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Employees’ online searches for burnout symptoms up 50% in 2024: report

Sadie Janes — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:00:16 +0000

Employees’ online searches for burnout signs and symptoms are up 50 per cent worldwide in 2024, according to a new study by Instant Offices. The global study, which analyzed trends across 30 major cities, found Toronto workers had one of the highest burnout rates worldwide when looking at online sentiment, with 710 burnout term searches […]

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Canadian employers reducing office space due to hybrid work, passing savings onto workers: survey

Sadie Janes — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:00:41 +0000

Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadian employers have reduced the size of their office footprint by embracing hybrid work and allowing employees to work in office and co-working spaces closer to where they live, according to a new survey by International Workplace Group PLC. The survey, which polled more than 250 Canadian employers, found […]

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What do employers need to know about monitoring employees in remote, hybrid working arrangements?; City of Montreal navigating volatility driven by global equities

lbailey — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:01:45 +0000

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What do employers need to know about monitoring employees in remote, hybrid working arrangements?

bwolfe — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:00:48 +0000

While Canadian privacy laws allow employers to track employees in a remote or hybrid working arrangement, this surveillance must be related to their job. “Employers have a proper and reasonable right to supervise their employees and ensure they’re doing their jobs and doing them safely,” says David Young, principal at David Young Law. “The flip […]

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All generations of employees say hybrid work supports productivity, job satisfaction: survey

Sadie Janes — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:35 +0000

All generations of Canadian workers say a hybrid working arrangement is most conducive to productivity and job satisfaction, according to a new survey by Humi. The survey, which polled more than 500 employees, found generation Z (44 per cent), generation X (30.5 per cent) and baby boomers (30 per cent) prefer mostly in-office days with […]

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TMX Group wins award for diligent approach to building its future workplace

lbailey — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:04 +0000

TMX Group Ltd. was the winner at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards for its diligent approach to mapping out a future workplace that leaves the one-size-fits-all office in the past. The financial services company was this year’s winner in the Future of Work Strategy category for its hybrid-first way of working experiment, which was designed to […]

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Employers mandating 5-day RTO should consider impact on women employees: experts

lbailey — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:29 +0000

When mandating that employees return to the office, employers need to consider the impact it may have on workers and give them the opportunity to adjust appropriately. Last month, in an internal memo, Dell Inc. told its sales team they would be expected to work onsite going forward, giving employees just two-days’ notice of the […]

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Colliers lands award win for individualized, interventional approach to absence management

bwolfe — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:00:54 +0000

Colliers International Group Inc.’s interventional and individualized approach to employee absences led to a win for best Absence Management program at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. “This is such an incredible and emotional achievement,” says Sonia-Sophia Vallie, a benefits, leaves and accommodation specialist at Colliers. “It’s very important to be here and […]

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A look at the development, rationale behind York Region’s right-to-disconnect policy

Sadie Janes — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:58:53 +0000

When Ontario’s right-to-disconnect legislation came into effect in 2022, York Region was eager to comply as it aligned with the organization’s goals and workplace culture, according to Brittany Dunlop, the region’s manager of wellness and benefits. The legislation, which was originally introduced by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario as part of the Working for […]

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Sounding Board: How hybrid, remote working arrangements can impact compensation; Survey finds 38% of Canadians say stress has impacted their daily life

lbailey — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:06:28 +0000

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