Human Resources 101

By Jonathan Littman & Marc Hershon,
Authors of I Hate People!: Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job
Here they are. The people we hate. Short and sweet.
10. Stop Sign
I want to slap him every time he dumps on my great new ideas.
9. FlimFlam
How does he [...]

If you’ve experienced disagreements in the workplace, this book is for you. Published by the Government of Alberta, this guide outlines conflict resolution methods that are helpful for employees and employers of all types of organizations, whether private sector company or a not-for-profit association.
Let’s Talk: A guide to resolving workplace conflicts (pdf 3807 KB)

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TORONTO, Oct. 2 /CNW/ – The authors of the annual list of Canada’s Top 100 Employers have released their 2009 winners and this year’s results are remarkable. “Even amid the market uncertainties we’ve seen over the past year,” says Managing Editor Richard Yerema, “forward-thinking employers are redoubling their efforts to improve working [...]

Why have an employee handbook?

Establishes the conditions of employment present at the time of hire for example: hours of work, vacation entitlement, sick day payment, retirement age, etc.
Acts a reference tool for information about the employee benefit plan, payroll, overtime, pay increases etc.
Use as part of the orientation process to familiarize employee with the employer [...]

(Ottawa — July 31, 2008) The HR Council for the Voluntary & Non-profit Sector (HR Council) is currently conducting a comprehensive Labour Force Study that will shape strategies to attract, develop and retain appropriately qualified people to work in the voluntary and non-profit sector. Today the HR Council released the Study’s second report, presenting findings [...]

In Wally, Scott Adams has given us the classic workplace slacker. Wally not only excels at dodging work, he flaunts it. Of course, we laugh at Wally’s “skill-set” because we all know and have worked with a slacker.
There are two types of slackers in most organisations, those who are in over their heads when it comes [...]

The workplace comprises of all sorts of people. Anyone of them can display troublesome behaviour that affects productivity, attitude and moral. If these behaviours are not curbed, they may even reflect on the manager’s image within the organization.
The average manager has to cope with many problem behaviours on the job. If you find yourself in a position [...]

Zoho People is a Human Resource Management Application for HR team in an organization. Zoho People has several modules for HR Team (admins) and for Employees in an Organization.
Organization Module:
This module is used to define the structure of your organization including departments, designations/titles and also the Org Chart.
Recruitment Module:
The Recruitment module eases the hiring [...]

1. Make a list of the strengths and weaknesses of the employees in your work-group.
What things do they do well? In what areas have they excelled in the past? What things do they like to do?
2. Match employee strengths to your responsibilities.
Exactly what part or parts of your present responsibilities might you delegate to a suitable [...]

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. [...]