Human Resources News

WorkSafeBC has also opened consultations on amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation with respect to Workplace Violence and Harassment. The proposed changes include: Creating...Learn More

In April 2023, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to Part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation, relating to the provision of occupational first aid. These amendm...Learn More

Retail jobs were up slightly month-over-month in August 2023, according to the latest findings from Statistics Canada. Job totals dropped slightly year-over-year to -0.2% but were up 0.4% from July (u...Learn More

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety is seeking feedback on the employment standards provisions of The Saskatchewan Employment Act and its four associated regulations. Th...Learn More

In 2022 the government of the Northwest Territories announced it was changing the way it calculated adjustments the territory’s minimum wage.  On September 1, 2023, the minimum wage in the...Learn More

One of the final impacts of Bill 19, the law on the working age of young people in Quebec, will come into effect soon. The law will limit 14-to-16-year-olds to work only 17 hours a week during the sch...Learn More

Earlier this month, the B.C. Ministry of Labour published an intentions paper to impose employment standards and other protections for app-based ride-hail and food-delivery workers. The intentions pap...Learn More

On Monday, August 8, 2023, the Federal government announced it was launching a three-year pilot project titled the “Recognized Employer Pilot (REP)” under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW)...Learn More

In Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer Report, 88% of consumers surveyed say the experience a company provides is as important as its products or services. In today’s economic climate, de...Learn More

Retail jobs increased in wholesale and retail trade by 33,000 positions, up +1.1% month-over-month for June 2023, according to Statistics Canada. That was part of the increase of 60,000 positions acro...Learn More