Mental Health – Lets Talk About It
The increase of anxiety and depression has been directly linked to lower productivity and higher absenteeism in the workplace... Whether you have been isolated in a remote workspace or exhausted on […]
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Time Theft Policy
With labour in short supply, HR directors face the challenge of getting maximum productivity out of the employees they have. Perhaps the greatest obstacle standing in the way of that […]
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Mobile Device Company Policy
While it enables connectivity and work from remote locations, allowing employees to connect their personal cell phones, laptops, tablets and other personal mobile devices to your company’s IT systems and […]
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Mobile Device Remote Scrub Waiver
Remote wipe technology is a self-destruct button enabling you to keep lost, stolen or otherwise compromised smart phones, laptops, tablets and other mobile devices containing precious confidential data from falling […]
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Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Policy
All companies must have clearly written anti-discrimination and harassment policies to ensure compliance with human rights and OHS laws. While there’s some overlap, diversity and inclusion policies are different from […]
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How to Create a Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Diversity in employment goes far beyond not committing discrimination. The world is made up of people of diverse races, ethnicities, religious values, personal beliefs, cultures, languages, etc. Today, increasing numbers of […]
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Transgender Employee Workplace Transition Plan Tool
This Workplace Transition Plan template, which is based on a model from Transgender Law Center, a California-based non-profit advocacy group, provides for managing the workplace processes that occur when an […]
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Gender Identity & Expression Policy
Gender expression and identity discrimination tends to be a blind spot in organizational efforts to comply with human rights laws. While general anti-discrimination policies mention these traits, they rarely address […]
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Canada Emergency Response Benefit: To Deduct Or Not To Deduct
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB") provided financial support to employed and self-employed Canadians who were directly affected by COVID-19. The CERB was available to workers: residing in Canada, who […]
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How to Audit Your Reservist Leave Policy
The 10 things you need to check to ensure compliance. Employees serving in the Canadian Reserves may be called up at any moment for a foreign military operation, disaster relief, public […]
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Reservist Leave Rights: Know The Laws Of Your Province
Bereavement leave eligibility, pay, notification and verification rules vary by province. Bereavement leave is required by the employment standards laws of every jurisdiction. But specific eligibility, pay, notification and verification requirements […]
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Use of GPS in Company Vehicles Policy
Ontario employers that use GPS, cell phone or other digital technology to monitor their workers must adopt a written policy describing the technology and how it’s used by January 1, […]
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Canadian Workforce Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
When we talk about diversity we often reference several aspect of diversity. Diversity as defined by Employment Equity refers to 4 groups: Women, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, People with a […]
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A Cross-Canada Overview Of Covid Sick Leave Entitlements
The COVID-19 global pandemic has prompted many governments around the world to revisit employee sick leave protections. Employers in Canada, as in other parts, continue to face the unique challenge […]
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COVID-19 We’re Opening Up, What Does That Mean For Employers?
NUMEROUS PROVINCES ANNOUNCE THE END OF PROVINCIAL VACCINE MANDATES, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE FUTURE? As of February 15, 2022, worldwide, more than 10.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered […]
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Age Discrimination Policy
Age discrimination tends to be a blind spot in organizational efforts to comply with anti-discrimination laws. While general anti-discrimination policies mention age discrimination, they rarely address the topic specifically. Here’s […]
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When Is Age Discrimination Allowed – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Age discrimination bans are subject to exemptions that vary by province. Human rights laws ban employers from basing employment decisions and policies on a person’s age. At the same time, there […]
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Where are we now? Canadian Business Immigration and COVID-19
Date: February 16 Time: 9 AM PST Speaker: Shannon Houston Click Here to Access Recording Over the past 2 years, Canadian immigration has changed significantly; and for a period of time it was changing […]
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Illegal Reprisals – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Don’t punish employees for exercising their workplace rights. Reprisals, aka, discriminatory action, refers to punishing employees for engaging in activities that are legally protected, such as complaining to government authorities or […]
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Non-Retaliation Policy
Create a clearly worded policy reassuring employees that you won’t retaliate against them for reporting violations, exercising legal rights and engaging in other forms of protected activity. Here’s a template […]
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Employee Insubordination & Insolence Policy
While there are circumstances in which questioning orders and criticizing the boss may be justified, there’s a fine line between such behaviours and outright insolence and insubordination. You need a […]
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Banking of Overtime – Know The Laws Of Your Province
All but 3 jurisdictions allow employees to trade overtime for extra paid time off. Like overtime averaging, overtime banking is subject to specific requirements under employment standards laws. While you don’t […]
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Revenge Porn – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Most provinces have either adopted or soon will adopt revenge porn legislation Posting intimate images of a person without their consent, typically referred to as revenge porn because it often occurs […]
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Succession Planning & Leadership Transition Policy
Change in leadership is an unavoidable fact of life for all organizations. The key to ensuring a smooth transition with minimal disruption to business operations and values is to establish […]
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How to Create a Mental Disability Accommodations Policy
Accommodating employee mental health issues is even more crucial in a pandemic world In any given week, at least 500,000 Canadians are unable to work due to mental health problems. And […]
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Mental Health & Mental Illness Accommodations Policy
ABC Company is committed to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all of its employees. ABC Company also recognizes that mental health is a crucial factor in employees’ overall […]
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What Constitutes a “Disability” – Know the Laws of Your Province
Requirements governing respirator selection, use, maintenance and inspection across Canada You must take measures to prevent workers from breathing in harmful mists, vapours, fumes, gases, dusts and other airborne contaminants. The […]
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Month in Review – Nunavut
Download the Nunavut Month In Review. These monthly snapshots will provide you with up-to-date information to develop your business strategy by giving expert advice on what actions should be taken as […]
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