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Attention Canadian Employers: Don’t Follow Musk’s “Work Harder or Get Out” Ultimatum
The Twitterverse — and basically all of social mediadom (that’s dom, not dumb…actually, we’ll get back to you on that) — has been buzzing since newly-minted Twitter CEO Musk issued an ultimatum via email demanding that either accept what he termed an “extremely hard core” work experience, or take a …
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Vancouver Canucks Get a Game Misconduct for Botched Termination of Coach
Two of my biggest passions in life are HR and hockey (and not always in that order). And so, it should come as no surprise to anyone that I have a few things to say about the Vancouver Canucks’ handling — or make that utter mishandling — of firing their …
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Workers in Federally Regulated Sectors Now Entitled to 10 Days of Paid Sick Leave
As of December 1, 2022, nearly one million workers across Canada in all federally regulated private sector workplaces are now entitled to 10 days of paid sick leave (medical leave with pay). Workers who have been continuously employed for at least 30 days will be able to access the first …
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Government of Canada Extends EI Sickness Benefit from 15 to 26 Weeks
On November 25, 2022, the Government of Canada announced a permanent extension of EI sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 26 weeks. The new duration will be paid to eligible ensured and self-employed workers who are unable to work because of illness, injury, or quarantine, and who establish a new …
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Best workplaces survey: what made them “best” in 2022 and 10 actionable tactics to help compete with them in 2023
The labor shortage precipitated by various economic factors in 2022 and continuing into 2023 made companies more active and focused on retaining and attracting top talent. What were the best-rated places to work in 2022 (according to an HRReporter report)? In this competitive scenario, what can employers do to proactively …
76% of employees more likely to stay if given helpful training especially for “core competencies” (Survey)
There are many challenges facing human resource professionals today. Between the difficulties, they face recruiting during what is being dubbed the “Great Resignation,” managing the tail end of the pandemic, and the changing workforce demographics, it can be a struggle to find the time and resources to focus on employee …
47 percent of workers want more recognition; top 5 complaints from employees about recognition in the Workplace: Survey
A survey by Eagle Hill Consulting has found that 47% of workers in the U.S. would like more recognition for the work that they do while 21% say that they are never recognized for their efforts at all [1]. Melissa Jezior, president and CEO of Eagle Hill Consulting, says that …
Making the most of a multigenerational workforce — different perspectives and diverse skills as workplace assets
In today’s workplace, as we tend to live longer than ever and retire later, it’s common to find employees spanning several generations working together. And while this can bring with it a whole host of challenges, it can also be leveraged as a strength. Different generations tend to have different …
How to attract employees in a challenging labor and salaries market
Economic stress factors on the heels of a global pandemic exposed and aggravated the challenges that were already brewing in the labor market — accelerating the pace. The last couple of years of uncertainty, changing regulations, and fears have made many employees reevaluate their priorities. At the same time, the …
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Employee Disengagement and “Quiet Quitting”: A Growing Trend
QuiA survey by Kincentric has found that global employee engagement is decreasing. At just 61% in the first quarter of 2022, turbulent world events have deeply impacted people’s lives and as a result, their work as well. The survey covered 12 million employees across 125 countries and found that employee …
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Remote Work Triggering “Productivity Paranoia” Among Managers
Remote Work Productivity Paranoia Remote work (which includes hybrid work) is being heralded as one of the core reasons why the staggeringly swift and severe pandemic-induced recession, did not turn into the Great Depression v2. But just a couple of years after being praised as a savior, remote work is …
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Why the “Old” Hiring Process Doesn’t Work in 2022-23 – How to Fix What’s Broken in Recruitment with Outsourced Solutions
Hiring talent is a challenge across Canada. Amidst poor market conditions, people are scrambling to snap up jobs that can pay them well enough to survive rising living costs, but the hiring process isn’t effectively connecting people to employers. As Canada continues to fight against labour shortages which have proven …
Top 11 HR trends for 2022-23 and how HR managers are adapting to the new workplace reality
The workplace has evolved in ways that have sent ripples across the HR community. Spiralling inflation, the lingering impact of the pandemic, and unsettling world events are foundational factors in the latest 10 HR Trends going into 2023. These difficult world events led to supply chain issues, labour shortages, and …
Nearly one million job vacancies in Canada makes hiring difficult as cost-of-living outstrips low wage increases
Canadian employers are facing significant hiring challenges in 2022. According to Statistics Canada, there were 997,000 positions to be filled by employers across all sectors during the second quarter of 2022. That represents a 4.7% increase from the first quarter and a 42.3% increase from the second quarter of last …
75% of Gen Zers Will Disappear Due to a Poor Hiring Experience
The Poor Hiring Experience By now, it is an axiom of business wisdom (or at least, it should be) that creating a positive customer experience is the difference between ongoing success, and ending up in the dustbin of history. In fact, research has found that the majority of customers think …
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Advice for Employers Regarding Planned Walkout by Ontario School Workers on November 4
A walkout by Ontario School Workers: Approximately 55,000 education workers across Ontario have announced that they will walk off the job on Friday, November 4, to protest legislation introduced by the Government of Ontario that would avert a strike and impose a new four-year contract. School boards throughout the province …
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