March 13, 2023

In this episode: February labour force report from Statistics Canada, more ransomware attacks on organizations, the latest list of top diversity employers, jobs that are most impacted by chatGPT and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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1. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 1006A is calling Indigo to disclose more information about the scope of its recent data breach and offer additional support to staff affected | Union 'increasingly alarmed' about Indigo cyberattack, demands further disclosure | CBC News 
2. Toronto-based Black & McDonald was hit with a ransomware attack | Canadian military: Ransomware attack on contractor didn’t touch defense systems (therecord.media) 
3. Statistics Canada reports that employment held steady in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0% | February Labour Force Survey: Soft Jobs, Strong Wages (hiringlab.org); Labour Market Stalls in February - The Conference Board of Canada 
4. The Ontario government banned the social media platform TikTok from all provincial government-issued devices effective last week | Ontario bans TikTok on government devices | CBC News 
5. Mediacorp Canada Inc. announced the best diversity employers for 2023 | Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2023) (canadastop100.com) 
6. Meta is planning additional layoffs that in total would be roughly the same magnitude as the 13% cut to its workforce last year | Meta Plans New Layoffs That Could Match Last Year’s in Scope - WSJ 
7. Certain jobs, like telemarketers and teachers, are more "exposed" to the technology than others, such as psychologists and counselors | These 20 jobs are the most "exposed" to AI, ChatGPT, researchers say - CBS News