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Cyclist takes Toronto to labour board
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Are jobs rising or falling in Canada?
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Retirement doesn't pay for amateur athletes
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Jobboom Index
Québec 42,8 %
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December 6, 2009 Edition |
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Retirement Revisited
A recent summit on pension reform revealed that Canada’s current pension rules and regulations are old and tired. Mandatory retirement is increasingly being replaced by phased retirement because neither mature employees nor their employers can afford a mass-exodus at the moment. Meanwhile, their Generation-X understudies are growing impatient.
Have you postponed your retirement?
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Health/Wellness
Cyclist takes Toronto to labour board
Brash bike couriers toil on Toronto’s teaming streets. Yet municipal employees, like police and paramedics, must also navigate this unsafe workplace.
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Are jobs rising or falling in Canada?
Like the inhabitants of Orwell’s Oceania, it’s hard to know what to believe in terms of double-speak behind Canada’s economy and employment numbers.
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Market Trends
Retirement doesn't pay for amateur athletes
Some of Canadian’s past Olympians aren’t eager to give up Athlete Assistance Program income after they retire from amateur competition.
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Have you postponed your retirement?
- Yes, I was supposed to retire at 55
- Yes, I was supposed to retire at 60
- Yes, I was supposed to retire at 65
- Yes, I’m afraid I won’t ever be able to retire
- No, I retired early
- No, I retired at 65
- No, I’d always planned to retire after 65
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Working Naked
Telecommuters and freelancers don’t have a dress code and lack (administrative) support. Lisa Kanarek’s blog is dedicated to helping anyone working from home either part time, full time, or even to occupy time. It teaches proven techniques to improve the way individuals work away from a corporate setting, including productivity tips, reviews of useful products, links to the latest home office news and marketing and PR advice.
Here are a few samples of the best tips from Working Naked:
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