Canadians find it hard to unplug but is it necessary to ‘go off the grid?’
It’s getting harder to do things offline, but experts say why we’re online is circumstantial and can be concerning. Continue reading
work life balance
Canada’s MPs to get 1 year of fully paid parental leave
Until now, new parent MPs got 21 days of medical leave and had to negotiate further time off. Continue reading
New rules to govern workplace harassment in Quebec
New rules will require Quebec employers to implement harassment policies, no matter how big the enterprise. Continue reading
‘I would collapse as soon as I got home’: How to cope at work when you’re having personal problems
It’s normal for people to want to remain as professional as possible in the workplace — even when they’re dealing with a difficult private matter. Continue reading
South Koreans are locking themselves up to escape ‘prison’ of real life
South Koreans are paying to spend 24 hours in solitary confinement at a mock prison facility to take a break from life. Continue reading
Should Canadian workers have the ‘right to disconnect’? Question studied as Liberals plan labour code rewrite
Restoring work-life balance and protections for precarious workers will be a key part of a revamp of Canadian labour rules set to be tabled this fall. Continue reading
Scott Thompson: Why isn’t Father’s Day a long weekend?
We should all be working less and playing more, Scott Thompson says. ‘Let’s start by making Fathers Day’s a long weekend.’ Continue reading
Quebec’s daycare model provides inspiration for provinces to develop their own
Under the much-vaunted but polarizing program introduced in 1997, the bulk of Quebec parents pay but a fraction of the astronomical amounts their counterparts shell out elsewhere. Continue reading
Unions call for better labour standards for Quebec workers
By Raquel Fletcher Quebec City Correspondent
Public hearings on a bill to update Quebec’s labour standards continued Monday. The government is calling it the work-life balance bill. Continue reading
Bill Kelly: Federal budget follows a familiar formula
One of the fastest growing and influential voting demographics in Canada is the millennials and there’s a lot in this budget that should interest them. Continue reading