Human Resources

Human resource news and features from Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. Popular topics include remote work, demographic shifts, recruiting, retention, shortages and the evolving world of human resources in a post-pandemic workplace.

Employers rethink value of employee connections in era of remote work: report

Human Resources

The rise of remote work has led to a loss of workplace social connections that is negatively affecting employees, a new report suggests.

Employment jumps by 90,000 in April, raising doubts about June interest rate cut

Canada & World, Human Resources

Canadian employers added 90,000 jobs in April, marking the largest employment gain in more than a year.

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Solving shortage of construction workers key to housing growth: experts

Real Estate, Construction, Human Resources, Residential

Solving a longstanding construction worker shortage will be key to boosting housing supply, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to forecast housing start

Toxic positivity: Why workplaces suffer when employees always look on the bright side

Human Resources, Ottawa

Toxic positivity, or what some consultants call “playing pretend” in the workplace, isn’t new, but it can be detrimental as employers strive to improve workplace

Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.8% in March as local economy sheds jobs

Ottawa, Human Resources

Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

Ottawa’s Andrea Greenhous on how hybrid work put the spotlight on internal communications

Human Resources

Over 20 years ago, Andrea Greenhous started blazing a trail in Ottawa with her internal communications firm Vision2Voice. Today, as tech shifts or workers stay

Accommodating neurodivergent employees can increase workplace innovation, creativity

Human Resources

For many businesses, diversity and inclusion is an important part of a well-rounded workplace. But when it comes to accommodating and hiring employees who are

Tech companies are hiring fewer co-op students this year, but expect to bounce back soon.

Co-op hiring, particularly in tech, takes a hit amid tough economy, but officials expect a rebound

Ottawa, Human Resources, Insider Only

From left, Keystone Awards founder Dean French, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Canadian automotive legend Frank Stronach and Fraser Sutherland, head of The Sutherland Investment Group at CIBC Wood Gundy, at the inaugural Keystone Awards for Job Creation. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Keystone Awards salutes companies for creation of jobs, jobs, jobs

Ottawa, Human Resources

Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach was in town last night to help launch the Keystone Awards for Job Creation recognizing dozens of private company employers