November 28, 2022

In this episode: recruitment in healthcare, supporting job applicants with Down Syndrome, steps that employers take to protect workers during flu season, global movement pushing Amazon for better wages, and other topics.  Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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1. Doctors living and working in Nova Scotia will play a lead role in convincing other doctors to practice in their province | Doctors to Help with Doctor Recruitment - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada 
2. Saskatchewan emergency rooms are getting help with more than 70 Filipino nurses set to join their workforce | More than 70 nurses from the Philippines ready to work in Saskatchewan, health minister says | CBC News 
3. Canadian Down Syndrome Society and LinkedIn launched Inployable to connect inclusive employers with people with down syndrome looking for work | Inployable | Canadian Down Syndrome Society (cdss.ca) 
4. Employees of the City of Burlington will have to wear masks for the next 6 weeks amid rising illnesses among staff and in the community | Burlington establishes 6-week indoor mask requirement for city employees | CBC News 
5. The federal government is extending employment insurance sickness benefits to 26 weeks | Federal government to extend EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks | CBC News 
6. Quebec's 3 major unions are calling on the provincial government to provide a 10-day COVID-19 sick leave for those who can't work from home due to the nature of their job | COVID-19: Quebec unions want a 10-day sick leave | CTV News 
7. Former Amazon workers and labour organizers visited some of Quebec locations as part of a global movement urging the company to stop "squeezing" workers, communities and the planet | Global movement pushing Amazon for better wages to reach Quebec facilities - CityNews Ottawa 
8. The government of New Brunswick has introduced legislation to ensure essential services remain available during labour disputes | Legislative changes aim to ensure essential public services during labour disputes (gnb.ca) 
9. Manulife Financial Corp. is eliminating about 50 jobs as it makes changes to its real estate operations | Manulife cutting about 50 jobs as part of changes at its real estate operations | CityNews Toronto 
10. The European Space Agency named the world's first "parastronaut" | European Space Agency names first astronaut with a disability | CBC News