The Danger of Workplace Gossip
Read this article and learn about what employers can do to minimize gossiping and rumor-mongering before it becomes dangerous and destructive in the workplace.
How is Your Millennial Employee Training Going?
In many Canadian workplaces Millennial employees not only constitute the largest portion of new hires but in some organizations they constitute the largest portion of employees. In this article learn about 5 tips for more effective training of your digital native millennial employees.
Trap to Avoid: Ignoring Your Own Safe Work Procedures
Writing safe work procedures for employees to follow when performing hazardous tasks can prevent injuries and shield your organization from liability for any injuries that do occur. But simply having a safety procedure that isn’t followed not only doesn’t help but can actually increase your liability risks. Read this article and find out why having a safety procedure that you don’t follow may be worse than not having a safety procedure at all.
Work Refusal Was Motivated by Employee’s Dislike of Work Assignment, Not by Safety
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of an employee who tried to use the Occupational Health and Safety Act’s work refusal provisions to avoid undesired work assignments.
What is Unjust Dismissal?
While it may not be possible to prevent an employee from filing an unjust dismissal claim, employers can take steps to minimize a finding that a dismissal is unjust.
8 Pointers for Conducting a Privacy Impact Assessment
Safeguarding the privacy of confidential information whether it relates to the organization or its individual employees, contractors, customers and clients, is an imperative. One key step is to conduct a so called Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to identify potential threats to privacy and then use the results to decide which measures to take to manage the risks you identify.
Establishing Meaningful Salary Ranges For Job Postings
Read this article to understand your needs when hiring and lay the ground work to manage the expectations of candidates when you do not have an unlimited hiring budget.
Employee Compensation Negotiation Should Always Be On The Table
Just what are the pros and cons of negotiating compensation with an employee? Read this article and learn about 3 tips for creating a win-win compensation negotiation scenario with all your job candidates and employees.
What Happens When a Complainant Fails to Comply with Tribunal’s Deadlines
It is important to uphold the integrity of the human rights system, properly allocate scarce resources and protect respondents from becoming engaged in needlessly drawn out, costly and inconvenient legal proceedings.
How Long Is “Transitory?” Miscarriage and Deep Tissue Injury are Disabilities Under Human Rights Code GalleryHow Long Is “Transitory?” Miscarriage and Deep Tissue Injury are Disabilities Under Human Rights Code
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How Long Is “Transitory?” Miscarriage and Deep Tissue Injury are Disabilities Under Human Rights Code
In a recent interim decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) found a miscarriage and an unrelated deep tissue injury to be disabilities within the meaning of Ontario’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”). This decision is significant both for the Tribunal’s recognition of a miscarriage as a disability and for the analysis the Tribunal uses to arrive at that conclusion.
- Reversing the Statistics – Practical Steps to Implement a Safety Awareness Program for New & Young Workers Gallery
Reversing the Statistics – Practical Steps to Implement a Safety Awareness Program for New & Young Workers
Articles, Communications, Health & Safety, Retirement, Training, Onboarding & Orientation, Workers' Compensation
Reversing the Statistics – Practical Steps to Implement a Safety Awareness Program for New & Young Workers
This webinar will examine what steps you can take to either implement or review your new and young worker safety awareness program.
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The 14 Changes in the Federal 2016 Budget HR & Payroll Need to Know About
Alberta, Articles, British Columbia, Employment Benefits, Federal, Hiring & Recruiting, Hours of Work, HR Leadership, HR Program Management, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Payroll, Termination, Yukon
The 14 Changes in the Federal 2016 Budget HR & Payroll Need to Know About
The new federal government tabled its first budget on March 24. Read this article and find out about the 14 changes in the 2016 federal budget that HR and payroll managers need to know about.
Employee Expenses Tracking And Abuse Avoidance
As an organization you may provide a number of your employees with the opportunity to claim reimbursement for expenses they incur on behalf of the work they do for you. Read this article and find out what some of the most common expenses employees usually claim for.
- The Ghomeshi Verdict—A Cautionary Tale for Handling Workplace Sexual Misconduct Complaints Gallery
The Ghomeshi Verdict—A Cautionary Tale for Handling Workplace Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Articles, Computer, Internet & Social Media, Harassment, Remote & Flexible Workplaces, Sexual Harassment, Workers' Compensation
The Ghomeshi Verdict—A Cautionary Tale for Handling Workplace Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Employers are often called on to make difficult decisions about whether employee accusations of sexual misconduct by co-workers are true—just like Judge Horkins in the Ghomeshi case.