Site Map for February 2012

Date
Title
Feb 29, 2012
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board CEO to retire
Feb 29, 2012
Student job centres closed across Canada
Feb 29, 2012
B.C. government introduces legislation to halt teachers’ strike
Feb 29, 2012
Intern hiring in U.S. up 8.5 per cent
Feb 29, 2012
Stress among business leaders dropping: Survey
Feb 29, 2012
Service Canada's Job Bank offline
Feb 29, 2012
United Steelworkers call on Ontario to consider criminal charges against Vale
Feb 28, 2012
Harassment or personality conflict?
Feb 28, 2012
Vale violated labour law with firings: Labour board
Feb 28, 2012
The ethics of internships and unpaid work placements
Feb 28, 2012
Should there be absolute rules for terminating a worker for cause?
Feb 28, 2012
The basics of severance packages
Feb 28, 2012
Quebec's minimum wage to rise May 1
Feb 28, 2012
HR's role in a business transformation
Feb 28, 2012
Less than one-half of U.K. employees saving into workplace pension
Feb 28, 2012
WorkSafeBC imposes almost $5 million in penalties in 2011
Feb 28, 2012
WCB Manitoba named one of Canada’s best diversity employers
Feb 28, 2012
Organizations holding steady with pay projections: Conference Board
Feb 28, 2012
Three-quarters of CFOs say work experience important for college grads: Survey
Feb 28, 2012
Small, medium-sized firms’ data vulnerable to attacks: Survey
Feb 27, 2012
Ending workplace Cold War
Feb 27, 2012
Many workers not offered training: Study
Feb 27, 2012
P.E.I. offers hazard workshop for farmers
Feb 27, 2012
Lies about legal troubles justify termination (Legal view)
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: HR Professional of the Year
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: Innovation in Total Rewards
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: Employer Champion of IEP
Feb 27, 2012
Toronto taxis rally outside city hall for industry reform
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: HR Challenge Award
Feb 27, 2012
Time to move past initiatives around health awareness, education
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: Overall Talent Management Award
Feb 27, 2012
Professional designation has its privileges
Feb 27, 2012
Recruiting for fit
Feb 27, 2012
Finding the right person for the job
Feb 27, 2012
Report proposes changes to labour relations in Ontario
Feb 27, 2012
Court ruling opens doors to privacy lawsuits
Feb 27, 2012
Reinstatement proper for long-service worker
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: HR Rising Star Award
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: Innovation in Employment Branding
Feb 27, 2012
Injured worker not properly accommodated
Feb 27, 2012
Online community creates new, edgy culture
Feb 27, 2012
2012 HR Summit Awards: Corporate Social Responsibility
Feb 27, 2012
Saudi Arabia to launch wage monitoring system
Feb 27, 2012
Aligning succession planning, strategy (Toughest HR question)
Feb 27, 2012
HR pros reach ‘Summit’
Feb 27, 2012
News Briefs
Feb 27, 2012
HR off to a strong start in 2012 (Editor’s notes)
Feb 27, 2012
Walking the HR tightrope (HR Associations)
Feb 27, 2012
40 per cent of boomers wish they started saving for retirement earlier
Feb 27, 2012
National standard on mental health not a burden (Guest commentary)
Feb 24, 2012
More Canadian CEOs using M&A for expansion than global counterparts: PwC
Feb 24, 2012
WorkSafeBC encourages safe driving at work with new website
Feb 24, 2012
University of Victoria, Jazz Aviation, Shell among top diversity employers
Feb 24, 2012
B.C. teachers press for mediated settlement
Feb 24, 2012
Unprofessional behaviour by colleagues not harassment: Arbitrator
Feb 23, 2012
B.C. budget does not propose changes to personal income tax rates
Feb 23, 2012
Many employees regularly propose ideas to their boss: Survey
Feb 23, 2012
January construction union wage rate index unchanged: StatsCan
Feb 23, 2012
Union ratifies severance agreement with Electro-Motive
Feb 23, 2012
Air Canada mechanics, baggage handlers reject deal
Feb 23, 2012
Porter Airlines pilots attempt to unionize
Feb 23, 2012
Only 30 per cent of workers expect to be fully retired at 66
Feb 23, 2012
Working mothers lacking support at work: Survey
Feb 23, 2012
B.C. budget does not propose changes to personal income tax rates
Feb 22, 2012
Reclassifying work from inside to outside a collective agreement
Feb 22, 2012
HR in a unionized environment
Feb 22, 2012
Ontario Zellers workers ratify new agreement
Feb 22, 2012
Worker tried to cover up legal troubles
Feb 22, 2012
When to launch an investigation
Feb 22, 2012
Illegality of employment frustrates contract
Feb 22, 2012
Fired employee drank too much, came to work too little
Feb 22, 2012
Potty-mouthed maintenance worker hits the road
Feb 22, 2012
Firefighter burns up vacation days before retiring
Feb 22, 2012
Avison Young, New York Fries, Spence Diamonds among 50 best managed companies
Feb 22, 2012
Employer’s rush to judgment leads to judgment against employer
Feb 21, 2012
GM abandons DB pension plan for white collar employees
Feb 21, 2012
Complying with Ontario's pay equity legislation
Feb 21, 2012
Vigilant Global, Cisco Canada, WestJet among top employers in Quebec
Feb 21, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., union reach tentative closure settlement
Feb 21, 2012
Imposing conditions after contract expires: Effective?
