Human Resources 101

Workforce.com is reporting on the increase of on-line recruiting focused on getting the skills of retirees paired up with companies needing the experience older employees can bring to the work place.
Several retiree employment Web sites are playing matchmaker to companies and retirees. These sites take advantage not only of demographic trends, but technological ones: Employment [...]

Gautam Ghosh outlines eight steps to manage your H.R. career.
Career Development, Human Resources

Edmonton… Alberta’s minimum wage will increase to $7.00 per hour from $5.90 per hour. This is an increase of nearly 20 per cent. Employers and other Albertans will be consulted regarding the implementation of the new minimum wage and will have the opportunity to recommend whether the increase should be introduced all at once or [...]

Taxi! Find me a date – and step on it.

The 50-year-old Egyptian immigrant sets up blind dates for his single passengers through a free, impromptu matchmaking service he runs out of his yellow cab. He said he finds mates, or at least dates, for about eight people a week. “New York is a very tough [...]

So, what core competencies does a recruiter look for?
Prostitute Sees Sex Trade Hope for Jobless, “Why shouldn’t they send the unemployed to work in the sex industry? Before it was a gray zone, but now employees are insured and receive benefits,” Luft told Reuters. “People would no longer be unemployed and could earn themselves a [...]

CUPE signals its intention to tackle stress as an occupational hazard with publication of a guideline entitled, “Enough Workplace Stress: Organizing for Change”. [read article at Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine]

CUPE signals its intention to tackle stress as an occupational hazard with publication of a guideline entitled, “Enough Workplace Stress: Organizing for Change”. [read article at Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine]

LabourRelations.org has a page of links to Federal and Provincial labour laws.