Human Resources 101

I get a knock on my door and there stands a manager that needs my assistance immediately. After weeks of ignoring the vacant position in the department, they must have someone in place before the manager starts his vacation in two weeks.
Sure they have time to interview candidates. They have three hours clear on Thursday. [...]

If so, you’re with the majority. According to an Accountemps survey, almost half of executives polled said their spouse or significant other is their first source for advice when evaluating a potential job change. The national poll included responses from 150 senior executives—including those from human resources, finance and marketing departments—with the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.
Executives were asked, “If [...]

Another of the regular questions I get deals with the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor. As with so much in the Human Resources’ field, there’s not a simple black and white answer. Here are some of the tests which are commonly applied to make a determination.
N.B., this is my understanding, from a Canadian perspective. [...]

Michael Fitzgibbon is speaking today at the Ontario Bar Association 6th Annual Current Issues in Employment Law: Developments in Supreme Court Doctrine on developments and trends in Wallace damages in the 10 years since the release of Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd..
He’s posted a outline of the points he’ll be covering in his presentation. I’m [...]

Dr. Martin Shain, a senior scientist at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, outlines seven key ingredients of a healthy environment.
As an employee you would:

Have a clear understanding of your role and responsibilities and perceive that your skills match the job
Have a say in your job and how you do it and [...]

According to StatsCan, 2004 saw over 356,000 incidents of workplace violence reported. One third of those took place in a social assistance or health care facility. And, in case you think employees are beating up each other, the majority of incidents were not committed by co-workers but rather a member of the public, a client, [...]

Finders & Keepers: Recruitment and Retention Strategies (pdf 2384 KB) is a 63-page handbook published by Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry. The book is written for employers to help address skilled labour shortages in an increasingly tight labour market.
While the handbook is written by the Alberta Government, for employers in Alberta, there is lots of useful [...]

I suspect a number of employers overlook the potential labour pool available  through the Aboriginal community. Ripple Effects provides awareness training of the potential available in Aboriginal communities across Canada.
Learn how to successfully employ Aboriginal people. Come learn best practice strategies that will improve your capacity to recruit, hire and retain Aboriginal employees.
Register online the following upcoming [...]

A study published in Canadian Social Trends found that workers in 1986 spent on average 4.2 hours, or 250 minutes, doing activities with their family members. In 2005, that time had dropped to 3.4 hours, or 205 minutes, a decline of 45 minutes.
“As work hours rise, family time falls.”
That’s the key conclusion of a [...]

The following decision comes from an Alberta Human Rights Commission investigation into a workplace sexual harassment complaint.
Diane Carr v. Humpty’s Family Restaurant and Humpty’s Restaurants International Inc. (July 21, 2006; Delano W. Tolley, Panel Chair)
Discrimination – Grounds – Gender – Sexual Harassment – Area – Employment – Kitchen worker alleged sexual harassment at the [...]