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Quebec urged to list burnout as an 'occupational disease' in update to workplace safety laws Labour groups and medical specialists want burnout categorized as an "occupational disease," meaning it would be considered the same way lung cancer is for construction workers exposed to asbestos. Social Sharing
Jonathan Dingel, Brent Neiman By mid-December 2020, more than 65 million people globally had been infected by COVID-19 and more than 1.5 million had died from it. The human cost of the pandemic is dramatic. Its economic cost is also huge. Global GDP contracted by 10% in the first half of 2020. Over the first half of 2020, major European countries experienced drops in both output and private consumption of up to 20% (OECD 2020). Europe has been hit particularly hard by the two waves of the pandemic. Facing the prospect of seeing their health system overwhelmed, most European governments had fe...
Many migrants work in the hospitality sector in Europe The researchers estimate that lockdown measures put nine million workers at high risk of unemployment based on their job attributes. The analysis sheds new light on employment risk in Europe where data has previously been lacking. Uneven consequences for the labour market The research focuses on two main categories: EU workers (born in an EU Member State other than the one where they currently work and reside) and Extra-EU workers (born outside of the EU). The analysis applies to the EU14+UK area (countries that were members of the E...
QUEBEC -- A coalition of 215 community groups are demanding the Legault government increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. “It’s a question of social justice, a question of dignity,” said Marc-Edouard Joubert, president of the Federation of Workers of Quebec. The provincial minimum wage is currently $13.10 per hour. Compared to the other provinces and territories, Quebec sits in seventh place. Nunavut has the highest minimum wage in the country, at $16 per hour. Following that are Alberta ($15), BC ($14.60), Ontario ($14.25), Yukon ($13.71), and the Northwest Territories (1$3...
A right wing extremists launched a series of attacks on immigrant workers and asylum seekers one year later a mob stormed refugee shelters in rostock at 1200 spectators gathered outside a shelter and applauded. a number of police officers who responded to these incidents were injured fortunately no one was killed. it's also funny peter she said history has shown is that those who are disadvantaged or who feel disadvantaged or marginalized usually do not channel their anger into efforts to try and make society better just. to fight mr instead they often take out their frustrations on those who ...