulting is variety and challenge
  • Career-seeking immigrants in three countries face similar barriers: York-led study
  • Worker mobility: Canada shows the sharpest increase
  • Diversity offers competitive advantage for businesses
  • Blakes alerts pension plan administrators of new FSCO policy
  • Catalyst Canada recognizes corporate leaders’ commitment to advancing women in business
  • Ontario health care system lags far behind in occupational health & safety
  • Reference checks remove one in four job candidates from consideration
  • Buck’s Canadian health care survey finds drug cost increases stubbornly high
  • Hewitt survey uncovers most popular work/life programs
  • BC to research workplace dispute resolution
  • Social networking on the job widespread – harness it!
  • Half of Canadians feel they need more vacation time
  • Canadians are worried about retirement, but they won't seek help
  • Top 10 excuses for using a cell phone while driving
  • New CCOHS guide prepares for upcoming changes to WHMIS
  • Organizations vulnerable to employee "flight risk" as economy rebounds
  • Canadian managers held more accountable for employee commitment than U.S. managers
  • Does happiness in the workplace really matter?
  • Survey finds strong connection between investment in talent and market growth
  • Trust in managers in short supply
  • ABC Life Literacy Canada bolsters workplace education with launch of new website
  • Increased fraud and corruption exposure as more Canadians enter global marketplace
  • Hiring forecast: Executive optimism remains high; some see recruiting challenges
  • Canadian executives planning to spend green
  • Global execs more willing than ever to pack their bags for career opportunities
  • Close to half of employers offer flexible summer hours
  • Alberta firefighters to receive enhanced WCB coverage for cancer
  • Steelworkers union seeks legislative changes to protect labour rights in Manitoba
  • Best practices examined for high school transition to apprenticeship
  • Employees feel unprepared for pressure caused by heavier workloads
  • Retirees commence class action against General Motors of Canada
  • Required Reading: Learn to communicate like a leader
  • Global survey shows HR moving to SaaS applications to meet business challenges
  • Global executives more willing than ever to pack their bags for career opportunities
  • Retirement of baby boomers to slow Canada’s long-term economic growth
  • Multicultural groups face unique mental health challenges
  • 3 secrets to creating a sustainable culture
  • Most Quebec workers would not trade places with their boss, survey finds
  • Managers often not equipped to discuss career development with staff
  • Companies' expectations for relocation volumes and budgets are optimistic
  • Executives say it takes more than a month to fill accounting positions
  • Canadian satisfaction with employers among the world's highest
  • Majority of Canadian companies not placing health and wellness programs as a top priority
  • Women's Executive Network accepting nominations for Canada's most powerful women
  • Employers taking action to address pension costs, Towers Watson survey finds
  • HRPA-CGA form strategic partnership
  • Study highlights looming retirement crisis in Canada
  • Ontario appoints occupational health and safety advisory panel
  • U.S. employers consider penalizing workers for unhealthy behaviour
  • Canadian organizations at different stages in development of health and wellness programs
  • Workplace superheroes: administrative staff embracing new roles
  • Rising benefit costs challenge employers to balance attractive programs with affordability
  • Labour shortages are not a thing of the past, but an impending reality: Canadian Chamber
  • HRPA develops HR-IEP integration strategy
  • First Canadian staffing index released
  • Are workplaces ready for the Class of 2010?
  • Most employers search online for information about potential creative hires
  • Canadian employers expect a fair hiring climate for second quarter of 2010
  • Seven signs it's time to hire
  • Required Reading: Ignoring unwritten rules of business like a viper in the dark
  • Bonuses reign as top employee reward, CFOs agree
  • Workers with mental illness more likely to suffer recurrence than those with physical disability
  • Study links wellness programs to innovation and creativity
  • York U professor to study work in a warming world
  • Recession only delays looming workforce shortages facing Canadian economy
  • Good leaders need to talk less, listen more, finds study
  • Tech etiquette outlaws: are you one of them?
