May 22, 2023

May 20 is celebrated as International HR Day. It is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contribution of HR professionals in organizations.

In this episode: summer job postings, averted WestJet and Swoop pilot walkout, Telus offering voluntary severance packages and other topics and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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1. Indeed reports that In mid-May, Canadian summer job postings were down 17% from a year earlier but were still 55% above their level at the same point in 2019 | 2023 Summer Job Postings Still Hot, Though Not as Scorching as Last Year - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada 
2. The conference board of Canada issued a summary regarding the Consumer Price Index | Accelerating Price Growth in April Highlights the Challenges Ahead - The Conference Board of Canada 
3. Last week WestJet pilot leaders from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) voted to approve an Agreement-In-Principle with WestJet management | News Room - ALPA 
4. Translators and the Government of Canada also reached a tentative agreement last week | CAPE reaches tentative agreement for TR members with Treasury Board (acep-cape.ca) 
5. Telus has offered voluntary severance and retirement packages to almost 2,000 employees | Telus offering severance and retirement packages to Canadian workers | The Star 
6. Boston Consulting Group surveyed more than 1,300 young Canadian workers In late 2022,  about how their workplaces contributed to their mental wellbeing | Workplace Burnout Costing Canadian Companies Billions | BCG