Global Mobility, Pay Transparency Dominate News in 2023

Global mobility was overwhelmingly the most popular theme among the most-read global HR articles on SHRM Online in 2023. Read more »

British Columbia: When Outside Business Activities Can Be ‘Just Cause’ for Dismissal

​With the proliferation of remote work, employers are increasingly encountering situations where employees have taken on a distracting side hustle—or even a second full-time job. While employers have typically allowed or tolerated... Read more »

Canadian Workplaces Deal with Passive Aggression in the Workplace

​Passive-aggressive behavior can hurt company culture and sometimes lead to harassment claims in Canada. This behavior is challenging for HR to investigate and stop. All team members should practice healthy communication, said... Read more »

No At-Will Employment in Canada

​Canada does not have at-will employment. In Canada, employment relationships are governed by employment contracts, either written or implied, and various employment laws and regulations. Employers are generally required to provide reasonable... Read more »

Wildfires Burn Across Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Canada

​Firefighters in southern Europe, northern Africa and Canada battled wildfires as extreme heat created dangerous conditions around the Northern Hemisphere for workers. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and... Read more »

Canada Reaches Work Permit Cap for H-1B Visa Holders in Under 48 Hours

​Canadian companies will tap into a larger pool of talented tech candidates in the coming months, after H-1B visa holders in the U.S. briefly had the opportunity to apply for an open... Read more »

Mexico: New Teleworking Obligations Introduced for Employers

​On June 8, Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare introduced a new standard outlining the obligations and requirements for teleworking employees across the nation. (See Official Mexican Standard NOM-037-STPS-2022 (“NOM-037”)). It... Read more »

British Columbia Rolls Out Pay Transparency Requirements

​The government in British Columbia (B.C.) enacted the Pay Transparency Act in May to improve pay equity and address systemic discrimination that indigenous women, women of color, immigrant women, women with disabilities... Read more »

Quebec: Does an Employee’s Refusal to Return to Work in Person Justify Immediate Dismissal?

?In a recent decision, the Administrative Labor Tribunal in Montreal concluded that an employee’s refusal to return to work in person constituted an act of insubordination, but that the conduct was not serious... Read more »

Canada: How to Manage and Support a Remote Workforce

?After becoming widespread due to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote-work arrangements are here to stay in Canada, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based employment lawyer told attendees at a recent conference in Vancouver. “Now that... Read more »
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