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US expansion plans head south for Quebec鈥檚 Autobus Lion

Published: 18 December 2024

In 2023, the Quebec electric vehicle maker Autobus Lion opened a $150 million truck manufacturing facility in Illinois, but its expansion into the United States has not gone according to plan. Much...

Montreal retailer Frank and Oak files for creditor protection for second time

Published: 17 January 2025

In January 2025, the Montreal-based retailer Frank and Oak filed for creditor protection for the second time in recent years. A company statement said it was to protect employees, assets and...

Union demands for higher wages leading to longer negotiations in collective bargaining

Published: 31 January 2025

Collective agreements are taking longer to negotiate. For agreements reached in 2024, negotiations took more than 13 months on average. The year before, negotiations averaged just seven months. ...

Remote work brought unfair performance metrics 鈥 and employees are gaming them

Published: 15 October 2024

According to a survey by the Vancouver-based AI human resources firm Visier, more than four out of five workers have engaged in 鈥渇auxductivity鈥 鈥 performative work that makes them appear to be...

Undergraduate alum named Deputy Chancellor of 不良研究所

Published: 6 November 2024

Cynthia Price Verreault (BCom鈥82) has been appointed 不良研究所鈥檚 first Deputy Chancellor. In this new role, she will support the Chancellor, President, and Board of Governors. Throughout her two-year...

Instability at Alberta鈥檚 public pension fund could undermine its effectiveness

Published: 21 November 2024

While 2020 was tough on just about everyone, the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) really took it on the chin. Alberta鈥檚 public pension fund manager lost billions of dollars in a...

Healthy snacks make good business sense

Published: 11 December 2024

A 2022 study by researchers at 不良研究所 Desautels revealed that when shoppers were offered a promotion that gave them a choice between a healthy snack and a pastry with their coffee, sales of healthy...

U.S. pilot wages are rising fast & Air Canada pilots seeking to keep pace

Published: 25 September 2024

In recent years, airline pilots in the U.S. have received impressive wage increases鈥40% at United and 34% at Delta. But the wages of Canadian pilots haven鈥檛 kept up, and the Air Line Pilots...

BCom alum is advocating for work-life balance from the C-suite

Published: 28 October 2024

When working for a Big Four accounting firm early in her career, Sheila Vokey (BCom鈥84)鈥攏ow President and CEO of the responsible investing firm Central 1鈥攕aw senior managers struggle to balance...

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