Site Map for October 2012

Date
Title
Oct 31, 2012
Smokers miss work more often, cost U.K. billions: Study
Oct 31, 2012
Nearly one-half of firms struggling to build teams in rapid-growth markets: Survey
Oct 31, 2012
News editor refused leave of absence to teach at college
Oct 31, 2012
Freedom of association enjoyed by individuals, not unions: Court
Oct 31, 2012
Transferring an employee causing problems
Oct 31, 2012
To resign or not to resign
Oct 31, 2012
Getting information for accommodation reasons
Oct 31, 2012
Euro zone unemployment at new record high
Oct 31, 2012
Alberta introduces whistleblower legislation for public sector
Oct 31, 2012
Standard released on nanotechnology use in Canada
Oct 31, 2012
More information needed to warrant indefinite suspension for charged employee
Oct 31, 2012
Work permit refused due to worker’s lack of experience
Oct 31, 2012
Worker fired for doing bad job, not pregnancy
Oct 30, 2012
Personal boundaries on professional equipment
Oct 30, 2012
French PM says 35-hour workweek not 'sacrosanct'
Oct 30, 2012
Bullying and harassment: Still a problem in workplaces
Oct 30, 2012
71 per cent of workers concerned about workplace psychological health and safety
Oct 30, 2012
Nova Scotia launches $3.5-million hiring incentive program
Oct 30, 2012
GM production returns to normal as Lear strike ends
Oct 30, 2012
U.S. employees to face health-care sticker shock
Oct 29, 2012
71 per cent of workers concerned about workplace psychological health and safety
Oct 29, 2012
B.C. probes complaint over China workers
Oct 29, 2012
Alberta introduces new pension legislation
Oct 29, 2012
Mega-union already impacting industry: Leaders
Oct 29, 2012
Termination warranted for ‘angry outburst’
Oct 29, 2012
Many Wall Street closures ahead of Hurricane Sandy
Oct 29, 2012
CAW workers on strike at 2 auto supplier plants
Oct 29, 2012
No progressive discipline undermines termination
Oct 29, 2012
U.K. firms plan to add staff over next 12 months: Survey
Oct 29, 2012
Setting the stage for innovation breakthroughs
Oct 26, 2012
Ontario WSIB announces premium rates for 2013
Oct 26, 2012
Making a mistake workers' biggest fear
Oct 26, 2012
Spain unemployment hits record high at 25 per cent
Oct 26, 2012
Air Canada wins final union backing on pension request
Oct 26, 2012
Thorough risk assessment needed before footwear ban: Arbitrator
Oct 26, 2012
Salaries expected to increase by 3 per cent in 2013: Conference Board
Oct 25, 2012
Court ruling clarifies rules on workplace privacy
Oct 25, 2012
Manitoba paramedics to test new power lift stretchers
Oct 25, 2012
Average weekly earnings up 0.4 per cent in August: StatsCan
Oct 25, 2012
P.E.I. voices concern about proposed EI changes
Oct 25, 2012
44 per cent of employers expect to pursue M&As in next year: Survey
Oct 25, 2012
Construction union wage rate index unchanged in September
Oct 25, 2012
Internet publishing and broadcasting, web search portals see strongest job growth in U.S.: Study
Oct 25, 2012
Ontario to save up to $1.5 billion under pension agreements: Government
Oct 25, 2012
One-third of parents worried about losing jobs when staying home with sick kids: Survey
Oct 24, 2012
Nova Scotia to provide mobile training to apprentices, students
Oct 24, 2012
Less than one-half of C-suite impressed with HR's strategic role
Oct 24, 2012
Alberta to introduce new penalties for health, safety and trade violations
Oct 24, 2012
As unconventional U.S. oil, gas boom, so do jobs: Report
Oct 24, 2012
Supreme Court of Canada weighs in on teacher’s privacy expectation on work laptop
Oct 24, 2012
Ontario nurses maintain joint control of pension plans
Oct 24, 2012
Employers receive temporary relief from rising benefit costs: Conference Board
Oct 23, 2012
U.S. companies sharpen job-cutting shears as sales slow
Oct 23, 2012
Exposure to common solvents at work tied to birth defects: Study
Oct 23, 2012
One-third of employers using social media to recruit, retain
