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Editor's Note 
 
The Ontario government has announced its workers will soon return to the office five days a week. See this week's lead news story for the decision's rationale, and the response from the union representing about 40,000 Ontario public servants.
- Brandi Cowen, Editor
 
News 
 
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Ontario public servants required to go back to office five days a week by January

Ontario public servants will be required to return to the office full-time, with employees going in-person five days a week by January 2026.


Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants

The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear that workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada flight attendants under a provincial law passed in May.


Nurses discouraged from working at Manitoba's largest hospital due to safety

Nurses in Manitoba have made the rare move of declaring the province's largest hospital too dangerous to work in and plan to discourage work there until safety concerns are addressed.


Three in five companies say recession prep is pulling focus from the long-term

Three-quarters of Canadian companies (76 per cent) are bracing for a recession, according to a new Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey. Businesses aren’t waiting to feel the impact: they’re already shifting gears, scaling back hiring, rewriting long-term plans and making tough choices between protecting today and investing in tomorrow.


Many Canadian professionals face anxiety around PTO: survey

Seventy-four per cent of Canadian professionals report feeling anxious upon returning to work after taking paid time off (PTO), with 66 per cent admitting implementing firefighting tactics to reduce the backlog of work they’ll return to, according to a new survey from global talent solutions provider Robert Walters.


 
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When negotiating a settlement, many employers (and employees) may not realize that, even if both parties have agreed on the same general number, they may not have actually agreed on the same settlement amount if the parties have different understandings about how the settlement should be taxed. » Read More...
 
 
 
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GLOBAL NEWS 
 

Qantas fined US$59M for illegal pandemic layoffs

A judge fined Qantas Airways 90 million Australian dollars (US$59 million) for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground staff at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The penalty is in addition to the AU$120 million (US$78 million) in compensation that Australia’s biggest airline had already agreed to pay its former employees. » Read More...

U.S. Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent fired

A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation's capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post. » Read More...

 
OPINION 
 

Beyond the 13 factors: Poor organizational change management

Looking beyond the 13 factors, we consider how organizations with poor (or no) plans for change can harm workers’ psychological health and safety. » Read More...

How Canadian employers can win over the class of 2025

As graduation parties begin to wind down and new graduates across Canada plan their next steps, employers are preparing to welcome a new wave of talent into the workforce. This year’s graduating class – whose academic experience has been shaped by the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic – brings with it a unique set of expectations for the workplace that employers must consider when seeking to employ new graduates. » Read More...

 
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OHS Canada Honours

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2025 CPHR Atlantic Conference

November 13, 2025 | 1919 Upper Water Street Halifax, NS » Read More...