Canada HR News

November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022
Canada HR News
November 21, 2022
Show Notes

In this episode: the latest workplace trends from Indeed and Glassdoor, additional occupations added by Immigration Canada for express entry, developments at Twitter and Amazon, provincial updates and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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  1. The Hiring and Workplace Trends Report, jointly produced by Indeed and Glassdoor, uncovers emerging insights into the future of work | Indeed & Glassdoor’s Hiring and Workplace Trends Report 2023 (hiringlab.org) 
  2. The government of Canada has added 16 occupations under the Express Entry system | Solving labour shortages in key sectors like health care, construction, and transportation: Workers from 16 new occupations now eligible for permanent residence - Canada.ca 
  3. Amazon has announced that the company will see more layoffs in the coming year, as the e-commerce and data services giant moved to eliminate thousands of jobs before yearend | A note from CEO Andy Jassy about role eliminations (aboutamazon.com) 
  4. Twitter continued to lose engineers and other workers | Twitter workers flee after Elon Musk's "hardcore" ultimatum - CBS News 
  5. The Manitoba government has launched the Work in Manitoba job portal, a website that will connect job seekers and employers based on qualifications and labour market needs | Province of Manitoba | News Releases | Manitoba Government Launches Work in Manitoba Job Portal 
  6. The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a new legislation to prevent and remove accessibility barriers for persons with disabilities | Legislation Introduced to Create a More Accessible Saskatchewan | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan 
  7. The Toronto Transit Commission says it is ending its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement on Nov 27 | TTC to drop COVID-19 vaccine mandate, reinstate employees who were fired | CityNews Toronto 
  8. Front-line staff and union supporters demonstrated Tuesday outside Breton Ability Centre in Sydney River, N.S. | Cape Breton care home staff rally against workplace violence | CTV News 
  9. Thousands of Canadians who received federal COVID-19 emergency benefits for which they weren't eligible | Thousands of Canadians still on the hook for pandemic benefit repayments | CBC News