HR News for Canadian HR Professionals

Niagara Health reaches $20-million pay equity settlement for thousands of workers

Payment will cover wages for workers dating back to 2009

B.C. case highlights risks of discrimination in accommodating disability requests

'Employers fall into a lot of those traps, where they make assumptions around the disability': lawyers explain how accommodations can be more harmful than helpful

Union calls for investigation into City of Whitehorse mail delivery during strike

'This is scab labour and the city and the territory as a whole should not be participating in that at all'

Is it illegal to 'snoop' on an employee's social media history?

The hidden risks, legal traps, and privacy rules every employer must master with background checks

Employment Hero acquires Humi in $100-million deal

'We will continue to drive progress in the employment marketplace'

Apple rejects request to abolish DEI – while Amazon, Meta push back

‘Apple is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate’

Businesses, UK govt join hands to employ former offenders

‘Helping offenders into work will enable employers to fill vacancies and plug our skills gaps’

Health authority in Manitoba fires worker over 'racist' social media post

'Multiple staff members recognized the post as racist and brought it forward to leadership'

Starbucks loses bid to overturn decision on union expansion in B.C.

'The industrial instability must be a function of the bargaining unit structure itself and not a function of the parties’ collective bargaining strategies in a difficult set of negotiations'