April 1, 2024

In this episode: employees’ views on artificial intelligence, companies’ approach to increasing cyber security risks, union updates , the latest world happiness report and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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1. Canadian employees cautious and optimistic about adoption of artificial intelligence | Canadian employees cautious and optimistic about adoption of artificial intelligence (newswire.ca)
2. With changing labour market conditions and declining job vacancies, the Government of Canada is adjusting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Government of Canada to adjust temporary measures under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Workforce Solutions Road Map - Canada.ca 
3. The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely claiming a federal income benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic | CRA fires 232 people for falsely claiming $2,000 monthly pandemic benefit (msn.com) 
4. 1600 teaching assistants at MGill University began their eight-week strike last week, putting the end-of-term in peril | 1600 McGill TAs on strike this Monday (newswire.ca) 
5. More than 400 Art Gallery of Ontario employees are on strike, after union members voted to reject the museum's latest contract offer | Hundreds of Art Gallery of Ontario workers on strike after rejecting contract offer (msn.com) 
6. Almost half (49%) of Canadian job postings on Indeed in February 2024 featured pay information, up from 22% in early 2019 | Salary Transparency Increasingly the Norm in Canadian Job Postings - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada 
7. Cisco’s second annual Cybersecurity Readiness Index assesses how ready organizations are globally to face today’s cybersecurity risks | Cisco’s 2024 Cybersecurity Readiness Index – Canada 
8. Canadians are experiencing a decline in overall well-being and are expecting their employers to provide key benefits to support them in 2024 | 47% of working Canadians rely on employer benefits to improve well-being (newswire.ca)
9. The latest edition of the World Happiness report shows people in Finland are first in overall happiness | World Happiness Report 2024 | The World Happiness Report