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Anita Levesque

8 years

From weed to wages: Ontario marijuana producers hit by minimum pay rate hike

Source: hrreporter.com One producer cites increase of $600,000 in overall wage costs By Armina Ligaya

Anita Levesque

8 years

Law firm investigating Toronto housing agency’s HR practices

Source: hrreporter.com Employees complain of ‘culture of fear’

Anita Levesque

8 years

Quebec university criticized for intrusive questionnaire sent to job candidates

Source: hrreporter.com Female candidates asked about menstruation, pregnancies, abortions By Magdaline Boutros

Anita Levesque

8 years

RCMP recruits ‘deeply afraid’ to speak out about alleged sex abuse: Lawyer

Source: hrreporter.com Two doctors under police investigation for medical examinations By Brett Bundale

Anita Levesque

8 years

RCMP fined for Labour Code violations in wake of fatal shooting rampage in New Brunswick

Source: hrreporter.com Ordered to pay $500,00 for failure to provide proper equipment, training

Anita Levesque

8 years

Kent Hehr resigns from Liberal cabinet, on leave of absence after allegations

Source: hrreporter.com ‘Harassment of any kind is unacceptable’: Trudeau By Stephanie Levitz

Anita Levesque

8 years

J.D. Irving to make 1,700 new hires in Canada and U.S. over next 3 years

Source: hrreporter.com Projects total of 10,400 hires through 2020

Anita Levesque

8 years

Tory leader’s ouster shows positive shift on sexual harassment: Liberals, NDP

Source: hrreporter.com Behaviours ‘no longer part of accepted landscape’

Anita Levesque

8 years

Ontario PC leader steps down, denies sexual misconduct allegations

Source: hrreporter.com Brown’s top aides also resign after two women publicize incidents

Anita Levesque

8 years

Conductor fired for safety issues, disparaging remarks: CP Rail

Source: hrreporter.com Termination ‘related to photos of herself in unsafe situations on railway property and equipment, safety violations’ By Lauren Krugel

Anita Levesque

8 years

Amazon opens its own rainforest in Seattle

Source: hrreporter.com Company hopes environment will spawn employee creativity By Jeffrey Dastin

Anita Levesque

8 years

FedEx commits US$3.2 billion to raise pay, expand hubs after U.S. tax overhaul

Source: hrreporter.com Company will also contribute US$1.5 billion to employee pension plan By Eric M. Johnson

Anita Levesque

8 years

Trump seeks US$25 billion for border wall, offers ‘Dreamer’ citizenship

Source: hrreporter.com DACA currently provides work permits, protections for 700,000 By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell

Anita Levesque

8 years

China goes on tech-hiring binge; wages soar, closing gap with Silicon Valley

Source: hrreporter.com Pay for key positions has doubled since 2014: Investor By Stella Qiu and Elias Glenn

Anita Levesque

8 years

Men-only gala where hostesses were groped faces backlash in Britain

Source: hrreporter.com Financial Times reports groping, lewd behavior at fundraising gala By Estelle Shirbon

Anita Levesque

8 years

Starbucks to boost pay, benefits after U.S. lowers corporate taxes

Source: hrreporter.com Tax cuts have granted company $425 million in annual savings By Lisa Baertlein

Anita Levesque

8 years

Think immigrants steal jobs? Think again, say analysts

Source: hrreporter.com Immigrants help stimulate economic growth, promote development: Report By Emma Batha

Anita Levesque

8 years

‘Dreamers’ disappointed that Congress deferred DACA deal

Source: hrreporter.com Last year, Trump ordered end to protections by March By Sharon Bernstein

Anita Levesque

8 years

New attitudes, not just new laws, needed for gender equality: Rights group

Source: hrreporter.com 2030 target could be missed, due to deeply-rooted norms By Karla Mendes

Anita Levesque

8 years

U.S. federal workers worry about government shutdown

Source: hrreporter.com Paycheques disrupted amid immigration dispute By Chris Kenning

Anita Levesque

8 years

In Executive Search, Bigger is not Better

Source: cpiworld.com “Boutique”, the word envisions a small store selling fashionable clothes or accessories; or a business that serves a sophisticated or specialized clientele. In the world of executive search, people think of boutiques as smaller firms or niche firms that specialize in a particular area.