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Ottawa passes legislation for national pharmacare
Oct 14, 2024. The federal government has completed the first phase of its plan to implement a national universal pharmacare program in the country. The federal government gave royal assent to the Pharmacare Act on Thursday, and the law took effect immediately. The law provides universal access to contraception and diabetes medications.
Calling out workers who call in sick too much - HR Reporter
Dec 7, 2022 — Employment standards in Canada provide works with a lot of protection, due mostly to the power imbalance inherent in the employment relationship. It can take a lot for an employee to lose their job. And when employees get sick, they can usually take time off to get better, whether paid or unpaid. If an illness or injury lasts for a long time or ...
Canadian Tire store under investigation for alleged exploitation of ...
Oct 2, 2024 — A Canadian Tire store in Toronto is under investigation by both provincial and federal authorities following allegations of mistreatment and financial exploitation of employees hired under Ottawa’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program, according to a report.
Performance Management - Focus Areas | Canadian HR Reporter
Oct 2, 2024 — Worker can't argue unjust dismissal after ignoring employer's queries: board. Worker 'basically refused to come back to work or provide a real explanation,' says lawyer offering tips for HR. Oct 31, 2024.
Withdrawing an accepted offer of employment can prove costly
Mar 1, 2021 — Key takeaways for employers. This decision serves as a warning for employers: You cannot arbitrarily “withdraw” an offer of employment after it has been accepted. An accepted offer is a binding contract in most cases, and terminating it, even before the employee starts working, means that you must provide pay in lieu of notice in the same ...
Unemployment dip 'bit of a headfake,' says economist
Oct 14, 2024 — The unemployment rate in Ontario decreased slightly to 6.9%. Quebec also saw an increase of around 20,000 jobs (+0.5%), also in mostly full-time roles, though the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.5%. Manitoba and Nova Scotia each posted gains, with Manitoba adding roughly 4,600 jobs (+0.7%) and Nova Scotia gaining about 2,700 jobs (+0.6%).
Subscriber exclusive: Best Places to Work for 2024
Oct 11, 2024 — Canadian HR Reporter is pleased to present the Best Places to Work for 2024, based on several key metrics that include culture, diversity, compensation and benefits — along with in-depth employee surveys. This year’s winners include an eclectic mix of employee-centred programs, strong compensation and benefits, while working hard to foster ...
The best way to handle accommodation requests - HR Reporter
Dec 13, 2023 — Lannon will be speaking at the upcoming Employment Law Masterclass Vancouver event to be held Feb. 22, 2024 online, and they shared some thoughts about the panel discussion regarding family status accommodations and how employers should handle employee requests.. New ruling changes key requirement. In the past, when such a request was made, “the test for what they had to show in order to ...
New survey: 'Robust' salary growth into 2025 for Canada
Sep 30, 2024 — With respect to salary structures in Canada, the forecasted increase for 2025 (2.72 per cent) is slightly lower than the actual increase implemented in 2024 (2.89 per cent). Overall in 2024, 16.2% of participants applied a salary range structure freeze. Ontario saw the largest number of salary range structure freezes with 22.0% indicating ...