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Tuesday May 21, 2013
HR + Cloud = 3 Soaring Stocks, 1 Winner Investorplace.com Ever heard of HCM? The acronym stands for "human capital management" — a subset of HR which usually refers to the process of acquiring, training, managing, and retaining employees in a given organization. In order to make this process more efficient, ... How HR Leaders Would Spend $5000 Business Insider Let's say you're the head of HR at your organization and you need a way to boost your hiring efforts. You have been allotted $5,000 to spend on these efforts and you've tried popular methods, such as job boards, career fairs, and even word of mouth. Employees as partners Business Standard Employees first, customers second was probably one of the early concepts that were aimed at empowering the workforce. It emphasises on the fact that customers can be delighted only if employees are delighted and,hence, committed to your cause. Study: Employer sanctions don't work Prescott Daily Courier But an examination of the law by The Associated Press found that it has done little to crack down on problematic employers. Only three of the state's 147,000 employers have been brought to civil court on illegal hiring allegations, while several ... What are wage-and-hour implications of tracking time for telecommuters? Business Management Daily Q. We recently started permitting two of our employees to telecommute on certain days of the week. We are concerned with tracking these employees' hours. What are the wage-and-hour concerns we should be aware of for telecommuting employees? Grief in the workplace a struggle for businesses Utica Observer Dispatch But the impact of grief in the workplace goes far beyond the welfare of individual workers, Clark said. It affects job performance. It affects co-workers. It affects the bottom line. Grief costs American businesses $37.5 billion a year after a death ...
Thursday May 16, 2013
Employees Allegedly Forced To Practice Scientology, Scream At Ashtrays Huffington Post The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which filed the complaint on May 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that Dynamic Medical Services required employees to engage in activities including ... Why Your Brand Storytelling Must Start With Human Resources Business 2 Community Why Your Brand Storytelling Must Start With Human Resources image brand storytelling employee managing content marketing Recently, Joe Pulizzi wrote a post on the 12 Roles Essential to the Future of Content Marketing. In it, he listed the new roles we ... Workplace Investigation Dos and Don'ts Human Resource Executive Online Workplace investigations are challenging because as the investigator you are trying to get at the truth of disputed matters under difficult circumstances. The challenges are numerous: witnesses may be uncooperative or have their own agendas. Witnesses ... New Initiative Helps Employers Take on Depression, Leading Cause of Lost Productivity Sacramento Bee CANTON, Ohio, May 15, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Depression is a leading cause of lost productivity in the United States with an annual cost of $44 billion to employers. A new initiative encourages companies to invest in their workforce to gain healthier ... Why won't employers offer me a fair salary? CBS Moneywatch (MoneyWatch) Dear Evil HR Lady,. Will the unfairness in salary range among employees ever end? I don't think so because there are always loops that these employers can jump through to justify why you are paid such meager wages. I have a degree and ... How to hold onto remarkable employees Globe and Mail For small businesses, retaining your best employees can be a challenge, especially when larger corporations can offer perks you can't. But what many owners don't realize is that the ability to retain employees is fundamental to the successful ...
Wednesday May 15, 2013
Why HR Gets A Bad Rap - But Shouldn't Forbes We all know the Hollywood HR stereotype. Think Toby on The Office: legalistic, moralistic and obstructionist. Meddling HR just doesn't let hard-driving managers do what we want to! Truth be told, in my years in business, from a management perspective... Why Upgrade Your HR Systems? CFO Magazine There is a right way and a wrong way to pull the trigger on an HR technology purchase. The right way is to be familiar with your company's strategic plan, appraise the gap between your existing technological capabilities and what the plan says you need ... How Corporate Culture Drives Competitive Advantage Forbes It's easy to become jaded and wary of those who rely on words like "innovation", "transformation" and "engagement" too much isn't it? So what happens when you come across a story that truly embodies these overused and abused terms? That's the exact situation I found myself… Employers increasingly serve up nutrition programs NorthumberlandView.ca Almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of employers that responded to the survey reported that their organization actively supports healthy nutrition in the workplace and ensures that healthy food options are available to employees. Most of these programs had ... Tune in to your employees or they'll tune you out Globe and Mail Do your ears reverberate with the voices of your team members, employees, customers, prospects, influencers? If not, you need to tune in. Optimizing your executive potential requires being attuned to what is important to the people who are important to ... Why HR must be based on evidence, science and international standards PersonnelToday.com In the second of a three-part series based on Professional HR: Evidence-Based People Management and Development, author and HR consultant Paul Kearns explains why focusing on evidence-based methods is necessary to bring the HR profession into ...
