
Barriers to growth for Black entrepreneurs can often be subtle, local biz owners say
Black-owned businesses in Canada tend to be smaller and perform less well financially than businesses owned by white people or by other racialized groups, according
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Barriers to growth for Black entrepreneurs can often be subtle, local biz owners say
Black-owned businesses in Canada tend to be smaller and perform less well financially than businesses owned by white people or by other racialized groups, according

Four-day work week might be worth figuring out for some companies, experts agree
What started as an experiment with the four-day work week has become a staple Iversoft’s work culture – but HR experts say it might not

Why ‘stay interviews’ are on the front lines of the fight for employee retention
A twist on the familiar “exit interview,” which asks departing employees why they decided to leave, a stay interview does the opposite: asks employees what

Holiday work parties aren’t what they used to be, experts say, citing ‘comfort-based participation’
The days of Christmas cocktail parties and festive after-work gatherings might be behind us, some Ottawa experts say.

Canadian employers sought to fill nearly one million jobs in Q2
Statistics Canada says employers were actively seeking to fill 997,000 jobs in the second quarter, the highest quarterly number on record.
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