  • Catalyst Canada launches The Catalyst Canada Honours
  • Just over half of Canadians love their job, but crave better compensation
  • Canada’s best small and medium employers announced
  • Call for Canadian total rewards conference presentations
  • CSA announces the Canadian adoption of ISO 31000 risk management standard
  • Hire new Canadians for a test drive, advises study
  • Providing health and wellness solutions for group benefit plans is more important than ever
  • Research builds business case for investment in corporate social responsibility
  • Four mega trends identified that transform and accelerate the way the world works
  • Targeted workforce reductions planned by over a third of Canadian employers
  • Collective bargaining carried out under shadow of uncertainty in 2010
  • Retirement: Hey boss, can I keep working a while longer?
  • RRSP contributions expected to continue declining through 2020
  • Pay equity: countdown has started for close to 66,000 companies in Quebec
  • CAW calls for training and respect for airport security workers
  • Employee engagement the key at “Best Employer” Novartis Pharmaceuticals
  • Labour force numbers show Albertans still hurting as province emerges from recession
  • StatsCan reports unemployment rate unchanged in December
  • Ontario passes workplace violence and harassment legislation
  • Ont. accessibility standard for customer service now in force
  • Emphasis on HR positively impacts success of corporate mergers
  • Cdn companies slower to react to market volatility than in U.K./U.S.
  • Few companies have retention strategies for recovering economy
  • Ontario hiring 41 OHS inspectors
  • Few employers offer holiday gifts, but most will party
  • Canadian firms continue rolling back hiring, salary freezes
  • Global top companies developing strong leaders despite economic conditions
  • Employee discontent expected to reach crisis level next year
  • Canada tops the best place to live list
  • Winners of Stevie awards for women in business unveiled
  • Workopolis expanding employer reach through social media
  • Free e-course shows benefits from implementing OH&S programs
  • Canadian companies poorly prepared to manage future talent needs
  • Different generations, same objectives
  • Most companies don't measure the bottom-line impact of diversity programs
  • Flex benefits control costs, meet diverse needs, attract & retain employees
  • Corporate Canada needs to make disability equal priority with environment
  • Talent management is a top priority for 2010
  • Collaboration tools help businesses reduce travel, meet environmental goals
  • Top10 (jobs) in 2010
  • Almost half of employers use social networking to research job candidates
  • Sharing employer’s core values leading driver to boost engagement
  • Older workers' retirement prospects are improving in 2009
  • Survey says up to 10 per cent of absences unauthorized and costly
  • Ontario Human Rights Tribunal awards $35,000 to fired pregnant employee
  • Manitoba’s new Act supports employers and protects new Canadians
  • Majority of companies prohibit social networking on the job
  • Employers focus on managing pension plan risk following economic downturn
  • More employees disengage when organizations don’t implement change well
  • Ontario partners with BTA to break down barriers for people with disabilities
  • BC program continues to help skilled immigrants find jobs
  • Manitoba’s minimum wage increases
  • CCOHS e-course provides awareness of WHMIS after GHS
  • Alberta recognizes companies with best safety records
  • RBC in search of the next great innovator
  • Companies planning less adjustments to executive pay programs in 2010
  • Modest salary increases forecast for 2010, according to Hewitt Survey
  • Cost-cutting has not led to perceptions of efficiency and sustainability
  • Employee confidence level can predict the unemployment rate, says study
  • Most Canadians over recession anxiety, says Labour Day poll
  • Employment rates on the rise in Canada
  • Organizations spending less on training and development
  • Flexible work arrangements boost morale and retention, execs say
  • Annual study finds more graduating students feel confident
  • CTHRC Announces the first employee-rated employer of choice
  • Canadian companies among 6th annual international business awards winners
  • Sapphire/IBM survey shows demand for IT professionals expected to grow
  • Survey cautions employers about redundant hiring and firing
