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    This layoff could have been an email. Is there a good way to lose your job as a remote worker?

    Is there a good way to lay off a remote worker? Four years after remote work became the norm for a huge section of the labour force, it appears some companies are still struggling with the etiquette of letting someone go virtually. And amid a gradually cooling labour market and mass layoffs in several sectors, such as media and the tech industry, it's become a common situation to be let go online. On Wednesday, hundreds of Bell employees were supposedly laid off in 10-minute group virtual meetin

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    50 remote Government of Nunavut employees could lose jobs by September

    Roughly 50 employees of the Government of Nunavut who work outside of the territory could find themselves without a job at the end of the summer.That's because a new remote work policy means employees will have to reapply to keep their job and beat out other candidates. "Come the end of August, individuals need to be hired under the Remote Hiring Policy (RHP) to be working outside the territory full-time," said Kristie Cronin, deputy minister of human resources.Those employees would not be trans

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    N.L.'s minimum wage is set to go up April 1. Critics say it still won't be enough to make ends meet

    Newfoundland and Labrador's minimum wage is scheduled to be bumped up to $15.60 on April 1 but one retail worker doesn't expect it to make a big difference to the cost of living crisis. (CBC)Kelsey Clarke, 28, works two part-time retail jobs in St. John's that pay minimum wage. Because her hours can vary week to week, there are months when she brings home only $1,500 and struggles to cover her expenses.And while the province's minimum wage is set to increase to $15.60 an hour on April 1, Clarke