OTTAWA—Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the government is open to amending legislation that would provide 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers. O’Regan acknowledges that at least two provisions in Bill C-3 could undermine the objective, which is to ensure ill workers don’t have to choose between going to work sick or…
Government Open to Amending Paid Sick Leave Bill It Wants Passed by Week’s End
December 14, 2021
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Just 16 Percent of Organizations Rank Employee Retention and Engagement as Top Priority: Report
Less than 20 percent of organizations rank employee retention and engagement as a top priority, despite a global labor shortage, according to a new report from NTT DATA. The research (pdf) polled 1,000 business and IT executives across 16 industries in North America to uncover how organizations are prioritizing digital investments and strategies in the wake of constant disruptions stemming…
Unvaccinated Federal Employees Not Granted Exemptions to Be Put on Unpaid Leave Today
OTTAWA—Employees in the core federal public sector who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be put on unpaid leave today, unless they were already granted an accommodation. The policy could potentially leave more than one thousand workers without pay and unable to access employment insurance benefits. As of Nov. 3, the vast majority…
Apple Worker Says She Was Fired After Leading Movement Against Harassment
October 16, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—An Apple employee who led fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they called harassment and discrimination at the company said on Thursday that she had been fired. Janneke Parrish, an Apple program manager, said the iPhone maker informed her on Thursday that she had been terminated for deleting material on company equipment…
Looking for Compromise: Pennsylvania Health Heroes Face Consequences of Refusing Vaccine
FAYETTEVILLE, Pa.—Brandon Adkins wore his “Hero” t-shirt to an off-campus gathering of Wellspan Health workers who are eager to find a compromise to the impossible choice: get vaccinated or get fired. Not long ago, before the vaccine was developed, when more people were dying and the way COVID-19 spreads was less understood, healthcare workers like…
Beijing’s Regulators Are Ignorant of Evergrande’s Illegal Conduct: Employee
China’s second-largest property developer Evergrande is on the verge of collapse, causing a massive number of investors and homebuyers to gather at its headquarters—defending their rights. The majority of investors are employees of Evergrande. Ms. Yang (pseudonym), a financial adviser at subsidiary Evergrande Wealth, told the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times that the company…
UK Employee Numbers Surge Above Pre-Pandemic Level
LONDON—British employers added a record 241,000 staff last month, lifting the total number of employees on company payrolls to just above the level before Britain first went into a COVID-19 lockdown last year, official data showed on Tuesday. The robust jobs data comes as Britain’s government prepares to end its furlough programme on Sept. 30, which…
Chinese Prosecutors Drop Case Against Former Alibaba Employee Accused of Sexual Assault
September 7, 2021
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SHANGHAI—Chinese prosecutors have dropped a case against a former Alibaba Group Holding Ltd employee accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague, saying they had determined he had committed forcible indecency but not a crime. The employee, identified by his surname Wang, was detained by police last month after a female Alibaba employee posted an 11-page…
How to Effectively Measure and Track Employee Productivity
Prior to COVID-19, employers were increasing efforts to monitor the productivity of their employees. In fact, according to a 2018 Gartner report, 50 percent of 239 large corporations admitted that they were monitoring their employees. In particular, the content of their emails and social media accounts. What’s more, these companies also stated that they monitored who their…
Woman Has to Sell Broken Down Car for Scrap, Ubers and Walks to Work—Until Sheriff Gives Her New Car
Going beyond the call of duty is what led officers of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to help one woman in a tough situation over the summer—by donating a car to her. The officers are known to put on community events, which calls for catering, and that’s how they met the woman who works at…
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