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Back to basics on employee resource groups

Sadie Janes — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:52:25 +0000

In response to the race riots in Rochester, N.Y. in the 1960s, the chief executive officer of Xerox Holdings Corp. and its Black employees decided to start a group for Black workers to safely discuss their shared experiences and advocate for change. Since this first known example of an employee resource group, many different types […]

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30% of U.S. private sector employers offering Juneteenth as a paid holiday in 2022

Sadie Janes — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:00:04 +0000

Nearly a third (30 per cent) of private sector employers in the U.S. are offering Juneteenth as a paid holiday this year, in addition to any federal U.S. employers already providing it as a paid day off, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Juneteenth — also referred to as […]

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Loblaw, Unifor deal includes increased RRSP contribution match

bwolfe — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:00:08 +0000

The union representing employees at a Loblaw Co. Ltd. distribution centre in Ajax, Ont. has ratified a new four-year contract that will increase employer contributions to a group registered retirement savings plan. For workers with five or more years of service, the employer’s RRSP contribution match will increase to five per cent from 3.5 per […]

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