Our very own Alison Growse has been asked to provide HR tips and advice on a popular RogersTV show In Business. Hosted by David Wojcik, In Business, is a weekly interactive and entertaining business show, celebrating entrepreneurship with timely topics and fast paced information. In addition, David conducts interviews with […]
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How would you like to avoid traffic jams and come in to work less frustrated? Well, there’s an app for that. It’s called Blackberry Traffic. It’s an app that provides traffic conditions on your GPS enabled Blackberry. Perfect for a mobile workforce and commuters. Employers would love this app too,
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Smaller organizations cannot always compete with top employers in the same industry. An advantage that smaller companies have is their ability to quickly and easily implement “perks” to their employees. Keep in mind that the perks you choose should be low/no-cost and non-taxable for the employee. [listdot] Feed your employees,
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A job description is much more than a list of responsibilities. It is a true summary of the position requirements not an overview of the skills of the person performing the job. When written well, it is instrumental in helping to recruit the right candidate, identify and establish training and
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Frontline managers have difficult jobs. They have to know the business (better than their staff). They are expected to supervise and coach their employees not only on how to do their jobs, but how to do so with their right attitude and behaviours. And they have to be able to
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Health and Safety Discipline can be a hard part of being a supervisor, but is necessary to prove you are doing your Due Diligence. Supervisors need to show they have disciplined their employees if they are working in an unsafe manner. If your employee commits a health and safety infraction,
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When it comes time to check references on a potential new hire, I have to admit that I have struggled in the past to find value in the process. This is because candidates only provide glowing references! (And why should they not??) No matter the clever questions I devise to
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We’ve all heard the best way to meet someone is through friends, however what do you do when instead of meeting and being interested in the friend of a workplace friend, but rather the workplace friend is the friend you are interested in becoming friendly with? Confused? Truthfully workplace romances
Workplace Romance, Should I or Shouldn’t I? Read More »
Since 2009 companies have been forced to hunker down and ride out or even survive the most recent downturn in the economy. This meant cutting all unnecessary costs ranging from the marketing budgets to laying off employees. Most common HR cuts have included minimal to zero merit increases, limited bonuses,
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