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Free lunch: Workers' compensation hands free lunch to malingerers and an obscenely expensive bill to employers, says tire company executive Bob Sherkin
Free lunch: Workers' compensation hands free lunch to malingerers and an obscenely expensive bill to employers, says tire company executive Bob Sherkin

Free lunch: Workers' compensation hands free lunch to malingerers and an obscenely expensive bill to employers, says tire company executive Bob Sherkin

Date5/22/1992
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He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
4/11/1984
Howard Levitt: Says women make up 25 per cent of clients seeking to sue employers.
Howard Levitt: Says women make up 25 per cent of clients seeking to sue employers.
7/21/1982
Tire importers: 70-year-old Harry Sherkin, left, and brother Charles, 57, have found that a heavy duty tire that would cost almost $85 in Canada can be imported from the Far East for only $58
Tire importers: 70-year-old Harry Sherkin, left, and brother Charles, 57, have found that a heavy duty tire that would cost almost $85 in Canada can be imported from the Far East for only $58
7/27/1987
Austerity lunch of soup and sandwiches contrasted with the news from Texasgulf chairman Charles F. Fogarty (left) yesterday. The chief executive was telling Toronto Society of Financial Analysts about record earnings and a minor gold discovery at giant ba
Austerity lunch of soup and sandwiches contrasted with the news from Texasgulf chairman Charles F. Fogarty (left) yesterday. The chief executive was telling Toronto Society of Financial Analysts about record earnings and a minor gold discovery at giant ba
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Recent arrivals from Montreal are Lila and Arnold Dewhurst and son Philip, 12. Dewhurst is executive with Alcan, one of the big companies which are seeking new policies to ease the problem of frequent moves in upper echelons. Some companies provide interest-free loans, assist in selling houses, pay for license plate changes, alterations to carpets and phone charges.
Recent arrivals from Montreal are Lila and Arnold Dewhurst and son Philip, 12. Dewhurst is executive with Alcan, one of the big companies which are seeking new policies to ease the problem of frequent moves in upper echelons. Some companies provide interest-free loans, assist in selling houses, pay for license plate changes, alterations to carpets and phone charges.
6/12/1972
No cap on sales: Business is booming at Fairlee Fruit Juice Ltd. John Dimos (front), his brothers peter (left) and Charles, and Ted Aiexopoulos (rear), all owners, have installed a hands-free bottling line at their company's plant in Etobicoke.
No cap on sales: Business is booming at Fairlee Fruit Juice Ltd. John Dimos (front), his brothers peter (left) and Charles, and Ted Aiexopoulos (rear), all owners, have installed a hands-free bottling line at their company's plant in Etobicoke.
11/6/1992
Harry Sherkin and family portraits. A 12-room home and a zest for living
Harry Sherkin and family portraits. A 12-room home and a zest for living
9/20/1965
Expensive strategy: Robert Bell, executive vice-president of Dean Witter, is trying to increase market share in Toronto's retail brokerage business by attracting top producers from other firms with signing bonuses of $50,000 and up.
Expensive strategy: Robert Bell, executive vice-president of Dean Witter, is trying to increase market share in Toronto's retail brokerage business by attracting top producers from other firms with signing bonuses of $50,000 and up.
8/12/1990
Leads the way: Teacher Ed Rogan leads his students from Our Lady of Sorrows School in Etobicoke through a run during their lunch hour.
Leads the way: Teacher Ed Rogan leads his students from Our Lady of Sorrows School in Etobicoke through a run during their lunch hour.
3/3/1981
In a huddle during a lunch break today, Walter Choma (centre) his wife and lawyer Sidney J. Silverman talk after leaving courthouse. Choma is charged with trying to bribe former Toronto magistrate David Coon who testified he allowed himself to be bugged so police could record a conversation with Choma.
In a huddle during a lunch break today, Walter Choma (centre) his wife and lawyer Sidney J. Silverman talk after leaving courthouse. Choma is charged with trying to bribe former Toronto magistrate David Coon who testified he allowed himself to be bugged so police could record a conversation with Choma.
9/18/1968
Larry Folk, a Metro music teacher reassigned to a regular class, leads a lunch-hour choir practice at St. Thomas More school.
Larry Folk, a Metro music teacher reassigned to a regular class, leads a lunch-hour choir practice at St. Thomas More school.
2/18/1993
Organizer, behind Vishnu Mandir, the Hindu temple in Richmond Hill, is Hamilton surgeon Dr. Budhendra Doobay, who conducts services each Sunday and helps serve lunch later to 500 members of the congregration.
Organizer, behind Vishnu Mandir, the Hindu temple in Richmond Hill, is Hamilton surgeon Dr. Budhendra Doobay, who conducts services each Sunday and helps serve lunch later to 500 members of the congregration.
7/17/1985