Banking hours is an Alternative to EI
A strategy to tackle the issue of retaining valued employees in seasonal work is banking hours.
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Grow Me Instead project has official launch
The Grow Me Instead Guide highlights a variety of native and non-native plants that do well in gardens and are...
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Rules change on terminating employees
A recent decision issued by the Ontario Court of Appeal appears to have raised the cost of terminating employees.
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Bill to establish one-call centre passes
Bill 8, known as the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012, is now law.
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Agricultural Adaption Program expires March 2014
The current Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) will expire March 2014.
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Hamilton council requests change to pesticide ban
The City of Hamilton approved a report from its public works committee on June 14.
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Many Ontario members travel to snow and ice event in Buffalo
For its 15th anniversary edition, the Snow and Ice Management Association’s (SIMA) Snow and Ice Symposium returned to Buffalo, N.Y.
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Trees for Life book inside
Included with this issue of Landscape Ontario magazine is a free copy of the new 32-page book Trees for Life:...
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Push on to implement One Call legislation
Bill 8, the Ontario One Call Ltd. Act, will return to the Ontario Legislature for a third reading.
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Horticultural apprenticeship registrations available
Registration takes place at a Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) office.
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Guard against online predators
LO’s IT manager Ian Service has provided some good advice on protecting yourself from online predators.
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EI amendments coming in 2013
The federal government has announced amendments to Employment Insurance.
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