[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] Many discussions surrounding an in-depth review of the taxi industry in the Halifax Regional Municipality have focused on gaps in passenger safety, but driver safety is also an issue in the region. “We’ve had many incidents where drivers have been assaulted and so we looked at a number of different options,” said Tony Mancini,[…]
[ad_1] The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands is looking for a new chief administrator. Greg Borduas, the person formerly in the role, has left the municipality to take a similar job in Otonabee-South Monaghan. WATCH: Leeds and Thousand Islands CAO sues councillor and Corus Entertainment for $1 million In May of 2017, four[…]
[ad_1] The CEO of Encana Corp. says it cut its total workforce by 15 per cent and reduced its ranks of executives by 35 per cent in just over a week after closing its deal to buy U.S. rival Newfield Exploration Co. in mid-February. The move has put Calgary-based Encana, which reports its results in[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that members of Unifor engaged in unlawful strikes in their efforts to protest the planned closure of the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. The ruling, dated Feb. 22 and posted by Unifor late Monday, orders the union and its members including president Jerry[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – A new report suggests Ontario schools are not doing enough to prepare students for jobs and adulthood. The report from advocacy group People For Education suggests a policy to support career and life planning for students from kindergarten through Grade 12 is falling short. READ MORE: Ontario government ‘absolutely committed’ to full-day[…]
[ad_1] Brian Harriman has been at the helm of NB Liquor since he was recruited by the Crown corporation in 2014 and most recently he led the creation of Cannabis NB, but after a lengthy career in the alcohol industry, Harriman is headed to where the “grass is a little “greener.” READ MORE: Cannabis NB[…]
[ad_1] OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose office is under fire for allegedly pressuring his former justice minister to try to ensure a major construction company avoided a corruption trial, on Friday said he had been concerned about possible job losses. READ MORE: Canada’s top civil servant fears ‘somebody’s going to be shot’ during[…]
[ad_1] Maggie Yang was working as an insurance underwriter in Toronto when she began to realize that business was increasingly moving online. So three years after starting her career in the industry, she decided she needed a reboot — at a coding boot camp. “I always liked to learn new stuff,” said Yang, a graduate of[…]
[ad_1] The City of Calgary has saved nearly $60 million in the workplace by cutting down on jobs and streamlining efficiency, but new provincial legislation may throw off the city’s streamlined system. The Alberta NDP has introduced Bill 30 and now employers must provide suitable, alternative jobs within 3 days for an employee who is[…]