Oct 23, 2012
Walmart hit with minimum wage lawsuit as walkout threat looms
Oct 23, 2012
Tech industry to see highest starting salary increases in 2013: Survey
Oct 23, 2012
Alberta continues to lead wage growth
Oct 23, 2012
Online registration now open for tax preparers to accommodate mandatory electronic filing requirements
Oct 23, 2012
OPSEU reaches deal with Ont. government on pensions
Oct 22, 2012
Mental health: We can do better (Editor’s Notes)
Oct 22, 2012
Individual recognition risky in a unionized workplace
Oct 22, 2012
No accompaniment required (Toughest HR Question)
Oct 22, 2012
Human capital standard making waves
Oct 22, 2012
Making compensation fit
Oct 22, 2012
Ontario moves forward with proposed amendments to workplace safety act
Oct 22, 2012
Uniforms can improve morale – when done right
Oct 22, 2012
Dealing with critical incidents all about support, support, support
Oct 22, 2012
Abrasive leaders often ‘irreplaceable’
Oct 22, 2012
CEOs, HR clash over training: Survey
Oct 22, 2012
Canadian Employment Law Today launches revamped website
Oct 22, 2012
Long-service worker fired for hygiene offence
Oct 22, 2012
Abrasive leaders taking serious toll (Guest Commentary)
Oct 22, 2012
Drawing on design mindsets to boost innovation
Oct 22, 2012
Termination excessive for momentary lapse
Oct 22, 2012
Intimate relationships at RCMP must be disclosed: Draft policy
Oct 22, 2012
One-half of Canadian workers would consider international assignment: Survey
Oct 22, 2012
CUPE workers at UBC get new deal
Oct 22, 2012
Health-care costs top U.S. executives' concerns: Survey
Oct 22, 2012
Taming a wildcat strike
Oct 22, 2012
Italian workers rally against job losses and plant closures
Oct 22, 2012
Abrasive leaders often considered ‘irreplaceable’
Oct 22, 2012
Preparing payroll when taking on the U.S.
Oct 22, 2012
Jump in calls to EAP from federal public sector following cuts announced in March budget
Oct 22, 2012
Gun threat not serious, lying about it was (Legal View)
Oct 22, 2012
News Briefs
Oct 22, 2012
Consumer Price Index, September 2012
Oct 21, 2012
Crime and punishment
Oct 20, 2012
Highlights from the Canada's Safest Employers awards gala
Oct 19, 2012
Appeal court overturns Alberta company’s acquittal after death of employee at client party
Oct 19, 2012
Slight increase in employee engagement among top employers: Survey
Oct 19, 2012
Some Greek labour reforms illegal: Council of Europe
Oct 19, 2012
One-half of firms expecting more voluntary turnover: Survey
Oct 19, 2012
Consumer prices up slightly in September
Oct 18, 2012
Number of EI recipients up slightly in August: StatsCan
Oct 18, 2012
News in brief: A look at news, facts and figures shaping the world of payroll professionals
Oct 18, 2012
AMAPCEO, Ontario government agree to 2-year wage freeze
Oct 18, 2012
Manufacturing helps Brazil's Sept. job creation rebound
Oct 18, 2012
Alberta wage growth continues
Oct 18, 2012
Do you report to finance or HR?
Oct 18, 2012
Multinationals want more control over benefits: Aon Hewitt
Oct 18, 2012
6 in 10 employees don’t trust their senior leaders: Survey
Oct 18, 2012
Determining province of employment when paying retiring allowance
Oct 18, 2012
Managers, supervisors keen to improve EI skills
Oct 18, 2012
Legislative roundup: Changes in payroll laws and regulations from across Canada
Oct 18, 2012
One-half of managers using social media to identify job candidates: Survey
Oct 17, 2012
Employee’s relocation doesn’t move employer
Oct 17, 2012
Religious holidays and accommodation
Oct 17, 2012
Federal Skilled Worker Program changes effective January 2013
Oct 17, 2012
Court snuffs out rejection for medical marijuana
Oct 17, 2012
Legislative roundup: Changes in OHS laws and regulations from across Canada
Oct 17, 2012
Supporting staff during a workplace tragedy
Oct 17, 2012
Facebook taunts reprehensible, but are they just cause for dismissal?