Monday May 13, 2013
The Long Shadow of Bad Credit in a Job Search New York Times Mr. Carpenter kept applying for jobs and kept checking off the box granting his would-be employer permission to look into his past. And he kept being turned down. There was the recession and there may have been dozens of applicants for each of these jobs. Too Many HR People Are Just 'Enforcement Addicts' Business Insider Those in positions of authority, including HR pros, would do well to remember this quote. It comes from an article in the Economist discussing recent developments in language policy and enforcement in the Canadian province of Quebec. For those of you ... The HR Space: Finally! Bridging Work Permits When Awaiting Permanent Mondaq News Alerts (registration) On December 15, 2012, Immigration Canada announced a new policy to allow for "bridging" work permits. Now, foreign nationals who are currently working in Canada and have applied for permanent residence (under certain programs) can apply for a ... Comp or cash? Bill would allow employers to offer choices for overtime Kingsport Times News When employers offer workers compensatory time instead of overtime after the employees have worked more than a 40-hour work week, are the employers being flexible or knowingly engaging in cheating? Congress is attempting to answer that question with ... Business leaders: Employers can't find hires who pass drug tests York Dispatch Gov. Tom Corbett was right when he said Pennsylvania employers can't find anybody who has passed a drug test, business leaders said Thursday. At least that's the consensus among the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, the Pennsylvania Business ... Happy Talk? Keep Talkin' but Start Doin' Workforce Management The May 7 piece by entrepreneur Cliff Oxford titled "Where the Happy Talk About Corporate Culture Is Wrong" asserts that there are two types of happiness in a work culture: "HR Happy" and "High Performance Happy." The former is a place with ...
Friday May 10, 2013
How can HR use big data to inform people strategy? HRmagazine.co.uk The fact the recent HR Tech Europe Spring conference in London focused not on technology but on data tells you just how important the issue is becoming for organisations. Why now? Because the volume of data, the velocity (speed at which it is created ... Yahoo's Mayer is Right: Work-from-Home Employees are Less Efficient Wired Lower idle time: Don't blame water cooler chatter for distracting employees. Home based workers have distractions of their own. It shows up in their work. Enkata found that home based agents have 30% more idle time during their work hours than office ... Resume Lies Employers Will Overlook Yahoo! News The research found that employers factor in a number of considerations when deciding whether to hire a candidate with a criminal past, including the age and severity of the records, whether the person is a repeat offender and the relevance of the ... Sask. to develop province-wide disability strategy Canadian HR Reporter "At the end of this process, the disability strategy will support our goal of making Saskatchewan the best place in Canada to live for persons with disabilities, by supporting people with disabilities to fully participate in and contribute to the ... Educating HR professionals Business Lexington What was once called the personnel department, dealing with people and paperwork, is now known as human resources, a term coined by Leonard Nadler in his 1970 book "Developing Human Resources." The field of human resources, or HR, has evolved ... What must a succession plan entail? InvestmentNews What is the one thing all advisers seem to overlook when they start contemplating succession planning? One thing they overlook is making sure they are training a successor or multiple successors on all the aspects of the role that needs to be succeeded…
Thursday May 9, 2013
Three-quarters of working moms value flexible work hours: Survey Canadian HR Reporter Flexible work hours (73 per cent), the ability to work from home or remotely at times (61 per cent) and a helpful partner who shares in responsibilities at home (65 per cent) were top of the list in helping working moms do it all, found the poll of 658 ... Don't Know What to Ask Human Resources Professionals? Forbes Oh, the awful, painful, repulsive HR screening interview. Root canals are more fun than screening interviews with human resources professionals. As a career coach, I have conducted thousands of mock interviews for anxious job candidates who are about ... 2013 Ontario Government Budget Provisions Affecting Pensions Mondaq News Alerts (registration) Hopefully these changes will eliminate the difficulties that arose from various court decisions including Transamerica Life Canada Inc. and Aegon Canada Inc. v. ING Canada. Implement "split pension" regulations (these would permit certain public-sector ... 7 Things That Kill Your Productivity at Work Forbes Different things push each of us off balance at work. Some employees are thrown off by the slightest commotion, like street noise or swinging doors–while others believe their productivity is killed by bigger disruptions, like unscheduled meetings or ... Good teammates improve workplace The Tennessean Relationships among colleagues can either poison or promote a work climate. How we treat each other often goes a long way toward job satisfaction and improving motivation and energy in the workplace. 1. Be courteous to others. Negative emotions toward ... Exclusive: HR workers yearn for responsibility HRmagazine.co.uk A survey of nearly 1,800 HR professionals both in the UK and globally, seen exclusively by HR, found 35% wanted more work responsibilities and believed they could contribute more, while 31% wanted to accelerate or fast-track their career development.
