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• Steady hiring climate in Canada for first quarter of 2009
• Increase in public sector jobs for third quarter of 2008
• CIBC faces unpaid overtime suit
• Canadian government invests in employment program in Surrey
• Office Christmas parties still on in Quebec this year
• Average weekly earnings up 3.3%
• Salary equity in danger on Prince Edward Island

Online videos: best viewed at work!

Caught in the act at work! According to a recent Nielsen Online study, Americans prefer viewing videos during work hours.

59% of Canadians wish they could go back to school

According to the latest Monster Worldwide poll, whose results were published at the end of November, many Canadians dream of going back to school because they feel they are not learning anything at work...

A different kind of message in a bottle

It sounds a bit like a remake of the movie Message in a Bottle, except that the ending of the story, which takes place in France, should be happier...

Taleo executives suspected of securities fraud and insider trading

At the end of November, law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced the launch of lawsuit against Taleo...

By Mehdi Oucherfi

Richard Lepage, Nova Bus
Johanne Branchaud, Air Liquide Canada
Robert F. Mosher, TSO3
Marie Sampaio, Rexel Canada
Hélène Archambault, Yves Rocher
Maryève Beaucage, Caisse Populaire Desjardins de Terrebonne
Mario Beaulieu, Prévost Car
Luc Cormier, Baldor-Maska
Mélanie Deland Blain, Certex
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• HR Strategy Roundtable
• HRMAE Meeting
• Consultants Roundtable
• Chapter Dinner: HR & Organizational Sustainability    
• Absenteeism and Turnover: Using Metrics for Improvement
• Luncheon meeting: Recruitment and Loyalty in SME at the Web age
• Roundtable : professional recruiters
• National Consulting on Career Development and Workforce Learning
• Talent Acquisition : Let’s plan the future!
• ...