63 h. ago Howard Levitt: What a 7% unemployment rate means for job security in 2025

Signals a fundamental shift in the Canadian employment landscape

Events

9 d. ago Calgary police commission to hire consultant to review CPS workplace culture

The review signals that workplace harassment issues from last decade 'still persist,' says local criminologist

Society

9 d. ago Howard Levitt: When employers play games with severance packages, they often lose

If an employer made a reasonable offer to begin with, the employee would likely take it, saving much money all around

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2 w. ago Howard Levitt: Seasonal employment isn’t all sunshine and fairways

Not all types of seasonal employment are equal in law, and employers and workers should know what type of agreement they're signing

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2 w. ago Howard Levitt: Think the issue of workplace vaccine mandates is long

There must be a sufficient connection between a worker's responsibilities and the vaccination requirement to justify imposing 'the ultimate penalty'

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3 w. ago Measles surge boosts support for mandatory school vaccines: poll

Polling by Angus Reid shows support for mandatory childhood measles vaccination has jumped over the past year, yet one in five parents remain hesitant or opposed.

Society

3 w. ago Almost 70% of Canadians want child vaccines to be mandatory, survey says

That's an increase from the 55 per cent of respondents who said the same thing last year, before a measles outbreak began

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3 w. ago Support for mandatory childhood vaccination increases, as measles outbreaks continue

As measles cases continue to rise, there are signs that support for mandatory childhood vaccination has grown in Canada.

Science

3 w. ago Almost 70% of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: Poll

A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations. The Angus Reid Institute survey comes as a measles outbreak touches several provinces, primarily infecting unvaccinated infants, kids and teens. The poll of almost 1,700 Canadians found 69 per cent of respondents between May 20 and 23 said proof of immunization […]

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3 w. ago Howard Levitt: Canada Post’s labour dispute have you worried about unionization? Here’s how to spot (and deter) an organizing drive

Beware the subtle signs of an organizing drive and what employers can do about it

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3 w. ago Howard Levitt: The key factors determining severance in wrongful dismissal cases

We should ignore severance formulas or calculators. Determining severance is as much an art as a science

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