Wednesday May 8, 2013
Top HR executive talks about the importance of leadership Federal Bureau of Investigation Whether they are agents or professional staff, our employees usually have impressive leadership experiences prior to becoming FBI employees. We view leadership development as a continuous cycle, from your first day on the job to the day you retire. Time off for a while – or forever? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Since her hiring, all her employment related communication was handled by a particular HR person who spoke the same language as the employee and translated all the necessary forms. Kind of a precarious situation, and one can almost see trouble coming ... Canada's Top Employers Named In 2013 Randstad Survey Huffington Post Canada The company that just posted record-high earnings has also been named Canada's best employer, for the second year in a row. Human resources services company Randstad placed WestJet atop its list of most attractive Canadian employers for 2013, based ... 4 In 5 Employers Penalize, Reward To Coax Better Health Forbes More than 80 percent of the nation's large employers are moving to a penalties and rewards to coax their employees to better health, a new study by the national employer group, Midwest Business Group on Health said. (Photo credit: Wikipedia). More than ... 70 per cent of employers hiring workers with disabilities Canadian HR Reporter One-half of Canadian employers have a policy that encourages the hiring of people with disabilities, according to a Pulse Survey of 454 Canadian HR Reporter readers and members of the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA). And nearly ... StatsCan warns employees not to make personal comments StarPhoenix "Employees are personally responsible for the content they publish online through any social media, even if the comments are made outside working hours - particularly if they identify themselves as Statistics Canada or Government of Canada employees ...
Monday May 6, 2013
Five Tips for Mental Health Wellness at Work Huffington Post Canada Next week is Mental Health Week; so it seems like a great time to be reflecting on, and talking about, mental health in the workplace. The Canadian Mental Health Commission released a voluntary National Standard for Psychological Safety and Health in ... More employers are adding mobile career websites The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Before using a mobile app such as Indeed or Simply Hired, first try to apply directly to an employer's corporate career site. While mobile job search apps help you quickly apply to many employers, a job application collected by the employer is more ... Jeans at work, unlimited vay-k: Employers turn up perks The News Journal An annual report on employee benefits by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that 57 percent of employers offered workers the option of telecommuting last year, up from 53 percent in 2011. "People are working more hours of the day on the ... Workplace policies get flexible Poughkeepsie Journal Employee perks like these may seem like a stretch, but casual, flexible and fun workplace policies are becoming commonplace as companies compete to recruit top talent, as technology breaks down the barriers between personal and professional lives, and ... HR execs find millennials have a low professional IQ The Courier-Journal "It's behavior that may be completely appropriate outside the interview," said Jaime Fall, vice president of the HR Policy Association. "The interview is still a traditional environment." Fall and other HR executives say quirks are displayed by about ... Canadians believe employers discriminate against older applicants Vancouver Sun Nearly three-quarters of Canadians believe workplaces are shunning older job applicants based solely on their age, a worrisome finding given labour force trends in Canada. In a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid exclusively for Postmedia News, 74 per cent ...
Thursday May 2, 2013
Is HR your hidden strategic asset? Washington Technology (blog) This was in my mind when I accepted the opportunity to moderate a panel at an event sponsored by the human resources group, WTPF, a business forum for HR professionals. WTPF used to stand for Washington Technical Personnel Form when it was ... How do you actually get into HR? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) It's great that many young people are now making a conscious decision to go into human resources. To me, that speaks volumes about how far the profession has come now that few people these days "fall into" HR or end up working in HR because they ... Top 10 mistakes employers make that lead to employment-related litigation Dentistry IQ Employers across the nation are served with lawsuits from former employees nearly every day. Examples of the wrongdoings former employees claim include that the termination was unlawful, that he or she was harassed, or that the employer failed to pay ... HR to engage senior employees: Lifelong training benefits have no age limit Toronto Star Employees are going to remain in your workforce through their 60s, into their 70s and beyond. If your most experienced employees are your mentors, doesn't it make sense that they stay up to date with current trends so they can spot competitive ... Boss offers employees pay rise for getting tattoo of company logo Metro A New York real estate agency is helping its employees get ahead by offering staff a pay rise in return for them getting a tattoo of the company logo. Rapid Realty employees are being offered a quick, if not a little painful, way to climb the pay grade ... Why your HR department needs a major reboot Fortune We've launched a hackathon with our friends at CIPD because we believe HR can play a hugely positive role in helping companies to become adaptable at their core. I've always loved this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "There are always two parties ...