Feb 21, 2012
Another botched investigation and dismissal
Feb 21, 2012
Leave entitlement mandates reinstatement
Feb 21, 2012
Investigative documents not privileged material
Feb 21, 2012
‘Remember when I quit a while back? I didn’t mean it’
Feb 21, 2012
Positive shift in pay prospects for 2012 but uncertainty prevails
Feb 21, 2012
Employee who packed up and left after argument did not quit: Court
Feb 21, 2012
N.B. unveils new tactic to enforce speed limits for commercial vehicles
Feb 17, 2012
EI recipients increase in December: StatsCan
Feb 17, 2012
High levels of bad behaviour around risk management
Feb 17, 2012
Report from B.C. offers best practices to reduce injuries for ultrasound technologists
Feb 17, 2012
Consumer Price Index, January 2012
Feb 17, 2012
Canadian inflation up 2.5 per cent in January: StatsCan
Feb 17, 2012
Top HR challenge in emerging markets lack of local, skilled talent
Feb 16, 2012
Pension deficit grows at General Motors
Feb 16, 2012
Drummond report suggests changes to labour relations
Feb 16, 2012
Ontario report urges austerity to tame deficit
Feb 16, 2012
Violence in American workplace epidemic: Survey
Feb 15, 2012
Air Canada, pilots' union accept extended mediation
Feb 15, 2012
Cover letters still valuable in hiring process: Survey
Feb 15, 2012
More than one-third of employees think leaders are ineffective: DDI survey
Feb 15, 2012
Employers should 'friend' social media in the workplace
Feb 15, 2012
Employees facing challenges while working from home: Survey
Feb 15, 2012
Nova Scotia records seven workplace deaths in just over a month
Feb 15, 2012
Italian women hope for workplace changes post-Berlusconi
Feb 15, 2012
CRA webinar on CPP changes now available as video
Feb 14, 2012
RRSPs more popular with men, TFSAs with women
Feb 14, 2012
Bill 28: Update on the legislation to regulate HR professionals in Ontario
Feb 14, 2012
Spain cuts severance costs in new labour reform
Feb 14, 2012
How not to conduct an investigation and dismissal
Feb 14, 2012
Labour Minister urges Air Canada, pilots' union to continue talks
Feb 14, 2012
WCB Manitoba opens new office in Brandon
Feb 14, 2012
Rolling the dice on safety
Feb 14, 2012
Termination under employment standards doesn’t preclude common law notice award: Court
Feb 14, 2012
Toronto outside workers ratify new contract
Feb 13, 2012
Pension changes likely in 2020-25: Flaherty
Feb 13, 2012
Rising number of firms planning redundancies in U.K.
Feb 13, 2012
News Briefs
Feb 13, 2012
What are we to do with OAS eligibility? (Editor’s notes)
Feb 13, 2012
EU pension proposals threaten disaster: U.K. industry bodies
Feb 13, 2012
Authentic leadership steers firms through unsteady, uncertain times (Guest commentary)
Feb 13, 2012
Young people seeking mobility, connectivity
Feb 13, 2012
Car-pooling, sharing rooms violates contract
Feb 13, 2012
Gaming on the job
Feb 13, 2012
Air Canada confident of avoiding strike, says no lockout
Feb 13, 2012
HR heads south – way south (Guest commentary)
Feb 13, 2012
Vale must open its gates to fired worker: Board (Legal view)
Feb 13, 2012
Interest arbitration under fire in era of fiscal restraint
Feb 13, 2012
Are hybrid pension plans the answer?
