labour shortage

Posthaste: More Canadian bosses starting to admit work from home is here to stay

Source: financialpost.com But that’s not stopping them from offering incentives so people come to the office more often Many chief executives in Canada would like to see employees back in the office five days a week, but appear to be realizing that those days might be over for good.

Canada looks to women to bolster trades amid post-pandemic labour shortage

Source: ctvnews.ca A shortage of skilled workers is intensifying in Canada, potentially threatening the pace of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and that has policymakers looking at a largely untapped market for new construction workers: Women. But attracting and retaining women in the skilled trades has long proven difficult, with tradeswomen and advocates citing challenges balancing childcare and on-site work, the stubborn sexism still ingrained in some workplaces, and a lack of opportunities for women to get a foot in the door.

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