  • Colleges work together to facilitate immigrant training needs
  • Ontario invests in York U bridge training programs
  • Think twice about befriending your boss on Facebook
  • Manitoba’s expanded workers comp provisions for firefighters now in effect
  • Ont. Establishes Advisory Council on Pensions and Retirement Income
  • BC imposes two penalties as a result of Canada Line crane operator fatality
  • You can't spell appraisal without “praise”
  • Solvency still an issue for Cdn pensions despite economic improvement
  • Ontario seeks input on Draft Accessibility Standard
  • Tokyo most expensive city says Mercer’s 2009 Worldwide Cost of Living
  • Ontario helps employers better fund pensions
  • Boost the bottom line by fortifying employees’ mental toughness
  • Schulich report shares how Cdn companies are preparing for a pandemic
  • Five women win expert career coaching opportunities
  • Mentoring help to integrate skilled immigrants into workforce
  • CTHRC launches revamped employee-rated Employer of Choice program
  • Overall quality of life is better in Canada for majority of new Canadians
  • Spotlight shines on next generation skilled labour force at Canadian skills competition
  • Company hands out free lunches instead of pink slips
  • Degree not always enough: University grads need work experience, say CFOs
  • Workopolis and VANOC welcome 13 volunteers to the 2010 Winter Games team
  • Visible minorities under-represented in greater Toronto area leadership
  • Rebuilding our economy starts with women, says report
  • Recession-stressed workers need employers’ support
  • One in three employees don’t adapt to changes at work, says study
  • Ontario announces legislation to tackle workplace violence
  • Low-performing companies put too much emphasis on employee cost metrics
  • HIRA announces winners of 2009 Celebrating Excellence Awards
  • Pandemic plans need to recognize not everyone is affected equally
  • CCOHS offers tools to help plan for a Pandemic
  • Being green still in fashion in the workplace
  • Strong leadership, talent as keys to staying ahead of the competition
  • Ontario to reduce industrial toxics use, find green alternatives
  • Provincial economies battered by global recession
  • The 36-week job hunt
  • Manitoba's Worker Recruitment and Protection Act comes into effect
  • Leading Seattle companies to present at WorldatWork Conference in May
  • Lack of professional development sign of latent discontent, says Aplin survey
  • Minimum wages go up across Canada
  • Ontario brings down family and business-friendly budget
  • Manitoba's Budget 2009 outlines a 10-point economic strategy
  • Extra work demands on staff cost employers more than overtime pay
  • Workplace wellness programs fare well during economic downturn
  • Over 50 per cent of companies report no executive salary increases for 2009
  • Canadians to use refunds to pay down debt
  • Code White: Workplace violence in Canada
  • Engaging employees tops leadership priorities in tough times
  • Petroleum HR Council launches careers in oil and gas campaign in GTA
  • Career expert offers 8 strategies to help layoff survivors rebound
  • Canadian employers prefer referrals as their primary hiring method
  • Majority of CIOs plan to maintain current or add new personnel in 2009
  • Checklist for boosting workplace health during recession
  • Best Employers in Canada study links high engagement and employee wellbeing
  • Weakened economy leads to labour peace in 2009, says Conference Board
  • HR plays increasing role in business execution, report finds
  • A quarter of Canadian workforce concerned about holding onto their jobs
  • Website to help young workers be safe on the job
  • Top green HR practices target printing and travel
  • Canadian employers missing the mark in engaging visible minority employees
  • IRSST releases study on the rehabilitation of workers suffering from MSD
  • Most Canadian organizations have no plans to lay off employees, Hewitt survey finds
  • Saving is the new “black”
  • Creator of new online work/life balance resource honoured
  • Over 100 partners announce their support for DiverseCity project
  • RateMyEmployer.ca celebrates first year with 7,000 evaluations
  • Merger to form first national disability management provider
  • Lack of advancement opportunities top reason good employees quit
  • Feds release pension review discussion paper
  • New research available on severance best practices
  • TRIEC announces winners of the 2008 Immigrant Success Awards
