Neil Kouba, Author at Pivotal Store

Workplace Violence – Bill 168: New Legislation May be Coming Soon

ONTARIO GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES BILL 168 (The Occupational Health & Safety Amendment Act) On April 20, 2009, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 168, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009. If passed, Bill 168 would impose new obligations on employers in respect to harassment and […]

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My First HR Webinar… continued.

HR Management Blog, Webinar

I would agree with all of Michelle’s comments. This was a first for met too and I found it very exciting to participate in both the creation and the delivery of this webinar. Observing the logistical back end processes was interesting as well. In terms of the webinar content itself,

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My First HR Webinar…

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Well I can officially put another notch on my learning belt, I just completed my first webinar “Rightsizing your Company for Maximum Profitability in Any Economy” and it was a terrific learning experience. Thanks to my partner in crime Shari Cooper and of course our colleague Marian McGuire who helped

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Upcoming Webinars

Webinar

Well now that we got the first webinar done and over with, doing more doesn’t seem so ominous. So a couple people on the HR team are busily prepping our next: “Right-Sizing for Profitability in ANY Economy” Should be interesting, feel free to register and join us April 7th –

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Benefits of Effective HR in a Recession

Business Strategy, HR Management Blog

A presentation from our previously hosted webinars: Benefits of HR in a Recession. We covered a number of topics, including: [listdot] Why Canadian businesses outsource Why leaders are considering outsourcing HR How can HR drive business results, in good times and bad Where’s the value in outsourcing [/listdot] Benefits of

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hr bartender — Hiding Behind the Economy

Business, HR Management Blog

Found this interesting article over on hr bartender — HR RESPONSIBLY. We are certainly seeing a number of companies laying off people and they are all using the economy as an excuse for getting rid of the low performers. But this begs the question, why weren’t the low performers dealt with

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50 Best Employers to Work for in Canada

Business, Recruiting Blog

The newest listing of the 50 Best Employers to Work for in Canada has been posted, and its a good list. Of particular interest is this synopsis of how the top five did it – it seems to all come down to communication, teamwork and mutual-respect between management and employees.

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How Much Resignation Notice is Enough?

Employee Relations, HR Management Blog

While Ontario Employment Standards requires Employers to provide employees with “Reasonable Notice” when terminating the employment relationship “without just cause”, there is no such statutory requirement for Employees to provide Notice should they wish to do the same. Conventional wisdom has – at least up until now – provided that

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REAL HR!

Commentary, HR Management Blog

I have to thank Mr. Frank Roche for articulating what REAL HR is all about in his blog on KnowHR titled ”10 Tenets for The New HR“. For years, I have battled the stigma that is sometimes associated with being an “HR person”…mostly perpetuated by people whose negative opinions of HR are rooted

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Workplace Violence – Bill 168: New Legislation May be Coming Soon

My First HR Webinar… continued.

My First HR Webinar…

Upcoming Webinars

Benefits of Effective HR in a Recession

hr bartender — Hiding Behind the Economy

50 Best Employers to Work for in Canada

How Much Resignation Notice is Enough?

REAL HR!

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