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Dye & Durham CEO Tsivin leaving company
Dye & Durham CEO Tsivin leaving company
George Tsivin, the chief executive officer of Toronto-based legal-tech firm Dye & Durham, is departing the company effective immediately. According to a press release, the position will be filled for the time being by a sub-committee of the board.
Air Canada names Scandinavian Airlines chief as CEO
Air Canada has named Dutchman Anko Van der Werff as its next chief executive officer, replacing Michael Rousseau, who retires at the end of August. Van der Werff has been CEO of Scandinavian Airlines since 2021.
Canada's population decline pressures talent strategies
Canada's population fell for a third consecutive quarter to start 2026, dropping by 55,025 people between January and April, to an estimated 41,417,056. The decline indicates a structural shift that is already reshaping how some HR leaders plan for talent.
Highly skilled Canadian workers want to come home
In the early 1990s, Estonia emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union with little capital and a limited industrial base. It had no obvious path forward. It made a deliberate bet: treat its entrepreneurial class as a national asset.
Canadian universities are recruiting hundreds of elite scholars
As Canada strengthens efforts to recruit academic talent from abroad, U.S.-based scholars make up the largest cohort selected in the first round of a new federal funding program, with the University of Toronto receiving the biggest share of researchers.
Reality check on work: Anxiety up, trust down, AI everywhere
Every year, workplace trend reports arrive with bold predictions about what’s ahead for workers and employers. Most simply make their forecasts, but job search and career community company Glassdoor has gone back to revisit their predictions for a mid-year review.
Avoiding the productivity tax is all about communications
Across Canada, business leaders face immense pressure. They are focused on artificial intelligence, automation, technology and capital investment as the path to greater performance, and rightly so. These investments have the potential to transform how work gets done.
Employers who ignore summer absenteeism pay the price
Every summer, businesses brace for the predictable: vacation schedules fill up, staffing becomes tighter and productivity dips. There is also the employee who extends that summer break with conveniently timed medical leaves or turns remote work into a paid vacation.
Lessons for overzealous class-action lawyers
Class actions are intended to provide access to justice. But they become considerably less noble when lawyers pursue litigation in the name of employees who reject the lawsuit, its objectives and the counsel claiming to speak for them.
Five strategies to build your mental strength at work
Psychotherapist Amy Morin says many of us hold misconceptions about mental strength and how it can help us in the workplace. For some, mental strength is about suppressing emotions and avoiding anything that would make them look weak.
Three phases of retirement: 'Go Go, Go Slow and No Go’
When it comes to managing wealth over many years, I have come to realize that its true value extends well beyond money. Building a nest egg to support a desired lifestyle in retirement is a common and worthwhile goal.
Germany to overhaul pension system, sick leave policy
The German government has proposed a comprehensive reform package for the country’s pension system and tougher rules for employees’ sick leave. It includes raising the retirement age, currently between 65 and 67 years depending on the number of years worked.
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