  • Don’t expect loyalty from workers who avoid layoff, study warns
  • Ministers release report on disability in Canada
  • Ontario moves to protect temporary help agency employees
  • Working Canadians take the long view on the labour market
  • Most provincial worker’s compensation rates remain unchanged for 2009
  • Newfoundland initiative supports women in skilled trades
  • Sask. workplace smoking ban will take effect May 2009
  • Future GTA jobs rest on interpersonal skills and experience, says study
  • Alberta imposes record penalties for oh&s violations
  • Canada Employment Insurance Commission sets EI premium rate for 2009
  • Some managers doubt impact of coaching on business
  • ROB ranks the nation’s 50 Best Employers
  • Canadian employers bracing for economic slump via layoffs and pay cuts
  • 72 per cent of Canadians will make charitable donations this holiday season
  • FMC lawyers join TRIEC’s mentoring partnership
  • Employers reducing benefits offered to retirees, says survey
  • Canada one of easiest countries to settle in, says survey
  • HR uncertain about economic impact on talent and IT investments
  • November job stats show steep decline
  • B.C. and Alberta release report on pension standards
  • Ontario’s Expert Commission on Pensions releases report
  • Canada’s Most Powerful Women in 2008 named
  • CSA standards now available online
  • Manitoba says it will continue to grow in 2009
  • NB introduces same-sex benefits legislation
  • Nearly half of European business leaders uncertain about staying with companies
  • Canadians waking up to a new retirement reality
  • Over one-third of Canadian employers revise 2009 salary budgets
  • CCOHS launches online discussion board
  • This year’s holiday parties are “business as usual” for Canadian workplaces
  • York U classes suspended due to strike
  • Companies lower 2009 compensation increases due to economic uncertainty
  • Ad hoc HRMS still the norm for small- and mid-size companies
  • Half of working Canadians have trouble fitting in at work
  • Standard Life to offer group tax-free savings accounts
  • Working at workplace safety
  • Overwhelming strike mandate puts pressure on York University
  • Provincial health-care spending growing at an unsustainable rate
  • Immigration reforms put Canada on the right track
  • Mature workers all but ignored as a source of labour by Canadian organizations
  • Corporate Canada must make disability and the environment equal in priority
  • Campus hire salary survey benchmarks graduate recruitment in Canada
  • Poor literacy levels a safety hazard for Canadian workers
  • IHRIM launches Web 2.0 community for members
  • Companies need help to source and recruit diverse workplace
  • October is Canada's healthy workplace month
  • Women on corporate boards improve financial success
  • Modern, on-the-go workplace showcased at Toronto Film Festival
  • 14 tips for staying green at the office
  • Effective compensation programs involve more than base salary, says Hewitt
  • Risk management trumps return on investment for pension managers
  • Revisit relocation policies in light of U.S. subprime crisis, says RLRS
  • Total Rewards conference comes to Canada
  • Over half of companies see labour as their primary challenge
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers invites companies to participate in survey
  • Financial reporting standards conversion slated for January 2011
  • Conversations in the workplace can grow your brain
  • Canadians need 33 per cent less pay than Americans to feel rich
  • Employment up in August, says StatsCan
  • 2009 pay increases vary greatly by industry, Mercer survey finds
  • Supplemental employee retirement plans concern employers
  • More women in the boardroom heralds increase inwomen corporate officers
  • Alberta seeks input on employment-training supports for people with disabilities
  • CPA relaunches JobConnect site
  • Canadian organizations could do more to ease commuter woes
  • WSIB average premium rate for 2009 unchanged
  • Alberta amends Labour Relations Code
  • SHRM names new president and CEO
  • Making a business case for pandemic planning
  • Toronto most expensive Canadian city, but Vancouver not far behind
  • HRPA offers HR managers guidance on managing episodic disability
  • Unpaid overtime class action suit against Bank of Nova Scotia proceeds
  • Alberta expands immigrant nominee program
  • Conference Board's report paints gloomy Canadian portrait
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