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Send to KindleThe death knell for human resources? A recent article in the Globe and Mail’s careers section caused me to do a triple-take. It quoted studies indicating that the more an organization...
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Send to KindleHere are the top three articles most viewed on HRinfodesk in the week of July 30 in the areas of dismissal, health and safety and employee relations: Eliminating bonus scheme constitutes...
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HR metrics: Linking qualitative and quantitative measurement
Send to KindleImage: Stuart Miles | FreeDigitalPhotos.netLast month I promised a description of a metric which starts to take organizations deeper into the insight they need to be successful and to...
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Send to Kindle2013 compensation forecast: Employers cautious but pay expected to increase Annual projections of pay increases for 2013 are being published by Mercer, Morneau Shepell, Hay Group and...
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How do you count length of service/seniority in relation to employee leaves...
Send to KindleImage courtesy of Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.netImagine this scenario: you are the director of Human Resources at ABC Co. and you are about to meet with one of your managers to discuss...
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Keeping your company’s newsletter out of the trashbin
Send to KindleCompany and industry newsletters are a cost-effective and engaging promotional medium… if done right. Let’s face it, more often than not your company newsletter ends up in the spam...
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Repeat of HRLaw: End of the year wrap up and other legislative changes...
Send to KindleSeveral changes to pension, employment standards, payroll and other legal requirements are coming into force January 1, 2013 or later. We published this post on December 21, 2012 but...
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Do you need a cellphone policy for your workplace? And should cellphones be...
Send to KindleIt seems that the majority of respondents to our recent HRinfodesk poll believe that they do need a cellphone policy. Last September we asked you: Does your company have a cellphone...
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Working or not working on family day? A public holiday in most jurisdictions
Send to KindleFamily Day is a public holiday under employment/labour standards legislation, observed the third Monday in February every year in five jurisdictions in Canada. It coincides with the US...
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How HR can use social media as part of the recruitment process
Send to KindleThe entire process of recruitment has undergone a sea of change in recent years. Just as new technologies have changed the face of communication and networking, this has had a profound...
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada warns stakeholders not to give immigration...
Image: artur84 | freedigitalphotos.netLast year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) published a notice on its website, which provided valuable guidance regarding the giving of immigration...
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When is it time to hire independent HR consultants?
A friend recently told me about his (manufacturing) workplace where most of the equipment is broken, production lousy and new employees last “sometimes four hours, sometimes a week” but rarely longer...
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New legislation on vulnerable workers
As of November 20, 2014, Ontario gave royal assent and have passed the Stronger Workplace for a Stronger Economy Act, otherwise known as Bill 18. This Act certifies that vulnerable workers, such as...
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Part 1 of 5: Getting started with people analytics, 10 common questions
It’s not always easy getting started with something new. Sometimes it’s all good and we launch straight in, embracing change full-on. Other times we may know that a particular change is for the better,...
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Allergies in the workplace
Many people across the world face allergies that have an effect on every aspect of their lives, including the workplace. These allergies can impose difficulties on either being in a workplace or...
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Pay equity: Employer requirements
Pay Equity is a requirement on Ontario employers to ensure that workers are paid equally for work of equal value, regardless of their gender. The requirement on employers arises out of the Pay Equity...
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Human Resource professionals can actually save the world!!!
There are some professions that are automatically seen as having a strong impact on our world and are accepted as having the capability of making our world a better place. Human Resource Management...
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HR data: Go beyond the tip of the iceberg
When it comes to data, what lies beneath the surface is key. Workforce data is everywhere. In all different formats using multiple languages, inconsistent terminology, and living in different systems....
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Should human resources be waiting for a seat at the table or setting the table?
Ever since I entered the Human Resources (HR) profession, even in graduate school, there has been dialogue around what HR needs to do in order to get a seat at the table. This dialogue seems to have...
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Integrate and elevate your HR functions for business and people success
When I first started in HR, the person whose job I was replacing had held the job title of Personnel Administrator. Benefits and payroll were key to the transactional business function of the role. In...
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