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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025

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Flexibility at Work

Flexible work models are not new. Many workplaces have been using some version of them for years. But the pandemic blew the doors wide open on the concept of flexibility at work. Employees can and do now work where, when and how they prefer. Mostly. The employer still has the capacity to determine the work location, but nobody believes we are going back to business as normal. Whatever that normal may be. Instead, looking forward we are likely going to have to consider a myriad of options when it comes to flexible work models. Here are just a few to consider, along with some pros and cons of each option.

Improving Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is down. That's not just a theory. You can feel all around the workplace, most of which are half-empty with people working from home, hybrid or some form of compressed work week.

U.S. & Canada Employee Engagement Slips
For only the second time in the past 12 years, the global percentage of engaged employees fell from 23% in 2023 to 21% in 2024 according to a new study.

Workplace Benefit Blind Spot
Canadians are feeling a sharp decline in their mental health and well-being under the growing weight of financial pressures and poor work-life balance.

	New EI Measures to Support Canadian Workers Impacted by Foreign Tariffs
	Tariff Uncertainty to Slow Economic Growth
	Two-thirds Can Weather a Trade War that Lasts More Than a Year

	BC: Minister s Statement on March Labour Force Survey Results
	AB: Partnering with Unions to Grow Apprenticeships
	SK: Province Delivers Strongest Labour Market in Canada
	MB: Province Launches Public Consultation on Economic Development Strategy
	MB: Province Announces More Workers Will Be Able to Stay in Manitoba
	ON: $75M Investment in Research and Innovation Will Protect Jobs and Workers
	ON: Protecting Workers and Jobs by Investing in Postsecondary Education
	NB/NF: Provinces Sign MOU to Improve Trade and Labour Mobility
	NS: Province Invests to Connect Nova Scotians to Skilled Trades
	PE: Minimum Wage to Increase

This Month
viewpoints
Free Speech?
In Canada you can be subject to fines or imprisonment for exercising this freedom, and yes, you could lose your job.

features
Improving Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is down - and with it come costs to your organization.
Flexibility at Work
Here are a few flexible work models to consider, along with some pros and cons of each option.

law
Judge Overturns Sanctions Against a Mayor, Including a 50% Salary Reduction
No reasonable municipal council would have taken that decision, the judge wrote.
Employer Electronic Monitoring Policy Upheld in Part
The electronic surveillance policy did not for the most part infringe on employees rights, an arbitrator found.
Terminated Reporter Not Discriminated Against for Political Beliefs
The Tribunal dismissed the reporter s complaint because he didn t clarify what his political beliefs were.

strategies
Reframing Performance Management
While 65% of HR professionals view performance management as critical, only 25% say their current approach is effective.
U.S. & Canada Employee Engagement Slips
American & Canadian employees' life ratings hit a record low

Shop Talk
Report Reveals Workplace Benefit Blind Spot
New Leger report shows an overwhelming 81% of employees' mental health challenges are alleviated when workplace benefits are accessible and in use.
Shaping Organizational Culture Is a Top Priority for HR
Culture shaping and sustainment is anticipated to be HR's #1 value-add activity by 2030.

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