The Saskatchewan Employment Act underwent significant amendments on May 17, 2023, with the purpose of enhancing occupational health and safety in workplaces across the province. These changes, which have now…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Canadian work experience no longer required for engineers in Ontario: Province
The Ontario government is taking a significant step forward in assisting internationally-trained immigrants to work in their respective fields of expertise. The government recently introduced legislation that prohibits regulated professions…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
UQAM student groups denounce interference in unionizing school service center interns
UQAM Education Students Association (ADEESE) and UQAM Student Employees Union (SÉTUE) have denounced interference from the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec (CSQ) in their attempt to unionize school service center…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Premium coffee roaster, Julius Meinl, launches initiative to promote gratitude, kindness at work
Premium coffee roaster, Julius Meinl, has released a global study that found people spend more time interacting with co-workers than with family and friends, making the workplace the perfect place…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in federally regulated workplaces
Canada’s federal government has announced that employers will soon be required to provide free menstrual products in all federally regulated workplaces. As of Dec. 15, 2023, workers will have access…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
WestJet workers in Toronto ratify their first collective agreement
Unifor Local 531, which represents 350 customer service and baggage agents at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, has ratified its first collective agreement with WestJet. The ratification vote, which took…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. Premier, Minister of Labour issue statement on International Workers’ Day
The Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, and Harry Bains, the Minister of Labour, have issued a statement recognizing International Workers’ Day and showing their support for the workers in…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Pooled Registered Pension Plan now available for certain employees, self-employed in New Brunswick
A pension plan designed for employees of small to mid-sized companies and people who are self-employed is now available in New Brunswick. The province has joined six other provinces in…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Windsor Salt halts union negotiations following violent attack at mine
Windsor Salt Ltd. has suspended its negotiations with its union following a violent attack at its Ojibway mine facility. Three masked individuals entered the facility armed with baseball bats and…
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WestJet and Unifor, the certified union representing WestJet airport employees at Toronto Pearson International Airport, have reached a tentative agreement on the first collective bargaining agreement between the two organizations.…