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Anita Levesque

8 years

Computers Know How to Compromise Better than Humans

Source: coachfederation.org Could we learn how to compromise better from machines? Two Brigham Young University (BYU) computer science professors, Jacob Crandall and Michael Goodrich, seem to think so, thanks to a new algorithm they developed with colleagues at MIT and other international universities.

Anita Levesque

9 years

Pfizer, NB Power among top employee-recommended workplaces

Source: hrreporter.com Awards recognize excellence in healthy, engaged, productive workforces

Anita Levesque

9 years

Bombardier executive compensation rises to $42.5 million in 2017

Source: hrreporter.com Boosts to pay scale during layoff period made headlines last year By Julien Arsenault

Anita Levesque

9 years

Trudeau touts Canada Workers Benefit, budget during New Brunswick visit

Source: hrreporter.com ‘It allows low-income workers to take home more money while they work’ By Kevin Bissett

Anita Levesque

9 years

Starbucks to offer equal pay for equal work to women in Canada

Source: hrreporter.com Corporation wants to end disparities in all operating markets

Anita Levesque

9 years

Duclos defends gender-neutral language amid criticism from opposition

Source: hrreporter.com Workers instructed to use client’s full name or ask their preference By Morgan Lowrie

Anita Levesque

9 years

Ontario retailers acting ‘rationally’ to minimum wage hike: CEO

Source: hrreporter.com ‘Economics are prevailing, costs are being covered by increased sales and margins’ By Ross Marowits

Anita Levesque

9 years

TD Bank most desirable company to work for in Canada: Report

Source: hrreporter.com RBC, Hootsuite, Amazon and KPMG also in top five

Anita Levesque

9 years

Hyundai union chief warns of job crisis, says electric cars are ‘evil’

Source: hrreporter.com Workers have been asked to take longer holidays as sales slow By Hyunjoo Jin

Anita Levesque

9 years

New York, New Jersey airport workers could get hike in minimum wage

Source: hrreporter.com Base hourly rate could rise to $19 by 2023 By Hilary Russ

Anita Levesque

9 years

U.S. spending bill would stop employers from pocketing workers’ tips

Source: hrreporter.com Would end proposal to share tips with ‘back-of-house’ staff By Robert Iafolla

Anita Levesque

9 years

Australia keeps adding jobs, still can’t satisfy jobseekers

Source: hrreporter.com Slack in labour market weighing on wages growth By Wayne Cole and Swati Pandey

Anita Levesque

9 years

Pay awards at British employers highest in 2 years: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com 2.5 per cent bumps strongest since December 2015

Anita Levesque

9 years

Coaching as an Equalizer: Closing the Gender Gap in Leadership

Source: trainingindustry.com At this point, just about everyone knows about the gender gap – the disparity between the number of women in leadership roles and the number of women who should be in leadership roles based on demographics, ability and interest.

Anita Levesque

9 years

Ontario government expands pharmacare program to seniors

Source: hrreporter.com Program will cost $575 million annually: Premier

Anita Levesque

9 years

Canadian cities lead North American rankings for quality of living

Source: hrreporter.com Vancouver number five in global rankings

Anita Levesque

9 years

London, Ont., fire chief retires amid complaints of department-wide harassment

Source: hrreporter.com City had received complaints from 60 employees By Peter Goffin

Anita Levesque

9 years

Nova Scotia spends millions on doctors, including $150 new patient bonus

Source: hrreporter.com Physicians could take home thousands extra per year By Keith Doucette

Anita Levesque

9 years

Uber suspends self-driving car tests in Toronto, other centres, after fatality

Source: hrreporter.com Technology could lead to job losses in transportation sectors where 1.1 million people are employed By Dan Healing

Anita Levesque

9 years

Rejection rates for Canada Summer Jobs funding up 12-fold from last year

Source: hrreporter.com Rejections at 1,561 this year compared to 126 in 2017 By Jordan Press

Anita Levesque

9 years

Political staffers split on whether harassment legislation will work: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com Several refer to power imbalance, exacerbated by lack of job security By Joanna Smith