Canada HR News Podcast

In today's episode: Canada Post / Postes Canada strike continues, Quebec suspends foreign recruitment missions, Express Employment International reports that employees are being too honest in the workplace, Robert Walters's research shows that that employees waste their benefits and other topics. https://lnkd.in/gfFA_DGB

Robert Walters reports that 77% of Canadian professionals don’t fully use their workplace benefits. 70% of workers are unhappy with their current benefits plan. 72% of employers lack understanding which benefits are valued the most by their staff. https://t.ly/JSgxZ

Canada Post / Postes Canada has offered CUPW, the union of 55,000 striking postal workers, a framework to reach an agreement. The framework brings flexibility to the delivery model and shows "movement on other key issues". https://t.ly/vhgBO

Hundreds of federal correctional officers from The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers gathered in front of the Treasury board to demand higher pay and better working conditions. The government offers at 12.5% increase over 4 years, workers ask for danger pay, better scheduling. https://t.ly/LQ69J

Quebec is suspending foreign recruitment missions, mainly in Europe and Africa until mid-2025, to limit the number of temporary residents in the province. The initiative in the past helped recruit hundreds of engineers, IT specialists, nurses and teachers https://t.ly/bTFHx

Express Employment Professionals report that 45% of companies say employees don’t know when it is appropriate to be honest at work. Many workers share too much personal information about themselves or a colleague, gossip or spread rumours, criticize company and and vent about colleagues https://t.ly/YdwCx

In today's episode: ongoing strike of the Canada Post / Postes Canada and its impact on businesses, living wages for BC and Alberta exceed $10/hr min wage in some places, the Government of Canada Summer Job grant is now open for application and other topics. Listen on your podcast platform: https://lnkd.in/gfFA_DGB

Rogers Sports & Media has announced layoffs affecting several dozen employees in the company’s radio and podcasting divisions, because of uncertain advertising market and declining revenue. No terminations of stations, programming or podcasts are expected https://t.ly/ZK7cO

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: $27.05/hr is the living wage in Metro Vancouver that each of two parents working full-time must earn to support a family of four. It is enough for a family with two young children to cover the necessities https://t.ly/RXjt5

Canadian Federation of Independent Business states that while many companies appreciate any tax cuts, a temporary sales tax holidays from The Government of Canada can confuse and complicate things for small business owners in the busy holiday season. Currently, the biggest challenge for small businesses is low consumer demand, with 53% of CFIB members citing it as their top concern and Canadians and businesses really need is permanent tax relief.  https://lnkd.in/grn6DE9n