March 27, 2023

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.

1. 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 
2. Manitoba government is increasing minimum wage twice in 2023 | Province of Manitoba | News Releases | Manitoba Government to Increase Minimum Wage Twice in 2023 
3. 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 
4. 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 
5. 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 
6. Alberta has announced a $30 million investment in Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute | Funding boosts Alberta’s AI advantage | alberta.ca 
7. GPT or “generative processing transformer” is a hot skill | Must work well with ChatGPT: Employers are posting more jobs involving AI tools (msn.com) 
8. U.S. employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings | Pay transparency is spreading. Here's what you need to know | AP News 
9. Accenture said it will cut 19,000 jobs over the next 18 months | Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs amid the economic turmoil | Fortune 
10. Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks | Amazon is cutting another 9,000 jobs | Fortune