OPSEU increasing paid sick days for employees during pandemic
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is giving its staff more paid sick days until the end of the coronavirus pandemic or for the duration…
- By: Staff
- May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021
- 15:00
Top Stories in Uncategorized
72% of Canadian pension funds considering consolidation options: survey
The majority (72 per cent) of Canadian pension funds said they’re currently focused on consolidation options that offer greater certainty they’ll be able to meet…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2021 May 6, 2021
- 09:00
BCI developing climate-change, decision-making tools for institutional investors
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is partnering with the University of Victoria-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions to co-develop decision-making tools and frameworks for…
- By: Staff
- April 28, 2021 April 28, 2021
- 09:00
Employee mental health top well-being issue for 72% of Canadian employers: survey
Employee mental health is the top well-being issue in Canada, according to 72 per cent of employers, surveyed for Aon’s 2021 global well-being survey. Work-life…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2021 April 26, 2021
- 09:00
CIR News
Coinbase soars in market debut, valued near US$86 billion
Coinbase made a rousing debut on Wall Street last week, with shares of the digital currency exchange rising as high as US$429, briefly giving it a…
- By: The Associated Press
- April 20, 2021 May 18, 2021
- 09:30
Manulife making virtual physiotherapy platform available to plan members
Manulife Financial Corp. is making Phzio Canada’s virtual physiotherapy platform available to its plan members, noted a press release. Approximately one in five employees will…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021
- 09:00
Sobeys reinstating ‘hero pay’ for employees amid third wave of pandemic
Sobeys Inc. is reinstating a lockdown bonus for employees in areas with renewed stay-at-home orders, said a statement by the grocery retailer, which also noted…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- April 13, 2021 April 13, 2021
- 15:00
When the bubble bursts, what you don’t own will make all the difference
Sir John Templeton once said, “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.” He was describing the…
- By: Chris Horwood
- April 13, 2021 May 4, 2021
- 12:00
Majority of Amazon workers at Alabama warehouse vote not to unionize
Amazon workers voted against forming a union at a warehouse in Alabama, handing the online retail giant a decisive victory and cutting off a path…
- By: The Associated Press
- April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021
- 15:03
Dialogue going public amid strong appetite for virtual health-care offerings
When Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. made its Toronto Stock Exchange debut this week, there was no traditional market opening with staff packing a room cheering and…
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 31, 2021 April 16, 2021
- 09:38
HOOPP, Social Capital Partners financing Taylor Guitars’ move to 100% employee-ownership
Taylor Guitars is moving to a 100 per cent employee-ownership model with the help of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Canadian non-profit Social…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- March 30, 2021 April 1, 2021
- 09:00
NDP tabling motion for all LTC homes, including the PSP’s Revera, to become non-profits
The New Democratic Party tabled a motion on March 22 that would immediately turn Revera Inc. — a company that runs more than 500 seniors’…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- March 24, 2021 March 24, 2021
- 09:00
Q&A with Coca-Cola Canada’s Martha Callum
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.’s senior director of total rewards, talks about the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, diversity and inclusion initiatives and perfecting her baguette…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 19, 2021 May 2, 2021
- 08:50
How should investors interpret the recent rise in interest rates?
United States 10-year bond yields have risen substantially from their lows of 0.50 per cent last summer, hitting 1.6 per cent by late February. Canadian…
- By: Catherine Heath
- March 18, 2021 April 24, 2021
- 09:00
Five lessons for employers to apply to the pandemic’s second wave
As coronavirus cases rise across the country and some return-to-work plans become return-to-home plans, many employers are wondering how to help their employees adapt once again…
- By: Kim Siddall
- November 3, 2020 February 5, 2021
- 08:45
A legal update on the government’s CEWS and CERB programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many complicated issues for employers. Prudent employers should ensure they’re aware of the resources that may be available during this…
- By: Rayaz Khan
- April 14, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 08:30