Retirement levels expected to surge after pandemic-era slump: RBC report
A new report from RBC Economics says it expects a renewed surge of retirements in the second half of this year as Canada works to get past the pandemic....
Employers to hire more contract workers as economy emerges from pandemic: poll
Nearly 70% of Canadian employers surveyed by human resources firm Ceridian say they will hire more freelance or contract workers in the next two years....
Canadian employees want workplace flexibility to continue post-pandemic
Over 90% of respondents said they would likely remain with their organization for the next year or more if they had control over where and when they work....
Ontario to launch integrated employment services system as unemployment rises
Ontario is launching a new integrated system of employment services it says will make it easier for residents to restart their careers. The province says it will be combining the...
Despite economic reopening, students still worry about lack of summer work
Many of the sectors students typically target for summer jobs are still affected by the pandemic, raising student fears about paying for tuition come fall....
Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in May: StatCan
More people dropped out of the labour force in May, including workers who simply got discouraged and gave up looking for work....
Rise in unemployment for recent graduates of Maritime universities: report
The unemployment rate for recent graduates of Maritime universities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission. Fourteen per...
Liberals told to think beyond child care in work to craft ‘shecession’ recovery plan
Decades of job gains for women could vanish if Ottawa's plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't rethink federal skills programs and stimulus plans, experts said Monday....
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
One year into the pandemic, Canada's job market is 599,100 jobs short of where it was in February of last year, or 3.1 per cent below pre-pandemic levels....
Why many advocates prefer the term ‘disabled people’ over ‘people with disabilities’
Many in the disabled community says they are pivoting back to “identify-first language.”...