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Holding Effective Employee Layoff Notification Meetings

Holding a layoff or termination notification meeting is a difficult and emotional experience for all involved. Effective preparation and clarity are key elements of conducting an effective layoff or termination notification meeting. To assist you in planning and conducting a termination notification meeting we have outlined some key steps to take and provided ideas for what you might say and do before, during and after such a meeting.

By |2016-03-30T00:00:00-07:00March 30, 2016|Accommodation, Articles, Discrimination, Termination|0 Comments

Security Responsibilities Policy

A company is responsible for developing, implementing and training employees on workplace safety and security policies. Use this model policy as a guide for HR and occupational health and safety information in your organisation.

Annual Salary Increment Policy

This model policy will help you establish an annual salary increment policy in your organization to help make employees feel valued and motivate them to perform at a higher level.

Cyber-Attacks: Why Any Business May Be At Risk And Five Possible Ways To Address The Risks

In this article, we will focus on five risk factors related to cybersecurity and five corresponding ways to minimize the risk of a cyber-attack.

Mental Health And The Duty To Accommodate

Employers can face many challenges when dealing with employees who are struggling with a mental health issue. While no hard and fast rules exist, the following article identifies some of the employer's duty to accommodate the employee.

Preventing Violence And Harassment At Work – Workers’ Compensation Enters The Equation

The modern workplace poses many challenges for employers, and in recent years, one of the more rapidly evolving of those challenges has been the treatment of workplace violence and harassment.

Insights Into A Proactive Social Recruitment Strategy

Why social recruitment works and 3 strategy tips you can employ today to attract candidates tomorrow.

Saying Goodbye After Letting Go Of Good Employees

Organizations let employees go for many of reasons. Sometimes a role is no longer needed or an employee is no longer performing well and other times an organization needs to reorganize a team or department or cut costs to adjust to changes in the marketplace. Regardless of why it happens, the decision to let go of an employee is only one of several difficult decisions tied to letting employees go. Read this article and learn about 6 Ways to Say Goodbye to a good employee.

By |2016-03-15T00:00:00-07:00March 15, 2016|Articles, Leaves of Absence, Performance Reviews|0 Comments

Termination Payment Policy

Termination pay is a lump sum payment equal to the regular wages for a regular work week that an employee would otherwise have been entitled to during the written notice period. HR managers in any part of the country can adapt this Model Policy for use at their own workplace.

Progressive Discipline Policy

If employees aren’t unionized or if you can keep progressive discipline out of the collective agreement, create a progressive discipline policy like this Model Policy and include it in your employee manual.

Overtime Policy (Non-Union)

An overtime policy is essential in ensuring that employees enjoy a healthy work experience that allows them to maintain a proper balance between work and life while at the same time enabling your company to achieve its business goals.

Computer Use Policy

This Model Policy can be used to prevent perhaps the most common form of employee time theft-use of company computers and internet during work hours to carry out social networking and other personal activities.

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