Vacation Season and Your Workplace
Not surprisingly, summer is the most popular season for Canadian vacations. But the numbers don’t skew as heavily toward summer as might be expected.
Despite the Economy, Employee Programs Popular
Employee volunteering programs and employee matching donations programs remain highly popular ways for corporations to invest in the community.
Almost Half of All Managers Report High Levels of Stress at Work
Living with high stress even for a short period of time has a significant impact on people’s physical, mental and emotional health
Demonstrating the Cost of Workplace Stress
It’s one thing to assert that stressed out employees is bad for business and another to prove it. Workplace stress is as old as work itself. What has changed is our understanding of how high stress levels at the workplace harm employee productivity and contribute to costly illnesses and injuries.
How Can You Fix Your Mentoring Relationship?
Mentoring can be a Win-Win-Win for the mentee, mentor AND for an organization.
Social Media Marketing in Times of Tragedy
If you’re using social media for marketing, what should you say following a tragedy. Sometimes, nothing at all...
Probation Meant as an Opportunity to Demonstrate Skills
Few legal mechanisms can be more effective in getting employers out of employment relationships which seemingly have no future than the probationary period.
Use the Law to Get Employees to Work Safely
Use the law and fear of OHS fines to motivate employees to work safely.
Alcohol Testing in Inherently Dangerous Workplaces
In 2006, a company unilaterally adopted a workplace policy for mandatory and random alcohol testing, by breathalyser, for employees holding safety sensitive positions. What did the courts have to say?
Workplaces Not So Social
A recent HR Insider poll finds companies treading carefully when it comes to social media use in the workplace.
New Employment Discrimination Laws & Trends
There are a couple of significant developments in federal discrimination laws that HR directors need to be aware of.
Do Foreign Employees Count When Calculating Minimum Severance Pay
Does the U.S. employees’ payroll count when determining the amount of the employer’s payroll for severance calculations?
Unpaid Leave to Deal with Critically Ill or Missing Children
New unpaid leave for missing/critically ill children
Is Your Leadership Hurting the Bottom Line?
What can business leaders and managers learn from watching the earnings of publicly traded companies? You might be surprised...