by FOPLED | Jun 2, 2020 | FOPL News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/immune-sanitizing-covid-questions-1.5593236 “Can my employer force me to wear PPE? Some companies are telling their employees to wear a mask on the job, which has readers like Paul T. wondering if businesses can force workers to...
by FOPLED | Jun 2, 2020 | FOPL News
We need to get all Canadian students online quickly in the face of pandemic uncertainty COVID-19 isolation has settled the ‘is the internet a basic service?’ debate once and for all...
by FOPLED | Jun 2, 2020 | FOPL News
May 26, 2020 MW SHARES: MUNICIPAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE As we wait on the threshold of a post-COVID world, we find ourselves in a liminal space, pondering both past and future. In today’s episode, Mark Mullaly joins us to explain the concept of liminality – and how it...
by FOPLED | Jun 1, 2020 | FOPL News
170 jobs secured as part of $58.8m investment in NZ’s libraries https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/121658483/170-jobs-secured-as-part-of-588m-investment-in-nzs-libraries “The package – announced by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin at...
by FOPLED | Jun 1, 2020 | FOPL News
GUIDE TO ALLYSHIP An evolving open-source guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally. SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ALLY. Welcome to the Guide to Allyship, a tool meant to provide you with the resources for becoming a more effective ally. In light of recent...
by FOPLED | Jun 1, 2020 | FOPL News
Premier Doug Ford pushing to extend Ontario’s COVID-19 state of emergency until June 30 MONDAY, JUNE 01, 2020. 12:28 PM EDT https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2020/06/01/premier-doug-ford-pushing-to-extend-ontarios-state-of-emergency-to-june-30.html As...
by FOPLED | Jun 1, 2020 | FOPL News
Ottawa will rush $2.2 billion in expected funding to Canada’s cities https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/01/coronavirus-updates-the-latest-canada-covid-19-testing-june-1.html Ottawa to pledge billions to aid cash-strapped cities...
by FOPLED | Jun 1, 2020 | FOPL News
What are your rights as you return to work in the middle of a pandemic? We asked two employment lawyers https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2020/06/01/know-your-legal-rights-in-a-forever-changed-workplace.html
by FOPLED | May 31, 2020 | FOPL News
BetaNews: You need to take action if you want to avoid being cut off from Zoom. “Zoom 5.0 came out of Zoom’s 90-day focus on security updates, and one of the key improvements was the addition of GCM encryption. But to take advantage of this security feature, and...
by FOPLED | May 30, 2020 | FOPL News
In rural Ontario, the internet barely allows kids to learn and adults to work. Here’s a $1.2-billion pitch to fix it...