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CRFA members now get an exclusive 20% discount on occupation training online with emerit: Hire for attitude, train for skill.
Did you know: countless studies show there's a direct relationship between good training and better profits?
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The government of Manitoba has introduced new legislation that would remove barriers for people with disabilities, with the goal of having a fully accessible province, said Family Services and Labour Minister Jennifer Howard.
“Nearly every Manitoban has a disability, knows someone with a disability or will acquire a disability as they age,” Howard said. “We all benefit from preventing new barriers where we live, learn, work and play and by implementing long-term plans to remove existing ones
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Keeping the kitchen clean is the bane of an office manager’s existence – from passive-aggressive notes to cleaning schedules, but are people less inclined to clean up when they’re less engaged?
That’s the hypothesis from marketing VP Max Kalehoff, who says just as you can judge the quality of a restaurant by the cleanliness of the bathroom, the state of the kitchen shows the state of mind of employees.
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The bill that would see HR professionals regulated in a manner similar to accountants in Ontario passed second reading in the Ontario legislature on April 25.
Bill 32, An Act respecting the Human Resources Professionals Association, is sponsored by three MPPs: Vic Dhillon (Liberal), Christine Elliott (Progressive Conservative) and Michael Prue (NDP).
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(From The Daily, Statistics Canada, 25 April, 2013) OTTAWA -- Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $909 in February, up 0.9% from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, earnings increased 3.1%.
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Year-over-year change in average weekly earnings and average weekly hours
The 3
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nadian companies must address generational differences to avoid the cost of high turnover rates, low engagement and missed new business opportunities, according to Ceridian Canada, which surveyed more than 800 employed people about
their perceptions of job security, technology, performance reviews, job recognition and career satisfaction
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The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave in an appeal about whether provincial or federal legislation governs workplace compensation for federal workers. If the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Martin v. Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board) is upheld, federal workers may find that their claims for accident-related compensation will be determined by provincial standards rather than solely the provisions of the federal Government Employees Compensation Act
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On April 23, 2013, the Ontario Divisional Court unanimously dismissed an appeal from a decision of Justice Strathy in which he denied a motion for certification of a proposed class action against CIBC and CIBC World Markets. We summarized the lower court decision in a previous FTR Now . In this FTR Now , we provide an overview of the Divisional Court decision
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(eturbones.com, Apr 23, 2013) LIMA, Peru - Gathered today in Lima at the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Summit, ministers of tourism and government representatives from the tourism sector of Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador have agreed to collaborate on the implementation of a joint smart visa system. The system will allow visitors to the region to benefit from a facilitated and more secure entry
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In February, total operating revenue (excluding subsidies) for 10 of Canada's largest urban transit systems rose 5.8% from February 2012 to $266.9 million.
These 10 systems represent about 80% of total urban transit activity across the country.
Over the same period, ridership levels increased 2.0% to 140.4 million passenger trips.
Available in CANSIM : table CANSIM table 408-0004 .
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