April 17, 2023

In today’s episode: the looming largest strike against a single employer in Canada’s history, Rogers’ move of overseas offices to Canada, Loblaw expansion, compensation and benefit surveys of Canadian workers and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates. 

1. According to PSAC, more than 155,000 PSAC members across Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency can begin strike action on April 19 if a deal cannot be reached by 9 p.m. | Strike deadline announced for 155,000 PSAC members  | Public Service Alliance of Canada (psacunion.ca)
2. The membership of Unifor Local 4276 voted last week to ratify a new three-year contract with their employer the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia | Unifor members ratify new contract with Fairmont Empress Hotel (newswire.ca) 
3. Rogers Communications Inc. is relocating around 300 Shaw call centre jobs based overseas to Canada | Rogers moving hundreds of overseas Shaw call centre jobs to Western Canada | Globalnews.ca 
4. The Northwest Territories government says it spent $716,000 to address a cyberattack in November | N.W.T. gov't spent $716,000 to address November cybersecurity breach | CBC News 
5. CBC reports that Grocer Loblaw Companies Ltd. plans to spend $1.3 billion renovating 500 stores and opening 30 new ones this year | Loblaws to open 30 new stores in annual expansion | CBC News 
6. New report by Mercer finds that home ownership provides millennials a significant advantage to retirement readiness | Renters must save 50% more than homeowners to retire | Mercer Canada 
7. 40% of Canadian workers say they aren’t fairly paid in their current role | 40% of Canadian workers say they aren’t fairly paid: survey | Benefits Canada.com 
8. Mental Health week in Canada is from May 1 to 7. This year’s theme is: MY STORY | CMHA Mental Health Week - Canadian Mental Health Association