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Canadian companies adopt ‘stay interviews’ as workers rethink careers – Business News

September 3, 2025

Photo: Sensei LabsWhen Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell — and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. “I know people get called by recruiters, so I’ve asked the question: ‘who are you talking to or what type of organizations?'” said the chief experience officer at Sensei Labs in Toronto. “Have you had any thoughts or are you questioning why do you want to be here?” Vanderloo poses the questions in one-on-one meetings she and other staff periodically have with the company’s workforce of roughly…

Regulator lays out proposed changes to passenger rights charter – Business News

July 18, 2023

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Changes to passenger rights The Canadian Press – Jul 11, 2023 / 9:44 am | Stories: 436290Photo: The Canadian PressThe Canadian Transportation Agency is laying out proposed changes to the passenger rights charter. The reforms came after the Liberal government passed legislation last month to toughen penalties on airlines, shore up the complaint process and target flight disruption loopholes that have allowed airlines to avoid traveler compensation. The amendments to the Air Passenger Protection Regulations spell out the circumstances when an airline would not have to compensate customers, narrowing the field so that most technical problems will no…

Microsoft to lay off more employees months after letting 10,000 workers go

July 15, 2023

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Microsoft confirmed Monday that it’s eliminating additional jobs, a week after the start of its 2024 fiscal year. The cuts are in addition to the downsizing announced in January that resulted in 10,000 layoffs. The software maker also disclosed a small number of cuts this time last year. GeekWire reported on the latest cuts earlier Monday. Amazon, Google and other large technology companies have also scaled back this year after adding headcount rapidly to meet rising demand during the Covid pandemic. Microsoft has said in recent months that clients are looking for ways to save money on their cloud computing…

Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umanksy share a joint statement addressing divorce rumours

July 4, 2023

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Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky have addressed speculation that they are ending their 27-year marriage. the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBS) stars said the rumors of an imminent divorce were “untrue”, after a source claimed they “have been separated for a while now” in a report by People this week. In a statement posted to her Instagram on Tuesday morning (4 July), Richards, 54, wrote: “In regards to the news that came out about us today… Any claims regarding us divorcing are untrue.” She admitted that the couple “had a rough year”, adding that it was “the most challenging…

Telus scraps 1.5% credit card surcharge on customer bills

June 28, 2023

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Telus has reversed its decision to charge an extra fee to customers who use a credit card to pay their bills. Last fall, the telecom company announced it would start charging some of those customers a fee of up to 1.5 per cent. That change came about as a result of a settlement between credit card companies and merchants that would allow merchants to start passing on the cost of fees known as interchange fees directly to customers. Telus was among the first companies to attempt to do so, notifying customers last summer of its plans. When asked for comment…