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OBA Pension & Benefits Section establishes new award

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:33:00 GMT

The OBA Pensions & Benefits Section has established a new annual award: "The OBA Award for Excellence in Pensions and Benefits Law."

Employers expect layoffs and fewer raises, bonuses

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:15:00 GMT

The bonus this year for many employees may be that they get to keep their jobs, as two salary surveys reveal lower than anticipated or no pay hikes for 2009 while another survey shows four in 10 companies are planning layoffs.

Building a Twenty-First Century Workforce:A Business Strategy to Overcome Canada's Skills Crisis

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:32:00 GMT

A report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce identifies and discusses four key areas of focus for overcoming Canada's skills crisis including reforming pensions and benefits regimes and improving labour mobility.

Companies ramp up workforce planning due to economic slowdown

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:11:00 GMT

As companies begin to feel the effects of the economic downturn, they are ramping up their workforce planning activities, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide.

Quebec employees party on, says CROP survey

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:59:00 GMT

According to a CROP survey carried out for the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés in November 2008, the majority of Quebec workers will still have opportunity to attend a Christmas party organized by their employer this year, despite the economic downturn.

Top employers top of mind for new grads

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:45:00 GMT

It pays to be on top.

A comparison between the top 100 employers in Canada, as featured in Macleans magazine, and a recent survey of university and college students reveals that several of Canada's top employers are also top of mind for new graduates - and great benefits help great companies make both lists.

Working around the clock: The impact of shift work on employees and how employers can help

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:31:00 GMT

Our 24/7, fast-paced, instant gratification economy means more than 30% of Canadians don't work the 9-to-5 hours immortalized by Dolly Parton in the Grammy-winning soundtrack of the 1980 comedy

Forecasting the future of workplace flexibility

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Work-life experts have noticed a slow trend toward enhancing work-life benefits and workplace flexibility, but they're not expecting major breakthroughs on the federal level in 2009. Instead, experts speaking at a recent congressional hearing predicted a greater likelihood for incremental progress on the state level.

Forecasting the future of workplace flexibility

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Flurry of mergers and acquisitions expected in market downturn

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Recent market turmoil is good news for companies with cash to spare and is leading to what one consulting firm calls 'express mergers and acquisitions.'