Human Resources & Education

The number of British Columbians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits did not change significantly in January when compared with the previous month, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.

Expensive out-of-court settlements becoming increasingly common for companies caught up in TFW disputes

Know the market, know the culture, know your product before venturing abroad

More than 65 companies seeking to hire business students and graduates will be at the province’s largest job fair aimed solely at business students and graduates of Simon Fraser University (SFU) the University of British Columbia (UBC) or the University of Victoria (UVic).

Today, March 8, is International Women's Day, a day for celebrating women's economic, political and social achievements. It also reminds us of the continued gender imbalance in the workplace and the need to be steadfast and diligent in our efforts to eradicate inequality.

Demand for engineers is expected to create an additional 16,000 jobs in the field over the next seven years, with the bulk of those jobs in Alberta and B.C., according to a report released by Randstad Engineering and Engineers Canada.

In the first case of its kind in the province, Northland Properties has reached an out-of-court settlement to pay a total of more than $1.3 million to temporary foreign workers employed at Northland’s 37 Denny’s-branded B.C. restaurants.

Harbouring assumptions will sink your communication ship

B.C. building trades unions are enjoying a major win in the battle over the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program, after the Federal Court approved their request for a judicial review of the program, announced by unions Friday.

Look inward and outward to determine the next steps along your career path