HR Management Blog

The Ontario government requires all workplaces to have the following documents  posted in their workplace. These legal documents are needed to ensure that workers are aware of their rights.  Are you complying?   I have attached the links to make it easy to update your workplace and remain compliant with the […]

Social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others are quickly becoming mainstays in the world of corporate communication. These days, it’s not uncommon – in fact, it’s quite ordinary – to “tweet” a colleague or business contact, post on a client’s Facebook “wall,” or send a professional status update […]

At a recent World Economic Forum, Bank of Canada’s Mark Carney said, “There is a risk that if we don’t make adequate progress in productivity and that, combined with persistent strength of the currency,” would “clearly” lead to downside risks for Canadian growth and inflation. Similarly given the competitiveness of […]

Companies often wonder how to measure whether or not their employees are engaged.  Many surveys have been created to assist organizations with this.  But what does this really mean….engaged employees?? Gallop’s Q12 (a 12 question survey designed by Gallop to predict employee and workgroup performance) defines it as follows: “engaged […]

Last month I wrote about a wrongful dismissal case in which an employee was harassed by his co-workers over a period of several months. When the company failed to act on his complaints, he successfully sued his employer for constructive dismissal for failing to provide him with a workplace free […]

January is a great time to review your Health and Safety policy.  A Health and Safety policy needs to be reviewed on annual basis. The start of the New Year is the perfect time to review and update it. Why bother with a Health and Safety policy? [listdot] It is […]

Sifting through the wreckage of the Great Recession to find glimmers of good news stories is enough to frustrate even the most ardent optimist. However, for those of us who want to see the glass as half full, glimpse the light at the light of the end of the tunnel, […]

Hard to believe it is the start of another New Year.  Reflecting on the things that need to be done at this time of the year… establishing business goals and developing strategic business plans always sit at the top of the list.  So, how do most Company Presidents start this […]

Many business managers, business owners and executives rely on various business metrics to stay on track for attaining business goals and ensuring proper execution of plans, tasks and projects.  Most of the business metrics focus on accounting and financials with limited integration of HR metrics, these include: ROIs, operating costs, […]