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Gap remains between employer, employee expectations: Robert Half
Gap remains between expectations: Robert Half
Canadian employers are increasingly requiring new hires to work from the office, even as many job seekers continue to prioritize remote and hybrid arrangements, according to a new study from recruiting firm Robert Half Canada.
Even in a tough economy it pays to change jobs
Canadian wages for job changers are growing at a faster rate than that of job stayers, according to new research from ADP Research, the research arm of human resources and payroll management company Automatic Data Processing (ADP).
Canada's unemployment rate remains at 6.4%
The Canadian economy shed 42,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4 per cent in August after it declined by a total of 0.5 percentage points in May, June and July. Employment declines were spread across several industries.
HR leaders consider what the title says about role
The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Chief People Officer (CPO) titles are equally common among new appointments at Fortune 200 companies — each accounting for 42 per cent of 2025 appointments — according to the CHRO Trends 2026 Report.
Childhood homes say a lot about your leadership today
Executive coach and organizational psychologist Pam Manfredo Curtis has worked with corporate leaders for 35 years, discussing their best and worst moments and how to improve. The most significant predictor of your interpersonal interactions as a leader is your childhood.
Employee vetting process doesn't end once they're hired
Employers spend enormous amounts of time worrying about what happens when they fire someone. Will the employee sue for wrongful dismissal? Will there be a human rights complaint? Will they retain lawyers whose business model is built around suing employers?
TD's COO leaving after less than a year
Toronto Dominion Bank says chief operating officer Taylan Turan — who joined the bank less than a year ago — will be leaving. Turan, who previously worked at HSBC Holdings PLC, Barclays PLC and Citigroup Inc., joined TD on Sept. 29, 2025.
Metro Vancouver ousts top executive weeks before election
With a municipal election just weeks away, Metro Vancouver has not set a deadline for finding a permanent replacement for Jerry Dobrovolny.
IBM ordered to pay $900,000 for wrongful dismissal
A recent Ontario wrongful dismissal decision involving IBM Canada demonstrates how litigation strategy, equity compensation disputes, and contractual interpretation can significantly increase employer exposure during termination litigation.
A disability such as addiction doesn't prevent termination
Termination for cause has been described by the courts as the ultimate corporate death penalty. It takes away an employee’s entitlement to notice, termination pay and severance. Courts therefore rightly demand compelling justification before allowing an employer to impose it.
23,000 OPSEU workers still waiting for back pay
More than two years ago, Ontario repealed Bill 124, a law capping wages for public-service workers that had been widely criticized and subjected to legal challenges since Queen’s Park enacted it in 2019.
What if my company backtracks on a promised perk?
In 2025, my employer announced that we’d all be getting a “wellness fund” of $100 per month. It was supposed to be automatically added to our paycheques. The perk ended in 2026 and I never received my wellness credits.
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