Oct 17, 2012
Just 1 in 5 workers take actual lunch break: Survey
Oct 17, 2012
Gun threat not serious, but lying about it was
Oct 17, 2012
Record number of Britons in work in August
Oct 17, 2012
Dismissed employee gets retrial of malicious prosecution claim
Oct 17, 2012
Prevention council ramps up
Oct 17, 2012
Deemed quit provision discriminated against mentally ill employee
Oct 17, 2012
More small business owners planning to hire
Oct 17, 2012
‘Use it or lose it’ vacation policies
Oct 17, 2012
Three-quarters of U.K. office workers want more flexible work schedule: Survey
Oct 17, 2012
The truth behind safety myths (Ask an Expert)
Oct 17, 2012
News briefs: OHS news from across Canada and around the world
Oct 16, 2012
Canada Savings Bonds to be sold exclusively through payroll deductions
Oct 16, 2012
HR’s responsibility for career management
Oct 16, 2012
Is HR function becoming ineffective?
Oct 16, 2012
OPSEU membership grows with addition of new members
Oct 16, 2012
Health care, education offer best opportunities for female executives: Survey
Oct 16, 2012
U.S. manufacturers to train veterans for factory jobs
Oct 16, 2012
Building a better mouse
Oct 16, 2012
Holiday headaches
Oct 16, 2012
One-fifth of workers seeking online EAP help researching depression: Report
Oct 16, 2012
Amazon to hire more than 50,000 for holiday season
Oct 15, 2012
One-fifth of workers seeking online EAP help researching depression: Report
Oct 15, 2012
Small business leading the way for telecommuting: Survey
Oct 15, 2012
Lonely, hard work on oil rigs, but salaries soaring
Oct 15, 2012
Just 14 per cent of laid-off employees relocated for new job this year: Survey
Oct 15, 2012
$1.2 trillion gap for U.S. public pensions: Study
Oct 15, 2012
CEP votes in favour of super-union with CAW
Oct 15, 2012
Deemed termination inappropriate
Oct 15, 2012
Most major Canadian pension plans underfunded: OSFI
Oct 15, 2012
Termination warranted for insubordination
Oct 15, 2012
CBSA survey raises concerns over use of personal info
Oct 12, 2012
UVic reaches deal with one union, negotiations continue with another
Oct 12, 2012
Walmart to pay for heart and spine surgery for U.S. employees
Oct 12, 2012
Suncor, Google and RIM 'most sought-after' companies: LinkedIn
Oct 12, 2012
7 in 10 CIOs have not identified their successor: Survey
Oct 12, 2012
Employment and Unemployment by Province and Age, September 2012
Oct 11, 2012
Florida billionaire warns workers of layoffs if Obama re-elected
Oct 11, 2012
One-half of Canadians think candidate more likely to be hired if hides disability: Survey
Oct 11, 2012
Bullied Walmart employee gets $1.46 million
Oct 11, 2012
Unions challenging Ontario’s law on education contracts
Oct 11, 2012
Program to help older workers in B.C. extended
Oct 11, 2012
One-third of workers have called in sick when not actually ill: Survey
Oct 11, 2012
Constructively dismissed Walmart employee gets $1.4 million
Oct 10, 2012
Ergonomic keyboards
Oct 10, 2012
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Sasktel among Canada's Top 100 Employers
Oct 10, 2012
Workers’ compensation up in smoke
Oct 10, 2012
How transparent are your HR programs?
Oct 10, 2012
Britain bears costs of jobs without growth
Oct 10, 2012
U.S. job openings edge lower, quits hold steady
Oct 09, 2012
Promotions, bonuses most effective motivations: Survey
Oct 09, 2012
U.S. Labour Relations Board upholds firing for Facebook posts
Oct 09, 2012
Quebec employers predicting average salary increase of 2.8 per cent for 2013: Survey
Oct 09, 2012
Termination warranted for failure to report
Oct 09, 2012
Fall in absence levels in U.K. could mask deeper problems
Oct 09, 2012
Ontario pharmacists to give flu shots, renew prescriptions
Oct 09, 2012
2-tiered wage scales gaining momentum
Oct 09, 2012
One-fifth of workers suffering from depression
Oct 09, 2012
Contract language on holidays not a one-off
Oct 08, 2012
One-fifth of workers suffering from depression
Oct 08, 2012
B.C. Ministry of Health fires 5 for privacy breach
Oct 08, 2012
Planning and investing to the end – and beyond (Guest Commentary)
Oct 08, 2012
New Brunswick introduces shared-risk pension plans
Oct 08, 2012
Recognizing more than just results
Oct 08, 2012
Keeping the whole family happy on relocation
Oct 08, 2012
Transformative HR
Oct 08, 2012
Family status accommodation expanding
Oct 08, 2012
Domestic relocations need prep work too
Oct 08, 2012
Plan sponsors, insurers push for generic drugs
Oct 08, 2012
3 weeks of calling in sick grows stale at Sobey’s (Legal View)
Oct 08, 2012
Making it personal
Oct 08, 2012
Canada’s Safest Employers honours top organizations
Oct 08, 2012
Gossip, flattering boss, taking credit for others’ work common issues: Survey
Oct 08, 2012
News Briefs
Oct 08, 2012
Are you getting back what you give?
