A recent article in the December 8th issue of Globe & Mail reports that BMO is seeing a boom in mergers in the coming year. If you are one of the fortunate Canadian companies predicted to expand your operations or buy out a competitor in 2011, improve your chances of […]
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I recently came across a job ad that said “9 to 5ers need not apply,” and it got me thinking about the idea of workplace productivity. More specifically, it reminded me of how confusing this concept can be, and how many well-intentioned organizations mis-apply it – like the folks who
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If I have heard it once, I have heard it a million times: “We are a good employer because of (insert reason here)”. “Insert reason here” ends up a generic, yet positive reason to why you, as an applicant, should be baited to pursue a career with the Company. What
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(Reposted via Keyser Mason Ball, LLP – http://kmblaw.com/news62.html) Most employers appreciate that terminations must be handled sensitively, carefully and with forethought. However, as employment counsel, we often see mistakes or missteps in the termination process by well-meaning employers. Sometimes these mistakes can be overcome with a generous separation package. In
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How often does this happen to you? You receive an email asking everyone on a large list a request for a specific piece of information. Moments later another email comes in with a reply that is of no importance to you. Think of all the email you receive on any
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The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced a new safety blitz starting in May will focus on young and new workers. Inspectors will be checking young and new workers: Are properly oriented, trained and supervised on jobs. Meet minimum age requirements Are protected by safety measures to prevent injuries. They
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In light of Bill 168 and the uncertainty created by the inclusion of harassment as well as violence in the workplace, Levitt has demonstrated that the ability to manage and not be charged with harassment is getting more difficult even before June 15th.
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As my maternity leave ended and I prepared to return to work (not that being on maternity leave is a total picnic – nobody spits up on me at work, or emotionally manipulates me into playing “here comes the airplane” at 3am) – I anticipated a lot of change. Indeed,
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The science of managing personnel isn’t all that different than other sciences in one interesting sense: ideas that seemed safe and smart when introduced can, over time, reveal themselves to be less than ideal; even harmful. Take, for example, performance reviews. When performance reviews arrived onto the scene, they were
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