Each year marks change for us as business owners and leaders. We often don’t get enough planning time but it is a crucial aspect of our business success. With the lightning fast pace we live in, global economic impacts and demands and rapid technology shifts, sound Human Resource management is becoming an ever increasing important […]
AODA – It’s Coming – Don’t Be Caught!
September is here and in some ways it signals the beginning of a new year. With kids back to school it’s time to get back to business and have a look at the year ahead. On the horizon of January 1, 2012 is the Accessibility for Ontarians Disability Act (AODA). What it is Ontario has taken the […]
A Fine Balance – How to Manage Stress Related Illness and Maintain A Productive Workplace
Stress related health issues are currently the leading reason for long-term disability claims, and are becoming more predominant on a daily basis. Longer hours, more complex work, tighter deadlines and a myriad of personal issues thrown into the mix will ensure that stress related illnesses don’t go away any time soon. As employers, on our […]
5 Low Cost, High Impact Rewards
5 Low-Cost, Intangible Rewards That Can Have a Big Impact on the Bottom Line As HR Practitioners, we are truly transforming into Business Professionals with an HR Acumen. In the turbulent economic times we are getting a rapid lesson in Finance where we have been required to cut into the core of traditional HR programs […]
Recognition: A Critical Component of the Total Rewards Mix
During the past several years the concept of total rewards has advanced considerably. Practitioners have experienced the power of leveraging multiple factors to attract, motivate and retain talent; high performing companies realize that their proprietary total rewards programs allow them to excel in new ways. There are five elements of total rewards, each of which […]
Why Performance Management is Vital to your Positive Business Performance
We are coming out of tough times with signs all around us. Stats Canada May and June job numbers were up, houses are being built everywhere you look and auto companies are making profits. These are three of the major indicators of a rebounding economy. With that, employees who have been by your side through […]
Termination Best Practices
Although it appears we are out of the woods with significant layoffs for now, business as we have known it will not be the same for a long time, if ever. We will always be in a state of constant change and our staffing skills will be evolving regularly. Although we don’t want to think […]
Wrongful Dismissal – Words That We Don’t Want To Hear!
You’ve just been told you have a wrongful dismissal case that needs to be taken care of. It’s a horrible feeling for any business owner or HR Professional to hear. It automatically conjures up guilty feelings like the old saying – Guilty until proven innocent! It takes time, effort, money and resources to get it […]
7 Things Business Owners Need to do to Create a Solid HR Foundation
Having worked in corporate HR for many years with a company recognized in the Top 100 Employers in Canada, best practices came naturally and were part of our culture and heritage. Employees knew what was expected of them, where to go for information if they were looking for it, where to find support, how they […]