Feb 13, 2012
Protest’s lack of focus, strategy problematic
Feb 13, 2012
Air Canada reaches third deal with union in three days
Feb 13, 2012
Shift workers’ poor diet a health hazard
Feb 13, 2012
5 steps leaders should take to engage workers
Feb 13, 2012
Commuting program entices employers
Feb 13, 2012
Revving up interest
Feb 13, 2012
People with episodic disabilities valuable talent
Feb 13, 2012
Caution still reigns with salary forecasts
Feb 13, 2012
Pension changes likely in 2020-25: Flaherty
Feb 13, 2012
Breaking drug, alcohol policy warrants firing
Feb 13, 2012
Occupy movement fails to sway employers
Feb 13, 2012
One-half of employers don’t have policies welcoming new Canadians: Survey
Feb 13, 2012
Collaboration key to successful talent mobility
Feb 10, 2012
Nominations open for N.L. 2012 health and safety educator award
Feb 10, 2012
Ontario regulatory HR bill to receive second reading March 1: HRPA
Feb 10, 2012
Few Canadians willing to relocate overseas
Feb 10, 2012
Nearly one-third of workers who had office romance married co-worker: Survey
Feb 10, 2012
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. jobseekers actively looking for new job: Survey
Feb 10, 2012
Air Canada machinists' union reach tentative deal with airline
Feb 09, 2012
Canadians cutting back on RRSP contributions this year: Scotiabank
Feb 09, 2012
Unions, government return to court in $28-billion challenge
Feb 09, 2012
U.K. permanent jobs rise for first time in 4 months
Feb 09, 2012
People less positive about economy in 2012: RBC
Feb 09, 2012
New scholarship for University of Alberta OHS program accepting applications
Feb 08, 2012
New president and CEO of WorkSafeNB appointed
Feb 08, 2012
Imaginet, Arrow Group among top small employers for 2012
Feb 08, 2012
Progressive discipline
Feb 08, 2012
Employee fired after anger management ruse
Feb 08, 2012
Laid-off Quebec miners awarded $900,000 in back pay
Feb 08, 2012
U.S. job openings rise to 3.4 million in December
Feb 08, 2012
Union activist fired and exiled before becoming union executive
Feb 08, 2012
Workplace bullying: A clear and present danger
Feb 08, 2012
Absence of a current violence policy
Feb 08, 2012
Employee constructed own dismissal: Board
Feb 08, 2012
5 days deemed appropriate for repeated death threat
Feb 08, 2012
Transit collector gives instead of collecting
Feb 08, 2012
Limiting public workers’ right to strike unconstitutional: Sask. court
Feb 08, 2012
One-half of employees expecting to work beyond retirement age: Survey
Feb 07, 2012
Legislative roundup: Changes in OHS laws and regulations from West to East
Feb 07, 2012
News in brief: A look at news, facts and figures shaping the world of payroll professionals
Feb 07, 2012
One-half of employees globally open to working abroad: Survey
Feb 07, 2012
Resource corner: A directory of online OHS tools and information
Feb 07, 2012
Going global: Business, payroll take a trip abroad
Feb 07, 2012
Talent shortage biggest HR challenge for employers: Survey
Feb 07, 2012
What minimum wages are rising in 2012?
Feb 07, 2012
Union calls for increased diligence after crash
Feb 07, 2012
After the accident: Injury and poverty
Feb 07, 2012
Harassment 2.0: Beyond office walls
Feb 07, 2012
4th time the charm for payroll professional
Feb 07, 2012
Supervisors have critical role in worker safety
Feb 07, 2012
When is stress a workplace disability?
Feb 07, 2012
Dealing with abrasive leaders
Feb 07, 2012
Limiting public workers’ right to strike unconstitutional: Sask. court
Feb 07, 2012
Ontario unveils hours of work and overtime tool
Feb 07, 2012
Taking care of business: Working OT
Feb 07, 2012
Legislative roundup: Changes in payroll laws and regulations from across Canada
Feb 07, 2012
Many younger workers expected to opt out of auto-enrolment in U.K.: Survey
Feb 07, 2012
News briefs: OHS news from across Canada and around the world
Feb 06, 2012
Absenteeism, addiction create undue hardship
Feb 06, 2012
Why would I want to work in HR?
Feb 06, 2012
Toronto, outside workers union reach tentative agreement
Feb 06, 2012
No end in sight for Rio Tinto's Quebec smelter lockout: Company
Feb 06, 2012
A grey area
Feb 06, 2012
Government of Saskatchewan supporting labour recruitment in Ireland
Feb 06, 2012
A rose by any other name
Feb 06, 2012
Trade unions looking at options in face of challenges
Feb 06, 2012
Job market ekes out tiny gain in January
Feb 06, 2012
13 million U.K. workers missing out on training: Survey
Feb 06, 2012
Workers have mixed feelings about working from home
Feb 06, 2012
Evidence can’t support firing for impairment
Feb 06, 2012
WorkSafe Saskatchewan rolls out youth safety contest
Feb 03, 2012
Employment and Unemployment by Province and Age, January 2012
Feb 03, 2012
Canadian jobless rate hits 9-month high in January
Feb 03, 2012
Working over lunch costs U.S. worker her job
Feb 03, 2012
CHRPs promoted faster, earn larger salary: Study
Feb 03, 2012
Video surveillance in workplace: Limits on employer rights
Feb 03, 2012
Job growth surges in U.S., jobless rate drops to 8.3 per cent
Feb 03, 2012
Job market ekes out tiny gain in January
Feb 03, 2012
Locomotive manufacturer closes locked-out Electro-Motive plant
Feb 02, 2012
U.S. manufacturing picks up but private job gains slow
Feb 02, 2012
Unpaid intern sues magazine for minimum wage, overtime
Feb 02, 2012
Halifax transit workers on strike
Feb 01, 2012
Salary, job flexibility much more important than pension plan to employees
Feb 01, 2012
One-half of employees say job is unrewarding, saps energy: Survey
Feb 01, 2012
Legislation lookout
Feb 01, 2012
2012 HRPA conference, trade show
Feb 01, 2012
Quebec government bargained in bad faith in 2005: Labour commission
Feb 01, 2012
Dealing with abrasive leaders
Feb 01, 2012
Winners of 2012 Summit Awards announced