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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
Gerry Meinzer: Employers understimate workers with foreign accents, he says
Gerry Meinzer: Employers understimate workers with foreign accents, he says
11/10/1983
How it works: Dr. John MacKenzie, who recently retired as co-ordinator of the hand clinic at the Workers' Compensation Board's Downsview Rehabilitation Centre, uses a diagram to explain injuries to workers who are sent to the clinic for treatment. he hopes to continue his research into hand injuries.
How it works: Dr. John MacKenzie, who recently retired as co-ordinator of the hand clinic at the Workers' Compensation Board's Downsview Rehabilitation Centre, uses a diagram to explain injuries to workers who are sent to the clinic for treatment. he hopes to continue his research into hand injuries.
7/2/1985
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
6/5/1983
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
A Stalemate: James Strand, an engineer's assistant, works on a construction project while talks between 80,000 Ontario construction workers and their employers go on
A Stalemate: James Strand, an engineer's assistant, works on a construction project while talks between 80,000 Ontario construction workers and their employers go on
4/28/1988
Striking in the rain, Maclean's magazine editorial workers picketed their employer's offices on College St
Striking in the rain, Maclean's magazine editorial workers picketed their employer's offices on College St
10/5/1983
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
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
3/29/1982
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
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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