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PSAC rejects compensation offer for Phoenix pay fiasco

Source: hrreporter.com 240,000 individual cases still unresolved Read this article…

Just 2 in 5 workers have set goal for retirement savings: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com Two-thirds of those who expect to fully retire targeting age 66 Read this article…

Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

Source: hrreporter.com Move could result in 1,300 cuts at U.S. warehouses By Jeffrey Dastin Read this article…

Overlooked America sweetens the deal for remote workers

Source: hrreporter.com 1 in 4 prefer life in rural areas; 12 per cent favour large cities: Survey By Carey L. Biron Read this article…

Australia’s jobs miracle proves to be government work

Source: hrreporter.com Public sector hired 292,900 for year to February By Wayne Cole Read this article…

Japan’s labour shortage eats away at back-breaking work culture

Source: hrreporter.com Labour scarcity allows workers to push for more independence By Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko Read more of this article…

Autism in the workplace: A spectrum of hiring choices

Source: hrreporter.com Some companies recruiting neurodiverse employees By Beth Pinsker Read more of this article…

Danish social enterprise manufactures self-esteem for disabled

Source: hrreporter.com Huset part of wider global firms striving to build more inclusive workforces By Thin Lei Win Read more of this article…    

U.S. job growth surges; unemployment rate falls to 3.6 per cent

Source: hrreporter.com Strong April puts concerns about recession to rest By Lucia Mutikani Read more of this article…

Amazon dismisses idea automation will eliminate all its warehouse jobs soon

Source: hrreporter.com Director cites superior cognitive ability of humans By Nandita Bose Read more of this article…  

Online tools for mental health going mainstream at work

Source: www.cbc.ca Online videos, therapy benefits, and new apps all being used Online tools for mental health are becoming increasingly mainstream as employers seek more options to support the well-being of their staff. In recent years experts say business leaders have shown an increasing interest in mental health issues and their impact on people and performance. “I think there is broader, much broader recognition that this is an issue that corporate Canada needs to be paying attention to,” said Jordan Friesen, the national director for workplace mental health at the Canadian Mental Health Association.   Read more of this article…

7 surprising things that could change the job market by 2030

Source: www.cbc.ca A wide range of trends will determine what skills are in demand, report suggests Everyone expects automation and other tech advances to eliminate some jobs and create others. But in a new report, Canadian futurists say there’s a far wider range of trends that could influence the types of skills that are likely to be in demand — or not — in the future.

Future of work about much more than technology, automation: Report

Source: hrreporter.com Employers must prepare for broader trends impacting labour market – including a possible rise in wildfires, floods and mudslides By Marcel Vander Wier Read more…

B.C. expands mental health injury access to nurses, 911 operators and aides

Source: hrreporter.com Changes about fairness, support: Labour minister Read more…

‘Reverse migration’ dents Calgary’s daunting downtown office vacancy rate

Source: hrreporter.com Vacancy rate slips to 25.23 per cent Read more…

Business sentiment drops from high levels: Bank of Canada

Source: hrreporter.com Uncertainty in energy sector, weakness in housing-related activity, global trade tensions partly to blame By Andy Blatchford Read more…

Big pharma might cut R&D, delay new drugs if more generics with pharmacare

Source: hrreporter.com ‘May result in reduced access to medicines for Canadians’: Memo By Andy Blatchford Read more…

Keeping Canada’s power on will require 20,000 new workers by 2022

Source: hrreporter.com ‘These people are not trained in three or six months and ready to hit the ground running’ By Mia Rabson Read more…

Trump team readies PR offensive on North America trade deal’s economic effects

Source: hrreporter.com Report expects to measure USMCA’s effects on GDP, job creation By David Lawder and David Shepardson Read more…

5 million lost jobs in India between 2016 and 2018: Report

Source: hrreporter.com Young urban men being hit hardest By Manoj Kumar Read more…

U.K. wage growth at new decade high as employers hire in the face of Brexit

Source: hrreporter.com Employment grew by 179,000 in the three months to February By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce Read more…

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