Doug Ford has staked his re-election bid on “rebuilding Ontario’s economy with better jobs and bigger paycheques.”
He mentions the push for jobs at every opportunity and always ties it in with his campaign slogan of “Getting it done.”
Employment
Bernier calls on feds to rehire all public servants fired over vaccine mandates
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier made three demands to the federal government – chiefly to repeal the vaccine mandate on civil servants and to rehire all public employees fired because of them.
“The government should reinstate all civil servants, military personnel and other government employees who unjustly lost their jobs,” said Bernier.
The PPC leader also called on federally regulated companies in the transportation and telecom industries to rehire affected employees. Bernier added that if those workers didn’t want to return to their jobs, “they should get severance packages and unemployment benefits that terminated employees normally receive.”
Employment service launches for Canadians who do not wish to provide vaccine status
Jabless Jobs is committed to connecting non-discriminatory employers with like-minded job seekers and aims to give people hope by empowering them to obtain financial security regardless of their personal health choices.
“Great Resignation” continues: 4.4 million quit jobs in September
Where have all the workers gone? Employers have asked that all year, and rather than improve, the situation has gotten worse. September walk-outs set a new record with 4.4 million American workers quitting, breaking a record set the previous month of 4.3 million in what people are calling the “Great Resignation”.
‘My life has changed dramatically’: Canadians quitting their jobs during COVID-19
For many, the unhappiness associated with their previous jobs — whether it be poor working conditions, disagreements with management, the added stress and burnout of a new COVID-19 environment or wanting to be closer to family and friends — had finally taken its toll. Some also pointed to frustrations and safety concerns over a lack of commitment by employers to adhere to public health measures, such as masking or social distancing.
Canadian Employers Shed Unvaccinated Workers, Labor Lawyers In Demand
Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots, squeezing an already tight labor market and raising prospects of potentially disruptive legal challenges.
$10 Million Settlement For Employee Fired For Being White Breaks Legal Ground
According to NBC News, a man who alleged in a lawsuit that he was fired from a hospital system because he is a white man has been awarded a $10 million verdict by a North Carolina jury.
Duvall said in the suit that he was “terminated without cause as part of an intentional campaign to promote diversity in its management ranks, and that he was fired due to his sex and race.”
A web search delivers just one example of this story being published by Canadian media. CBC, CTV, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, National Post deliver nothing. We hereby speak of an unprecedented legal case with significant social ramifications. In other words, a potential game-changer.
Vancouver restaurant, facing staff shortage, offers $50,000 salary for a dishwasher
The Indeed.com and WorkBC job postings state “pay per hour will be $25 for 40 hours per week. No experience or education is required, and training will be provided to the eligible candidates.”
Don’t expect EI if you lose your job for not being vaccinated, minister says
“It’s a condition of employment that hasn’t been met,” Qualtrough said in an interview with CBC’s Power & Politics. “And the employer choosing to terminate someone for that reason would make that person ineligible for EI.
TTC to terminate employees if not vaccinated by December 31st
The TTC says employees who remain unvaccinated or have not shared their status by the end of the day on November 20th will be placed on unpaid absence until they complete their vaccination course.
Record 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August
The data strongly suggests that the delta variant wreaked havoc on the job market in August. As COVID cases surged, quits jumped in restaurants and hotels and rose in other public-facing jobs, such as retail and education.
Canada faces wave of terminations as workplace vaccine mandates take effect
Canada is facing a potential wave of terminations tied to mandatory workplace vaccine policies as a growing number of employers require workers to be fully inoculated against COVID-19 — or risk losing their jobs, legal experts say.
Justin Trudeau’s Promise to Reduce Unemployment by June is Around 246,000 Jobs Short
Although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had been touting his Liberal government’s ability to get Canada’s economy back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment numbers across Canada have been bouncing back at a snail’s pace.
Researcher DESTROYS The Myth Of “Legal Lockdowns” In An Interview The Media Is Burying
On this episode of the AIER Authors Corner Ethan Yang interviews Timothy Sandefur, who is the Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute, a public interest law firm specializing in advancing civil and economic freedoms. Sandefur is also an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and received his JD from Chapman University School of Law. He has authored a number of books on constitutional freedoms including the one discussed on this episode, The Right to Earn a Living, which explores the history as well as the degradation of economic freedom and private property in the United States. In particular, it highlights the once staunch and deep commitment the legal system as well as the political system had to the notion of economic rights, alongside its fall from grace during the Progressive Era.