Quiz: Do Foreign Employees Count Toward ESA Minimum Severance Pay?
Group layoff rules and calculating severance of employees in workforces with foreign workers.
Rehiring after Firing: Should You Ever Do It?
Boomerang hiring, when a company rehires a former employee, offers several advantages, including lower recruiting and hiring costs. But is it a good idea?
Why Does Happiness Matter for Business Profitability?
According to Harvard Business Review, happy employees are more productive, they show up for work, they're less likely to resign and they go above and beyond. They also attract like minded people to your organization.
Understanding What Makes Conversations Difficult
The key to doing better in our challenging conversations is to begin with an understanding of what makes them challenging in the first place. Once we understand the cause, it is easier to plan a response that is likely to succeed.
Recognizing Sexual Harassment: What HR Should Know
Five common types of sexual harassment...
How to Have the Conversations You’re Avoiding
There are conversations we all wish we didn’t have to have. While having these conversations could make matters worse, avoiding them doesn’t work either. The only solution is to develop the communication skills we need to discuss these difficult issues effectively.
Delivering Tough Messages
With dismissals, performance problems and re-organizations the challenge is to deliver the message while maintaining the best possible relationship. Here are some ideas to help make this challenging two-pronged task a lot easier.
QUIZ: Are Employees Entitled to Paid Bereavement Leave?
Use this quiz to test your understanding of employee bereavement rules.
Most Canadians Support Workplace Romance
Employers seeking to eliminate romantic relationships in the workplace may have an uphill battle in Canada.
Privacy Notices – It’s Back To Basics (Without The Boilerplate)
Last Updated: August 15 2013 Article by Timothy Banks Dentons
Regulating Employee Use of Social Media GalleryRegulating Employee Use of Social Media
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Regulating Employee Use of Social Media
How to write a good social media policy
Once you get past the hype, the challenges posed by employee use of social media are the same as the ones addressed in those crusty “old” HR policies—issues like organizational reputation, confidentiality, harassment and discrimination.
How to Create a More Inclusive Workplace
Early in this new year, during February, the month of love, why not review your policies and practices to ensure yours is an inclusive workplace?
5 Termination Payment Calculation Traps to Avoid
How to calculate termination notice, statutory severance and other payments employees are entitled to receive when they're terminated
Test Your HR I.Q.: Do Brand New Employees Get Family Leave?
Two sisters have a father who is ill and in need of constant care. Based on their circumstances, which sister qualifies for unpaid family medical leave?