Reading Time: 3 minutes The adverse consequences of an aging population – deficits, debt and slowing economic growth – can be mitigated with prompt action
Tag: Labour
Are changes to Canada’s tax code being driven by job churn?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Soon, half the workforce will be self-employed, compared with 20 per cent now, leading to a considerable loss to our tax base
Maintaining a sense of purpose in a changing workplace
Reading Time: 3 minutes While it is easy to blame globalization for the job losses, the real culprits are increased automation and investment in software
Ontario’s proposed labour law changes will hurt young workers the most
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian evidence consistently shows minimum wage hikes result in fewer job opportunities for inexperienced and low-skilled workers
Liberals’ bill usurps democratic rights of Canadian workers
Reading Time: 3 minutes To empower workers and promote democratic principles, MPs should maintain the requirement that unions be certified by a secret ballot vote
Supreme Court employee dismissal decision bad for workers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Given concerns over youth unemployment, the Supreme Court decision is particularly troubling
Guaranteed sick time good policy and smart business
Reading Time: 3 minutes People working despite being sick has been estimated to cost Canadian businesses $15 to $25 billion per year
Higher corporate taxes mean lower wages for workers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Governments have to realize that if they increase business taxes, ordinary Canadians pay the cost
Proposed changes to Canada’s labour laws favour unions over workers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Proposed policies changes strengthen the power of unions
Extend secret ballot voting to all Canadian workers when forming a union
Reading Time: 3 minutes Workers more likely to reject unionization when there’s no automatic certification