More than 200,000 restaurant workers left the industry during the pandemic. Here’s where they went and why
Vacancies may have surged in hospitality and retail, but employment has grown dramatically in professional services and finance....
We love to complain about our jobs. Here’s why, secretly, many of us love working
Despite the current trend toward the denigration of work, it structures our time, organizes our tasks — not to mention it helps pays the bills, writes U of T professor...
Pressure mounting for grocers to bring back ‘hero pay’ amid Omicron surge
The failure of Canada’s grocers to reinstate “hero pay” for employees amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases is “about greed, period,” the head of the country’s largest private-sector union...
Why that 9 p.m. email from the boss is making you sick
Additional stress outside work hours, caused by the rapidly blurring lines between home and work, has had a tremendously negative impact on our mental health....
Gig workers aren’t second-class workers
Under the current model, workers are fired without notice, not paid for unproductive waiting time, and denied benefits including pensions and paid holidays....
Young adults hit hard by pandemic’s economic impact, survey suggests
According to survey results shared exclusively with the Star, the number of Canadians aged 18 to 24 who were neither working nor enrolled in education programs increased during the first nine...
Helping refugees resettle in Canada is a winning proposition for all
Immigrants and refugees contribute to demographic and economic growth in Canada and fill gaps in the labour force....
Is the big quit driven by burnout, boredom or both?
Canadians’ job satisfaction didn’t nosedive during the pandemic, but many have seen a slide from feeling challenged in their jobs to feeling overwhelmed....
Unfilled jobs an ongoing problem
The labour shortage plaguing Northwestern Ontario mines, wood mills and retail outlets shows no sign of abating, and there is no immediate cure....
Opinion: Ontario’s 10-cent hike in the minimum wage is bad for workers
Such a small raise won’t address the purported labour shortage in the province. In fact, despite widespread calls to meaningfully hike wages for often low-paid front-line workers since the pandemic...