April 29, 2024

In this episode: declining foreign job seeker interest in Canadian jobs, sick notes for employees will be soon prohibited in Ontario, Canadian military doctors and nurses are getting ready to work in the Yukon's health-care system, union developments  and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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1. Indeed reports that foreign job seeker interest in Canadian vacancies has fallen | Foreign Job Seeker Interest Retreats Following Earlier Spike - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada 
2. B.C.’s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise when the general minimum wage goes up from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024 | Minimum wage increases to $17.40 an hour on June 1 | BC Gov News 
3. Ontario will prohibit employers from requiring sick notes | Ontario Helping Family Doctors Put Patients before Paperwork | Ontario Newsroom 
4. Canadian military doctors and nurses will soon begin working in the Yukon's public health-care system | Canadian military doctors, nurses to begin work in Yukon hospitals | CBC News 
5. Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to the B.C. Labour Relations Board to represent workers at two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver | Unifor to re-apply to labour board after unexpected data from Amazon | Unifor 
6. Diabetes medications continued to be the leading drug category for eligible private insurance claims in 2023, according to TELUS Health | Get your copy: TELUS Health's 2024 Drug Data Trends & National Benchmarks report 
7. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making staff development a key part of its attraction and retention strategy | Chipotle expanding benefits offering to focus on career development, student debt | Benefits Canada.com