In this HR News episode:
1. Employers lower their criteria to find much-needed talent. Want to apply for a job but worried you won’t be considered because you don’t meet all the criteria? (expresspros.com)
2. truck-driving industry is experiencing a labour shortage across the country. 'Our industry is struggling': Canada facing trucker shortage, say labour experts (citynews.ca)
3. Capterra‘s latest survey reveals that 75% of participants believe that it’s a priority for their companies to address mental health problems in the workplace. Mental health in the workplace: Do employees feel prioritized? (capterra.ca)
4. Ontario Premier says 'no plans' to reimpose restrictions despite threat of new wave. Canadian Occupational Safety (thesafetymag.com)
5. B.C. temporary foreign workers abused by employers, agents. B.C. temporary foreign workers abused by employers, agents: Report | Canadian Occupational Safety (thesafetymag.com)
6. The demand for roles such as data scientists, data architects and data engineers is high, but their skill sets remain in short supply. How to attract and retain data & analytics talent - IT World Canada
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