A lot has changed since Dolores Kosar, best known as Dolly, walked through the doors of the Regina General Hospital to start her career as a registered nurse nearly half a century ago. “One of the biggest highlights at the beginning was walking in scared stiff about what my job was going to entail or[…]
[ad_1] OTTAWA — The newly created benefit for workers whose livelihoods are affected by COVID-19 may be a model for how the federal government helps unemployed Canadians in the future, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said Thursday. Dubbed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the $2,000-a-month taxable benefit will be available to any worker who earned[…]
[ad_1] From the streets of downtown Montreal to the bedroom communities of the West Island, many businesses are closed as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, their employees furloughed. One lingerie merchant owner has closed her two shops and is now trying to survive with online sales and phone orders — something that’s novel for the[…]
While operations at many Quebec businesses have come to a grinding halt due to novel coronavirus safety measures, others are scrambling to find new employees. All non-essential businesses are now closed in Quebec in an effort to slow the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve been ordered to stay that way until at least April 13. READ MORE: Coronavirus:[…]
[ad_1] For a Saskatoon couple stuck in a hotel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it hasn’t been a good year. Related News Alex Lawrence had been trying to return to work as a car salesman at O’Brians Automotive at the Circle Drive location after being on disability following the death[…]
[ad_1] A Moncton-area nurse is recovering from a concussion and two black eyes after an alleged attack on the job. Tonight, her mother is calling for better safety measures saying it was several minutes before security arrived and intervened. Callum Smith has more. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] In 2003 labour laws in Nova Scotia related to firefighters contracting cancer on the job rivalled any other province in Canada but without any revisiting since being enacted, other provinces have caught up and passed the one-time country leader. The NDP introduced a bill to start the spring sitting that would see ovarian, breast,[…]
[ad_1] Ontario Health Minister Tuesday was vague on possible job losses that could come on the health care system overhaul, saying it would be up to local teams to determine what’s needed to meet the needs of communities. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] View link » Getting back into a career after staying home to raise kids can be daunting, especially competing against people who haven’t left the workforce. According to data from the Harvard Business Review, stay-at-home moms are half as likely to land a job interview compared to moms who get laid off. In[…]
[ad_1] Cross-country research led by the University of Ottawa, backed by $1.4M in federal funding, aims to get a better sense of mental health problems on the job — and offer solutions. “Looking at issues around psychological health and safety particularly at work, the opportunities to take leaves of absence and to encourage return to[…]