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Queen's University

It’s time for employers to address societal racism

Now is the time for employers to leverage their power by working to educate their people on the importance of inclusion in our society, writes Michael Bach of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion.


Work reduction or temporary layoff during COVID-19 not termination: Ontario government

In enacting such a regulation, the provincial government has acknowledged that the pandemic’s impact on the provincial economy and labour market is likely to last much longer than the 13-week temporary layoff period under the ESA.


Sweats are in, slacks are out: Could ‘work leisure’ become business as usual?

As employers in some regions gradually reopen offices, designers and trend-watchers say the clamour for professional clothing people can feel at-home in could lead to a surge in “work-leisure” wear.


120 workers test positive for COVID-19 in outbreak on farm near Simcoe, Ont.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has seen first-hand the communal bunkhouses where workers live, which advocates say can contribute to the spread of COVID-19.


Facebook employees stage ‘virtual walkout’ to protest company’s handling of Trump posts

Staff are using Twitter to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
 
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Filomena Tassi

Back to Work Virtual Summit offered tips, expertise for employers

Close to 500 workplace leaders from across Canada took part in our Back to Work Virtual Summit on May 27. On-demand sessions are now available. » Read more
 
GOOD NEWS 
 

‘We’re quite happy:’ Restaurants, bars, some school services allowed in Manitoba

More establishments — bingo halls, movie theatres, concert venues and video lottery machines in bars — might be allowed to reopen in three weeks if Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers remain low. » Read More

New site is one-stop shop for B.C. workers, farmers, during pandemic

Jobs are available in more than 30 communities across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Okanagan and Vancouver Island, as well as in the Kootenays, Cariboo and northern B.C. » Read More
 
In the C-suite 
 
Back to Work Summit

Just who becomes a chief people officer?

It used to be that someone from outside the HR function would often be parachuted into the role due to the idea that HR practitioners often lacked the necessary business acumen. No longer. » Read More

CEO pay in U.S. has topped $12.3M: Can it keep rising post-pandemic?

It would take two lifetimes for the typical employee at most S&P 500 companies to make what their CEO does in one year. » Read More