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Liberals bank on child care, business aid to prod growth

The federal Liberals are betting that billions more in debt will pay for itself with the economic growth fuelled by helping thousands of workers find jobs and small businesses adapt to shifting consumer behaviour.


Ontario rejects efforts on paid sick leave, says expanding police power was mistake

The Ontario government has rejected efforts to support essential workers with paid sick leave while admitting its now-reversed moves to close playgrounds and grant police new enforcement powers had been a mistake.


Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean work discipline

Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace — including termination in the most flagrant cases.


Construction council ‘disgusted’ at stripper incident on GTA site

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario is appalled that several male workers associated with a drywall contractor welcomed a stripper to a jobsite last week in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Experts warn of economic implications from Rogers wireless outage

In addition to personal communications, experts said the outage impacted business sales and services such as food delivery and curbside pickup, payments that require a wireless connection and the ability for people to work remotely.
 
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What our national governor-general saga taught us about background screening

Like most workplace practices upended by the pandemic, the renewed focus on background screening has pushed many an employer into a corner. » Read More

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Many employers mistakenly believe that discretionary bonuses can be awarded, withheld, increased, reduced, advanced or delayed at their whim, without consequence. That’s not exactly the case. » Read More