June 12, 2023

In this episode: labour relations, workplace safety, artificial intelligence, ways to celebrate National Indigenous History Month and Pride Season and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

This summer the podcasts schedule may change due to travel. Follow us on twitter at Canada Human Resources News (@cadHRnews) and LinkedIn at Canada HR News Podcast for the latest updates.

1. After five months held at 5.0 per cent, the unemployment rate in Canada rose to 5.2 per cent | Unemployment Rate Rises for the First Time in a Long Time - The Conference Board of Canada 
2. The federal government has given an updated deal to a finance officer public-service union | PSAC Strike: Gov't updates deal with finance officers' union | CTV News 
3. Small businesses in communities under mandatory evacuation orders due to wildfires in Nova Scotia will receive a one-time $2,500 grant from the provincial government | N.S. wildfires: Small businesses can get $2,500 grant | CTV News 
4. The City of Winnipeg faces surge in work-related injury, illness claims | Winnipeg Transit, fire-paramedic service see biggest jumps in city's workplace injury, illness claims | CBC News 
5. The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) and the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) urge the Ontario government to implement guardrails on the public sector’s use of AI technologies | Joint statement by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and the Ontario Human Rights Commission on the use of AI technologies | Ontario Human Rights Commission (ohrc.on.ca) 
6. Google's hybrid work policy is getting stricter | Google is getting tougher on in-office work, and says it will consider attendance in employee performance reviews (yahoo.com)
7. June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada and a start of the Pride Season | National Indigenous History Month (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca); Pride Season toolkit - Women and Gender Equality Canada