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From: Employment and Social Development Canada Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, the Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) issued the following joint statement today regarding the role that vaccination can play in workplace health and safety Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, the Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) i...

While more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of Canadians want a hybrid work arrangement once the coronavirus pandemic recedes, a majority (81 per cent) expressed concern that their companies aren’t ready or equipped to successfully manage this model, according to a new survey by KPMG in Canada. The survey, which polled more than 2,000 Canadian […]

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on May 17, 2021 11:20am West Block on Parliament Hill on May 12, 2021 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Fernando Minna, who served as policy adviser to Conservative MP Phil Coleman for over four years before signing on with the Capital Hill Group last month, has had a busy week. Minna registered for several California-based tech companies, as well as CyberNB Association Inc., which put him at the top of the list for most new registrations this past week. A...

Federally regulated employer fined $250K following fatality May 17, 2021 Penalty one of the largest levied against a federally regulated employer in Canadian history: lawyers May 17, 2021 Representing justice, the Statue Ivstitia rests in front of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. (mbruxelle/Adobe Stock) A North Vancouver employer has been fined $250,000 following its conviction for failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee at its bulk terminal facility — one...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on May 17, 2021 11:20am West Block on Parliament Hill on May 12, 2021 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) Fernando Minna, who served as policy adviser to Conservative MP Phil Coleman for over four years before signing on with the Capital Hill Group last month, has had a busy week. Minna registered for several California-based tech companies, as well as CyberNB Association Inc., which put him at the top of the list for most new registrations this past week. A...

Watchdog worries federal benefit for parents of missing, murdered kids going unused by The Canadian Press Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 1:14 pm EDT OTTAWA — The federal ombudsman for victims of crime says she remains concerned that financial aid for parents of murdered or missing children remains largely unused despite new and proposed changes to the program. Heidi Illingworth says the key is raising awareness of the program for families that need it. The Liberals overhauled the program follow...

Jordan Press Heidi Illingworth, federal ombudsman for victims of crime, takes part in an interview at her office in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick May 11, 2021 - 10:39 AM OTTAWA - The federal ombudsman for victims of crime says she remains concerned that financial aid for parents of murdered or missing children remains largely unused despite new and proposed changes to the program. Heidi Illingworth said the key is raising aware...

Brandon Sun By: Jordan Press, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 12:39 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 11, 2021 Save to Read Later OTTAWA - The federal ombudsman for victims of crime says she remains concerned that financial aid for parents of murdered or missing children remains largely unused despite new and proposed changes to the program. Heidi Illingworth, federal ombudsman for victi...

Daily Times ‘Fire and rehire’ policy by ‘some’ British employers irks employees PM Boris Johnson calls ‘fire and rehire’ policy unacceptable; Labour, trade unions demand a ban on ‘cruel scheme’ May 9, 2021 LONDON: As coronavirus wreaks severe economic damage, some British employers stand accused of taking a highly controversial measure to stay afloat: fire and rehire. The practice, which involves dismissing employees and re-engaging them on inferior terms, flared up in April, wh...

OTTAWA — It has been nearly two years since a civilian employee at the Defence Department says she first lodged a workplace harassment complaint against one of her superiors and she says the bureaucratic stonewalling ever since has left her feeling defeated. The woman, whom The Canadian Press agreed not to identify because she fears reprisal while she remains employed by the department, says it all started when she was asked to do work outside her job description, which she refused to do. “...