Oct 08, 2012
Avoiding perils of BYOD
Oct 08, 2012
Taking hold of hands-free devices
Oct 08, 2012
Should succession planning be open? (Toughest HR Questions)
Oct 08, 2012
Performance appraisals mandatory at most firms
Oct 08, 2012
Alberta city police must hide tattoos
Oct 08, 2012
Zero is the only number (Editor’s Notes)
Oct 08, 2012
Do your homework on behavioural interviews
Oct 05, 2012
Alberta announces temporary pension solvency funding relief
Oct 05, 2012
Walmart says union's Los Angeles protest has no impact
Oct 05, 2012
Canada adds 52,100 jobs in September: StatsCan
Oct 05, 2012
Allocation of settlement funds in wrongful dismissal claims
Oct 05, 2012
U.S. jobless rate tumbles to near 4-year low of 7.8 per cent
Oct 04, 2012
Canada announces measures to cut red tape for businesses
Oct 04, 2012
Strike-hit Indonesia to improve labour conditions
Oct 04, 2012
CUPE job action expected at B.C. universities
Oct 04, 2012
Employers having difficulty finding right talent: Survey
Oct 04, 2012
Ontario takes step toward protecting gas station attendants
Oct 04, 2012
Rapidly changing immigration policies making Canada less welcoming: Maytree
Oct 04, 2012
France to cut payroll taxes by 8 to 10 billion euros per year
Oct 04, 2012
Third quarter gives pension plans a boost: Mercer
Oct 03, 2012
Small business confidence ends 5-month decline
Oct 03, 2012
Educational assistant doesn’t learn lesson
Oct 03, 2012
U.S. private sector adds 162,000 jobs in September: ADP
Oct 03, 2012
Fired for losing focus
Oct 03, 2012
Ontario needs to boost immigration by 135,000: Report
Oct 03, 2012
Calling in sick for 3 weeks grows stale
Oct 03, 2012
Failure to account for employee’s caregiving needs was discrimination
Oct 03, 2012
More than one-half of small businesses have never hired a person with a disability: BMO
Oct 03, 2012
Worker entitled to pay during training period: Arbitrator
Oct 03, 2012
<font color="ff0000">Canadian Employment Law Today’s website has a new look </font>
Oct 03, 2012
Terminating short-term summer student
Oct 03, 2012
Mid-employment criminal record checks
Oct 03, 2012
Macy's increases holiday hiring 2.6 per cent
Oct 03, 2012
Ontario court deflates worker’s wrongful dismissal claim
Oct 02, 2012
Who has authority for people management decisions?
Oct 02, 2012
Canadian household income quadruples from 1981 to 2010: StatsCan
Oct 02, 2012
Corporate chaplaincy in the workplace
Oct 02, 2012
Tape recorders, Rolodexes, fax machines likely gone by 2017
Oct 02, 2012
Ontario looks to help workers with job-related post-traumatic mental stress
Oct 02, 2012
BCGEU, B.C. government reach deal that includes 4 per cent wage increase
Oct 02, 2012
As governments look to growth, some jobs worth more: World Bank
Oct 02, 2012
Dishonesty at work – a capital crime?
Oct 02, 2012
1 in 3 young workers taking low-skilled job after graduation: Report
Oct 01, 2012
Error does not trigger last chance termination
Oct 01, 2012
Guidelines unclear on intimidation, harassment
Oct 01, 2012
Google tops with business, engineering students
Oct 01, 2012
Canadian Auto Workers back labour deal with Chrysler
Oct 01, 2012
Euro zone joblessness risks economic disaster: EU
Oct 01, 2012
Manitoba increases minimum wage to $10.25 per hour
Oct 01, 2012
First aid rules changing for P.E.I. employers
Oct 01, 2012
Sunday work requirement not discriminatory