Peter Penashue says “CBC defined my very negatively” after loss in Labrador by-election. Read more »

We’ve heard some bad stories from individual workers in factual TV about long hours, unpaid work, lack of benefits or sick days, gender discrimination and bullying. They generally work as contractors and freelancers on reality, lifestyle and competition shows in … Read more »

By Steph Guthrie We hear a lot about the importance of continuous or lifelong learning these days, and for good reason. Continuous learning has a way of making life more interesting, and people more employable. Particularly in rapidly changing fields … Read more »

In a survey conducted by Canada Life Group, a third of workers said they’d go into work if they had the flu, and 93% would still go to work if they had a cold. Read more »

Employers and clients often lack understanding of the work involved in social media, which usually results in either inadequate compensation, or an expectation to “squeeze in” social media amid an already full job. Read more »

On Monday, the federal government announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, pretending that misuse by some employers had led to the flood of people into Canada on temporary work visas. Wrong. The program has long been open to … Read more »

Guild volunteers are organizing events at CBC locations across the country during the week of May 6 to encourage us all to take – and enjoy – our work breaks. Our collective agreement provides for a 30- to 60-minute unpaid … Read more »

By Steph Guthrie A 42-year-old Los Angeles author is using Craigslist to find a 20-year-old female English major to have sex with him. The unpaid intern (of which he, of course, has pretty high expectations) is to write about her … Read more »

The involvement of women as technology makers, their treatment as users, and their representation in content are all connected. Read more »

Businesses move jobs offshore to save money; when they use the “Temporary Foreign Worker Program,” it’s for the same reason and even as part of the same process, as the RBC case makes clear. Read more »