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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 ...
9 ways to avoid discrimination in recruitment - HR Reporter
Oct 25, 2021 · How to avoid recruitment discrimination. Create a standard set of criteria. Determine what is necessary to do the job and what skills you’re looking for before starting the recruitment process. Create a list of standardized criteria that apply to everyone, formulate interview questions based on these criteria, and give them to hiring managers.
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 ...
Nearly 300 CRA employees fired for inappropriately claiming CERB
By Jim Wilson. Sep 24, 2024. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had fired nearly 300 employees for inappropriately claiming payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). As of June 17, 2024, the government agency has found 289 employees who received CERB payments when they were ineligible, according to a report from CTV News.
Supreme Court of Canada clarifies constructive dismissal and …
Mar 10, 2015 · Of note, the Supreme Court also stated in Potter there are circumstances in which an employee could commence litigation against the employer for constructive dismissal and still not be deemed to have voluntarily resigned. These circumstances may occur in a situation where the employee has commenced the legal action but …
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.
How different is HR in Canada? (part 2) | Canadian HR Reporter
Feb 14, 2017 · According to Hofstede, Canada scores fairly high on individualism and indulgence, moderately high with respect to masculinity and uncertainty avoidance, and somewhat low in relation to power distance and long-term orientation. While Canada has a strongly individualistic culture, we are somewhat more collectivist than the United States, which is ...
Providing references to employees: Should you or shouldn’t you?
Mar 24, 2003 · An employer has no legal obligation to provide a former employee with a reference, regardless of whether the employee has resigned or was dismissed with or without cause. But refusing to provide a reference to a dismissed employee can result in an increased award of damages in a successful action for wrongful dismissal.
Payroll Standards Canada: Setting the gold standard for the payroll ...
May 6, 2024 · Consulting the registry is easy. Simply visit standards.payroll.ca/registry and use the search function look up the member’s first name, last name, and province. The registry will immediately identify whether the member is in good standing and holds either the …