Black and racialized Canadians lacking on boards, study finds
Black and racialized people are under-represented and sometimes non-existent on boards in eight major cities across Canada....
If you’re on CERB, you’re going to have to pay taxes on it next spring
CERB funds are taxable, something that many recipients seem to ignore. But come tax time, the federal government will issue recipients T-4A slips for the CERB funds they were paid...
Hospitality workers fearing long-term unemployment seek government action
More than 90% of employees in hotels, airports, stadiums, universities and schools have been out of work since March, union representing hospitality workers says.labour...
One third of Indigenous workers in Canada in jobs facing automation, says report
About 250,000 jobs — or 33.8 per cent of roles held by Indigenous workers across Canada — are currently concentrated in industries with a high risk of automation, says the...
Training program needed for CERB recipients without jobs to return to work
Ottawa should bolster training for workers displaced by coronavirus-related lockdowns especially in sectors where some jobs may never return, research and business groups said this week....
China’s young struggle for jobs in the post-outbreak era
China’s youngest workers in particular have entered perhaps the country’s toughest job market in the modern era. Many are reducing their expectations to take any job they can get. The...
Almost a third of students have doubts about starting — or returning — to university this fall
Almost one-third of post-secondary students say they have doubts about starting or returning to college or university this fall because of worries about their health and finances — but especially...
Women fear COVID-19 will ‘deepen’ gender inequality in the workplace
If both parents work for companies that aren’t understanding of the work that goes into caring for children and the amount of home responsibility that tends to fall on women,...
Limits lifted on international students working in Canada’s ‘essential services’
The government says the new work-hour exemption applies to international students who work in health care, critical infrastructure or food supply....
Young people’s job prospects looked uncertain before COVID-19. Now they’re downright grim
Students are the very people who have been in training to harness the future workplace and make the most of it. They’re also the most vulnerable to unemployment and facing lifelong...