In this episode: provincial employment news, pay transparency, artificial intelligence, new round of layoffs and more. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.
- The minimum wage for Canada’s federal employees will increase from $15.55 to $16.65 per hour on April 1, 2023 | Federal minimum wage rising to $16.65 on April 1 - Canada.ca
- Manitoba government is increasing minimum wage twice in 2023 | Province of Manitoba | News Releases | Manitoba Government to Increase Minimum Wage Twice in 2023
- Ontario is set to end a program that gave workers access to three paid sick days related to COVID-19 | Ontario to end paid sick days program, lift some COVID-19 measures in LTC homes | CBC News
- In Nova Scotia nurses working for publicly funded employers may get a retention bonus of $20,000 | Retention Bonuses, Incentives for Nurses, Healthcare Workers - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada
- East Coast Music Association is providing mental health support to musicians in Nova Scotia | Pilot project helps Nova Scotia musicians access mental health care | CBC News
- Alberta has announced a $30 million investment in Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute | Funding boosts Alberta’s AI advantage | alberta.ca
- GPT or “generative processing transformer” is a hot skill | Must work well with ChatGPT: Employers are posting more jobs involving AI tools (msn.com)
- U.S. employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings | Pay transparency is spreading. Here's what you need to know | AP News
- Accenture said it will cut 19,000 jobs over the next 18 months | Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs amid the economic turmoil | Fortune
- Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks | Amazon is cutting another 9,000 jobs | Fortune