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Downtown businesses cheer feds’ plan for public servants to start returning to office next month

Employees across all departments in the core public service will be subject to a "phased introduction" of the return-to-office plan starting Jan. 16.

Mixed bag of results being seen at local malls during this holiday shopping season

Early indications are that the 2022 holiday shopping season will be better than last year, but customers still may not open their wallets as readily as they did pre-pandemic.

Porter Airlines adding direct service from YOW to Boston, Newark, Quebec City and Thunder Bay in 2023

The new flights are slated to begin on March 27, the Toronto-based airline announced Wednesday.

How Amy Friesen’s love of elder care is driving a new service in the fast-growing industry

Through her company Tea & Toast, Amy Friesen has been advising families of the senior living options available to them using a holistic approach.

‘It is your new normal’: Canada’s aging work force root of national labour shortage

For years, experts have been warning of a looming wave of retirements as baby boomers grow older and start to exit the workforce en masse.

Ottawa Business Growth Survey: Diversity and collaboration is key to business success

Ottawa’s local political and business leaders have done a more effective job at navigating the pandemic and...

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 would cause them to stay. 

Return to in-person work a contentious issue among federal public servants

Musings about a potential back-to-office order, which could mean two to three days of in-person work a week, are sparking debate.

Letter to the Editor: Working sick a different matter for those without paid sick days

"Giving employees the option to stay home when they are sick is not just a moral imperative, it makes business sense," an OBJ reader writes in the letter to the editor.

Local healthtech companies get their day in the Bears’ Den

At the inaugural Bears’ Den event last month, four startups were each given 10 minutes to pitch their idea to an investor panel and answer questions. 
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