January 30, 2023

In this episode: return to the office of public employees and workers of the City of Calgary, an upcoming strike vote of 120,000 public servants, a report from Statistics Canada about employment demographics in academia, the latest mental health index from LifeWorks and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.Follow us on twitter at Canada Human Resources News (@cadHRnews) and LinkedIn at Canada HR News Podcast for more updates.As federal public servants begin returning to the office for at least two days a week, the government is granting exemptions to certain employees | Federal government IT workers exempt from return-to-office plan | CTV News City of Calgary employees that have been working remotely throughout the pandemic are being asked to return to the office beginning next month | City of Calgary implementing new work-from-home policies for employees (msn.com) The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has announced it will hold strike votes for another 120,000 federal public servants | Strike votes planned for 120,000 more federal public servants (yahoo.com)Canadian university professors are mostly getting older and increasingly more female compared to 50 years ago | Canadian university faculty getting older, more female: StatCan | CTV News A union representing 35,000 transit workers in Canada is concerned about the increasing violence on public transit properties across Canada | Escalating Violence on Transit and ATU's call for Immediate Action | Canadian Region (atucanada.ca) The latest mental health index from Lifeworks revealed that young Canadian workers are struggling with their mental wellbeing at a higher rate than older workers | Young Canadians are more likely to lack confidence in their ability to cope with work stressors | LifeWorksThe UKG survey shows that managers impact employees’ mental health more than doctors or therapists | Managers Impact Our Mental Health More Than Doctors, Therapists — and Same as Spouses | UKG The United Kingdom Government have rejected a proposal from MPs to introduce "menopause leave" pilots in England | 'Menopause leave' trial rejected by ministers - BBC News If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us a message at LinkedIn or X @CadHRNews