Strike negotiations are set to resume Thursday after more than three weeks of the mutual silent treatment. ...
Category: Jobs and Employment
Ed Clark sells Ontario’s pitch for Amazon
Province being sold as a region that is committed to investing in tech talent. ...
U.S. targets auto sector in NAFTA negotiations: report
Sources say the U.S. has tabled a proposal that would require vehicles to contain 50 per cent American content in order to avoid duties. ...
College faculty could go on strike starting Monday
Stalemate follows "frustrating" day of bargaining, as both sides point fingers and dig in for 100-hour negotiating battle. ...
In brief: A new poll, a polished man, mental health, aerospace and 14 years of Liberal rule
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Labour minister says temp agencies may face tougher measures
Kevin Flynn confirms a review of WSIB premiums and liability is now underway, as incentives to outsource labour to temp workers remain in place. ...
Wynne to look into compensating farmers over labour law reforms
"We recognize that the agricultural community has some challenges that other sectors don't" in dealing with planned changes to minimum wages and other compensation reforms, the premier says. ...
FAO projects Ontario will lose 50,000 jobs from minimum wage boost
Increasing the wage to $15 an hour is "an inefficient policy tool for reducing overall poverty," the Financial Accountability Office asserts. ...
Heard: Ontario piles on 31,000 more jobs in August
Province forecasts job numbers to spike by 94,000 in 2017. ...
Heard: Ontario far outpaces other provinces in consumer debt growth
Report finds province's consumer debt grew more than 5 per cent, towering over the next-closest candidate, New Brunswick. ...