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Looking Beyond the Name on a Resumé

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare gave us the famous line “What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would…

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People@Work: “Negative References”

Hamlin Grange May 14, 2015 No Comments employment employment references fo niemi HR human capital human resources Jobseekers tana turner unemployment

Q: My boss recently told me that she gave a bad reference for a former employee, who also happens to be a recent immigrant. She…

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Diversity amid Adversity

NCM Anonymous April 13, 2013 No Comments economy emotion Gord Nixon HR immigrant jobless offshoring RBC temporary foreign workers training unemployment

Tough times bring out the best in people – or the worst. The recent brouhaha over the hiring practices of the Royal Bank of Canada…

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While studying for the Canadian citizenship test, columnist Ayse Koca found the study guide’s tone to be unfair and patronizing towards newcomers prepping for an already difficult test.
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More than 1000 migrant farm workers in Ontario have been infected with COVID-19. Three of them have died. Advocates point out the housing and working conditions as the main causes and criticize their restrictive work permit. This time, a worker speaks up.
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4 Aug

After weeks of discussion between the Movie Theatre Association of Canada and the provincial government, the majority of theatres in Ontario reopened for the August long weekend. But how will theatres adjust to the realities of operating in a pandemic?
https://newcanadianmedia.ca/cinemas-forced-to-rethink-operations-in-the-pandemic-age/

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