The Manitoba government has proposed significant changes to the province’s Employment Standards Code, aiming to extend long-term leave for serious injury or illness from 17 to 27 weeks. This change …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Stewart family has final say on fate of WSIB appeal, caseworker says
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report It will be up to the family of a man who was injured while working as a seasonal agricultural worker in Niagara-on-the-Lake if an appeal of …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Northern B.C. traffic control company fined over $18,000 by WorkSafeBC
By Tom Summer | Alaska Highway News SL Enterprizes Ltd. has been fined $18,450.06 by WorkSafeBC as of Dec. 13, 2023, following an inspection in Dawson Creek last fall. Two public …
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Opinion/Commentary
Immigrant women suffer financially for taking maternity leave: 4 ways Canada can improve
By Naomi Lightman, Toronto Metropolitan University Canada is facing a critical shortage of caregivers, both paid and unpaid. And those who do this vital work face significant pressures that are …
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By Louise Champoux-Paillé, Concordia University and Anne-Marie Croteau, Concordia University The consulting firm Spencer Stuart recently published a study of top management at Fortune 500 companies, the 500 richest companies …
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FeaturedRecommendedSexual Harassment
Former personal trainer at GoodLife Fitness who filed harassment complaint months after leaving has application dismissed
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application from a former GoodLife Fitness personal trainer who alleged discrimination due to sexual harassment — but didn’t tell their employer …
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Legal News
New reports from Thomson Reuters, CBA unveil challenges and optimism in Canadian legal sector – AI adoption and mental health highlighted
In a recent collaborative effort, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and Thomson Reuters have unveiled the first-ever State of the Canadian Law Firm Market and Canadian Government Lawyers Benchmark reports, …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Deceased ship worker from Newfoundland remembered as devoted father
By Alec Bruce | Guysborough Journal The worker for Clearwater Seafood who died on the job, aboard one of its boats moored in Mulgrave earlier this month, was 36-year-old Scott Dicks from Grand …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsWorkplace News
‘It’s a hit to the gut’: Striking Matheson workers banned from some buildings
By Marissa Lentz | TimminsToday.com Striking union members are banned from going into three Matheson facilities. CUPE Local 1490 members were recently issued a trespassing notice from the Township of Black …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Jamieson Laboratories workers in Windsor, Ont., ratify new collective agreement: Unifor
Members of Unifor Local 195, totaling 317 employees at Jamieson Laboratories in Windsor, Ontario, have officially ended a 34-day strike by ratifying a new collective agreement, marking the conclusion of …