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Learning English on the job - innovative plan please both firms and workers
Learning English on the job - innovative plan please both firms and workers

Learning English on the job - innovative plan please both firms and workers

Date11/26/1986
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Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
3/23/1990
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
Al Coleclough: Top enforcement officer in Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs admits the government isn't doing an adequate job of inspecting the firms it has licensed to operate. He is revamping and retraining his division to better handle mortgage-brokerage firms.
Al Coleclough: Top enforcement officer in Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs admits the government isn't doing an adequate job of inspecting the firms it has licensed to operate. He is revamping and retraining his division to better handle mortgage-brokerage firms.
6/26/1980
Adelaide and Theodore, or, Letters on education : containing all the principles relative to three different plans of education : to that of princes, and to those of young persons of both sexes
Adelaide and Theodore, or, Letters on education : containing all the principles relative to three different plans of education : to that of princes, and to those of young persons of both sexes
1788
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
Sharing the profits, Employees of Beckett Packaging, a small Scarborough firm, are now members of a profit-sharing plan instituted last night by firm's president, Don Beckett.
Sharing the profits, Employees of Beckett Packaging, a small Scarborough firm, are now members of a profit-sharing plan instituted last night by firm's president, Don Beckett.
12/9/1975
Sheardown: Mississauga firm's chief says Ontario jobs should be considered.
Sheardown: Mississauga firm's chief says Ontario jobs should be considered.
1/20/1982
On the job: Women in TDK floppy disc factory in Tijuana, which has attracted many firms
On the job: Women in TDK floppy disc factory in Tijuana, which has attracted many firms
4/2/1989
Please smoke here: Dedicated smoker Heinz Fuhrman, displays guidelines urging workers to smoke in a Toronto auto repair shop, which is even offering start smoking courses
Please smoke here: Dedicated smoker Heinz Fuhrman, displays guidelines urging workers to smoke in a Toronto auto repair shop, which is even offering start smoking courses
12/1/1988
The Educational Museum and School of Art and Design for Upper Canada, with a plan of the English educational museum, &c
The Educational Museum and School of Art and Design for Upper Canada, with a plan of the English educational museum, &c
1858
Politics and turmoil in markets appear likely to undermine plans to turn such firms as Air Canada and Petro-Canada Over to public
Politics and turmoil in markets appear likely to undermine plans to turn such firms as Air Canada and Petro-Canada Over to public
5/1/1987
Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
4/17/1979