A building service contractor and property management discussion on the present and the future was a cornerstone of the 2022 ISSA Show Canada program.

Inflation, in combination with tight labour markets, is compounding the rising wages in the frontline service workforce.

Organizations are kickstarting work models that reflect flexible preferences, but along with this culture shift comes new legal considerations and best practices for equitable treatment.

People are now looking to see if the organizations they work for align with their personal health needs.

On a Friday morning, in HSBC Bank’s new corporate office at 16 York in downtown Toronto, sit-stand desks and meeting rooms are dotted with workers who’ve returned from pandemic lockdowns.

How do you keep your FM team engaged and committed amidst a labour shortage when other companies are actively recruiting qualified candidates to join their workforce and leaving gaps in your FM operations?

The facilities management industry has experienced numerous building science innovations, but risk management programs are still lacking.

New findings revealed that general psychological health is currently at its lowest point in the last 22 months among Canadian workers.

A new men's emergency and transitional housing facility, set to rise in Aurora, Ontario, has opened the door to pilot-testing Passive House in York Region.

Organizations across Canada have increasingly turned to surveillance technologies during the pandemic as a way to monitor their employees' work behaviour.

Brightly-coloured lounge furniture, in a peachy warm palette, curves around a stone fireplace in the living room of Hootsuite’s newly transformed Vancouver headquarters that was downsized during the pandemic.

The real estate and property management industries may face particular hurdles with respect to implementing the proposed disconnecting from work policy.

Right now, the world is awash with buzzwords, trends, and experts who claim they know exactly what the future workplace will look like.

Those who have not yet experienced a virtual ergonomic training or assessment may have some questions that can be easily answered.

From now on, companies will distinguish themselves by the enhanced experience they are able to offer their employees who take the time and effort to travel to the office.

As employees eventually return to the office, most will bring with them a heightened sensitivity to their surroundings—specifically to what they touch and their proximity to coworkers.

Organizations are now encouraged to develop a change management process based on a new understanding of the post-COVID needs of their people.