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Are You Prepared for the MOL's Drop-In Blitz?
Will You Be Ready? These are just a few of the target areas for the Ministry of Labour. [listdot] New and Young Workers, Vulnerable Workers (May –August) Employment Standards (May –August) Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Fall Hazards (Sept –Oct) Warehousing (Feb – March. 2014) [/listdot] What if the Ministry of […]
Employee Objectives: Let's Let Them Decide If They Want Any
You are not excused from the process until you come up with some objectives! Are we force feeding employees? Much like the veggies I force into my children, I’ve never considered anything other than including employee generated objectives in the performance management process. After all, coming up with objectives is good […]
10 Things That Will Make Your Employees Jump Ship
A recent survey of over 1800 respondents highlighted a serious disconnect between employers and employees, identifying a significant difference between the factors which each group believe to be significant when voluntary resignations take place. Factors identified in the survey are also in line with what I hear from individuals when […]
Webinars – Time Wasters or a Great Learning Tool?
How many webinars have you attended? I have to admit that I haven’t attended many. I have participated in one as the moderator but typically I have found that the majority are really trying to sell me something. How do you know if the webinar that you are signing up […]
[Ask HR] Resigning With a Lot of Notice – Would the Employer Have To Pay Me if They Asked to Leave Sooner?
Ask HR is a series of online articles consisting of answers to most commonly asked questions by Business Owners, Executives, Internal HR Teams, Managers, Job Seekers and HR Students. For more information on the format, Ask HR Series and how to submit your questions, please follow this link: Ask HR This week’s […]
[Ask HR] How to Turn a Verbal Agreement Into a Written Employment Contract?
Ask HR is a series of online articles consisting of answers to most commonly asked questions by Business Owners, Executives, Internal HR Teams, Managers, Job Seekers and HR Students. For more information on the format, Ask HR Series and how to submit your questions, please follow this link: Ask HR This week’s […]
Absenteeism…Wait, or is it Presenteeism?
Absenteeism, which occurs when employees do not show up for work is a growing issue that needs to be addressed by employers. Its negative effect on productivity creates an obvious roadblock to achieving company goals. However, a significant number of employees are also guilty of committing “Presenteeism”. This term is […]
[Ask HR] How Do You Develop an Effective Performance Improvement Plan?
Ask HR is a series of online articles consisting of answers to most commonly asked questions by Business Owners, Executives, Internal HR Teams, Managers, Job Seekers and HR Students. For more information on the format, Ask HR Series and how to submit your questions, please follow this link: Ask HR […]
Don’t Fear a Bill 168 Workplace Violence Audit – If You’re Prepared
When the Workplace Violence law, Bill 168, came into force in June 2010, there was some confusion about employers’ responsibilities, especially when it came to how the private worlds of a company’s staff now carried over into the public workplace, while simultaneously preserving a commitment to employee privacy and confidentiality. […]