Last fall, the Couillard government revised Emploi-Quebec’s rules for wage subsidies. Social economy enterprises were most affected, losing some of their rights in the process. Where do they stand now that a new budget is being released? An update on Quebec programs in terms of wage subsidies.
The networking company LinkedIn has acquired Toronto-based startup Careerify. Launched in 2009, Careerify has developed software that focuses on employee social network contacts to help professionals find that rare gem. A technological solution that combines the advantages of referal programs with those of Big Data.
This was one of the promises of the Conservative Party in 2011. Income splitting for couples with children will be applicable beginning with the 2014 tax year. But this measure, covering only a few households, could also encourage more women to leave the workforce.
Two films that won at this year’s Oscars featured characters who have revolutionized their fields despite their disabilities: The Theory of Everything, which tells the life of physicist Stephen Hawking, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and The Imitation Game, the biopic of mathematician and cryptanalyst Alan Turing, believed to have suffered from Asperger's syndrome.
On January 30, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a major decision on the constitutional freedom of association in the workplace. It has especially challenged a law adopted in 2008 in Saskatchewan which sought to restrict the right to strike of certain employees.
A review of the companies that hired and fired employees during the month of January 2015. The retail sector was particularly vulnerable this month, the victim of a multitude of bad news.
A Review of Hirings and Layoffs for December 2014
What will 2015 look like for the recruitment industry? A review of the trends that will mark the mid-decade.
A review of hirings and layoffs for November 2014.
A review of hirings and layoffs for October 2014
Review of hirings and layoffs for May September 2014
The August survey conducted by the CHRP Association (Certified Human Resources Professional) among its members (1,129 respondents) revealed, unsurprisingly, that the increase in orange cones in Quebec, particularly in Montreal, is creating a nightmare for employees and their employers. It is more than just a stress factor; the psychological impact on workers is so great that a number of them have quit their jobs or refused jobs in areas with excessive roadwork.