WorkLink’s START program pays youth 15-30 to learn employment skills and earn certifications
Branka Turnbull calls Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta decision vindication
The employment insurance system is set for another round of pandemic-related changes
Contract covers about 70 employees at Chemainus operation
Lack on interest in customer service jobs about to take another hit with back-to-school
Corporation cancelled two sailings, replaced another this week amid staffing concerns
Rise came largely in full-time work, which rose by 83,000 or half a percentage point
Safety, payroll and staffing among the major concerns
WorkSafeBC administering provincial funding to employers until Dec. 31
Committee says EI no longer reflects the realities of today’s labour market
Move follows success of employment and computer training for people with employment barriers
Workplace testing program rolled out across Canada in an effort to identify asymptomatic infections
Review says current law risks ‘a slippery slope towards cartel-like conduct’
Notice of civil claim filed on April 6 at Supreme Court of B.C. in Nanaimo
But concerns remain, including fears of higher costs
More people simply got discouraged and gave up looking for work
Consumer watchdog encourages job applicants to do their homework on potential employers
Almost 60 per cent of those surveyed said they would prefer to return to the office part-time or occasionally
April figures peg local unemployment at 6.2%
‘For recovery to be equitable it requires supports for workers, not just business,’ says president Laird Cronk
