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Employers enforcing rules for unvaccinated employees

mdunne — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:15:24 +0000

Employers are beginning to enforce rules for employees who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus. To go to work today, Ontario long-term care staff must have received their first coronavirus vaccine dose. Staff who don’t present proof of a first dose must instead show a medical exemption to be able to enter a long-term care home […]

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Public service union ‘concerned’ managers may decide validity of employee vaccine views

mdunne — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:14 +0000

The deadline for employees in the core federal public service to declare their coronavirus vaccination status was Oct. 29, but unions say there are still many questions about how requests for accommodations will be handled. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat said late last week that 240,000 employees have filed their attestations of their vaccine status to the government, out […]

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‘Significant’ wave of terminations coming due to workplace vaccine mandates: lawyer

mdunne — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:18:13 +0000

Canada is facing a potential wave of terminations tied to mandatory workplace vaccine policies as a growing number of employers require workers to be fully inoculated against the coronavirus or risk losing their jobs, say legal experts. Governments, institutions and companies have spent months hammering out vaccine mandates in a bid to curb an unrelenting […]

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Majority of City of Toronto staff have received the coronavirus vaccine

lbailey — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:00:43 +0000

Nearly 90 per cent of Toronto public service employees are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to the City of Toronto. Five per cent of staff have had at least one jab, three per cent have yet to receive a shot and another three per cent have yet to disclose their vaccination status. Employees were […]

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How will federal election platforms impact HR, benefits and pensions?

Jennifer Paterson — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:00:58 +0000

As Canadians head to the polls today, Benefits Canada takes a look at how the federal parties’ campaign promises could impact the human resources, benefits and pension industries. Read: Conservatives, NDP pension promises include super-priority for members The Conservative Party is proposing a plan that would put pension plan members first when the company sponsoring […]

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Editorial: Digital inclusion, employee support, flexibility key in return to the workplace

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:40 +0000

With restrictions gradually lifting across the country this summer, employers started to turn their attention to their return to the workplace plans. Now, the fourth wave is underway and uncertainty continues to hang around us like a heavy, dust-covered curtain. But it’s time to clean up, move forward and set out plans for the big […]

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Google delaying return to office until 2022

mdunne — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:00:46 +0000

Google is once again postponing a return to the office for most workers until early 2022, in addition to requiring all employees to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is driving a dramatic spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, leading companies to delay or […]

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What can employers do if workers won’t get coronavirus vaccine?

mdunne — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:00:14 +0000

Air Canada’s recent decision not to offer rapid testing as an alternative for employees who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus sets a tough new precedent that other companies may emulate, experts say. Canada’s largest airline will require all employees to disclose their vaccination status by Oct. 30. Employees who don’t have a valid reason […]

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North American employees switching employers for better pay, benefits: survey

bwolfe — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 19:00:38 +0000

More than half (53 per cent) of Canadian job seekers are looking for better pay and benefits, according to a new survey by data intelligence company Morning Consult. While 35 per cent of respondents said they’re switching roles because of the coronavirus pandemic, 87 per cent said they’re either somewhat concerned, concerned or very concerned […]

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Majority of employers are planning return to workplace this year, finds survey

Jennifer Paterson — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:00:15 +0000

More than half (54 per cent) of attendees to Benefits Canada‘s virtual return-to-work webinar on Aug. 12 said they’re planning a phased return to the workplace beginning in the third or fourth quarter of 2021. Among the respondents, which included nearly 200 plan sponsors and other industry professionals, a further 18 per cent said they’ve […]

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