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In this episode: Canada Post strike, more legislative changes in Ontario, KPMG's report on cybersecurity risks in the workplace and other topics.

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1. Canadian labor trends from early 2024 continued in Q3, with employment gains lagging behind strong population growth | Canadian Labour Market Q3 2024 Update: Still Waiting for Stability - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada
2. Canada Post says talks continued Sunday with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage | CUPW - 2024-11-01 - CUPW to Canada Post: Negotiate Don’t Arbitrate
3. Ontario’s Fifth Working for Workers Act receives Royal Assent | Ontario’s Fifth Working for Workers Act Receives Royal Assent | Ontario Newsroom
4. According to KPMG, Canadian business leaders rank cybersecurity as the No. 1 threat to their growth | Cybersecurity remains a tick-the-box exercise - KPMG Canada
5. Canadians plan to spend more this holiday season, despite financial challenges | RCC x Leger Holiday Shopping Survey 2024 - Retail Council of Canada

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In this episode: terminations of CRA employees for inappropriately receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic, social media trends that negatively affect employee productivity, workplace news from Iceland and France, ideas on celebrating Halloween in the workplace and other topics.

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1. More than 300 employees of the Canada Revenue Agency were terminated in the past year for inappropriately receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic | CRA says 330 employees fired for inappropriately claiming CERB - National | Globalnews.ca
2. Canadian companies are concerned about the impact social media trends like “Lazy Girl Jobs” and “Bare Minimum Mondays" | Social Media Trends like “Bare Minimum Mondays” and “Lazy Girl Jobs” Worry Canadian Companies | EEP CA Corporate
3. Retiring early hurts financial resiliency | Retiring early hurts financial resiliency, Manulife survey shows
4. Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European countries after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay | Iceland embraced a shorter work week. Here’s how it turned out | CNN Business
5. In France, many young professionals are embracing a new hybrid lifestyle that blends urban jobs with part-time farming | The hybrid workers in France seeking fulfilment in the fields
6. Ideas to celebrate Halloween with coworkers | 15 Ideas To Celebrate Halloween in the Workplace | Indeed.com

In this episode: the latest report from Statistics Canada about job market conditions, salary trends from Robert Half, Fishery officers in Nova Scotia refusing to work because of threats to their safety, employees working side hustles on company time and other topics.

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1. Statistics Canada reported last week that the economy added 47,000 jobs in September, but the news is mixed | Canada's economy added 47,000 new jobs in September, unemployment rate ticked down | CBC News
2. Air Canada pilots agreed last week to a tentative agreement with the airline | Air Canada pilots vote in favour of new contract, eliminating risk of strike | CBC News
3. Federal fisheries officers in Nova Scotia are refusing some enforcement duties because of threats to their safety | Fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on N.S. waters, union says | CBC News
4. 7-Eleven is closing 444 "underperforming" locations across North America | 7-Eleven is closing more than 400 locations across North America | CTV News
5. Robert Half has released its 2025 Salary Guide | Robert Half's 2025 Salary Guide Highlights Key Hiring and Compensation Trends Amid a Changing Job Market - Oct 7, 2024
6. 29% percent of Canadian job seekers admit working a side hustle on company time | 1 in 3 Working Side Hustles on Company Time; Half of Canadian Employers Lack Rules to Prevent It. #CanadaEmployed (expresspros.com)