Wednesday May 1, 2013
How do separation payments impact employees on EI maternity/parental leave? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Employees who are off on maternity or parental leaves normally have the right to return to work after the end of their leave. However, this right is not absolute. If for legitimate business reasons there is no longer a position to return to, and no ... Employers fume as Ottawa tightens foreign worker rules Globe and Mail It is also eliminating the most controversial aspect of that program, which allowed employers to pay foreign workers up to 15 per cent less than the average comparable wage in the region, provided the firm could show it also pays that lower wage to ... Something rotten at Joe Fresh Canadian HR Reporter (blog) What does the collapse of a factory a world away have to do with HR in Canada? Plenty. In many organizations, responsibility for CSR lies within the HR department — and for good reason. Many workers — especially younger workers — have said that CSR ... All Work & No Relaxation Makes Henry Unproductive: Practical Steps for Employers Business 2 Community I think we can all agree that some work stress is good and productive, but there is a fine line. Take Henry, an adrenaline hungry businessman with his own company. Piles of paper are stacking up on his desk, deadlines are creeping past and employee ... Yahoo Doubles Maternity Leave for Employees - Mashable Mashable Two months after Yahoo restricted employees' work-from-home option, it is giving its workers another perk: more paid leave for new parents. Yahoo is doubling the amount of paid leave time that new mothers are eligible to take, from eight weeks to 16 ... Where Have All The Facebookers Gone? Employee Retention v. Promoting Entrepreneurship Forbes In a 2011 presentation at Startup School, Facebook Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his position on employee retention abundantly clear: if people want to work at startup for a year or two and then pursue a business idea of their own, more ...
Tuesday April 30, 2013
Employment agreements avoid awkward hiring situations Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Why do employers persist in presenting brief "offer letters" that set out key terms of the employment relationship and conclude by saying "you will be required to sign an employment agreement before you start" or something to that effect? Not only is ... Executive Officer Injury Claims: Employers Can Fall Into "The Gap" Between Workers' Compensation and General Liability Insurance Mondaq News Alerts (registration) One employer fell almost one million dollars into this "coverage gap" and the Ontario Court of Appeal won't make their insurer pay. On March 28, 2013 the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in the case of Sam's Auto Wrecking Co. Ltd. (Wentworth Metal) v ... How To Make Your Employees As Unproductive As Possible Forbes In another company, the policies around leave, vacation and work hours were so strict, and so rigorously enforced, that many employees – especially young parents and people who had health issues or family requiring care – simply lied about why they ... HR Technology: A Revolution for the World of Work Forbes H.R. is a science because there are ways to measure talent, skills and compatibility that can take some of the guesswork out of the process and dramatically increase the odds of success. The science side of this equation is where you find most of the H ... Skills gap hindering growth for UK employers, PwC report finds HRmagazine.co.uk Laura Hinton, HR consulting partner at PwC, said: "UK businesses are struggling with a widening mismatch between the skills of their workforce and the skills they need to achieve strong growth. "There needs to be a joint approach to addressing the ... When logic fails, blame your employees Canadian HR Reporter (blog) In doing so, he indirectly pointed the finger of blame at HR for poor orientation and training of all the new staff they had to hire for their recent acquisitions. Acquisitions, no doubt, that provided more feathers in the caps of Ellison and the CFO ...
Monday April 29, 2013
Regulatory HR bill in Ontario passes second reading Canadian HR Reporter The bill that would see HR professionals regulated in a manner similar to accountants in Ontario passed second reading in the Ontario legislature on April 25. Bill 32, An Act respecting the Human Resources Professionals Association, is sponsored by ... Employers must take proactive approach to integrating immigrants Financial Post Employers have a responsibility to look for talent within Canada first and to integrate immigrants into their workforce. It's the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do, and with the predicted changes in our demographics, it's the necessary ... More Punitive Damages Mondaq News Alerts (registration) View Popular Related Articles on Employment and HR from Canada. Compensation For Injuries Sustained During Sex On Business Trip. Back in July 2012, we covered "PVYW v Comcare" (No 2), [2012] FCA 395, which concerned an employee in the HR ... The truth about workplace wellness programs: Everybody wins The Hill (blog) Workplace wellness programs have been critical elements of many employer sponsored healthcare coverage offerings for over a decade. Recently however these programs have come under groundless criticism as nefariously motivated discrimination which ... The Differences Between Big Business and Small Business HR Business 2 Community Will your human resources degree mean more to your future in a big business or small? You need the degree for both, but the type and size of business may pull on different strengths and abilities. Workforce strategy key for public-sector HR PersonnelToday.com The way local government manages its services continues to be challenged by austerity, but public-sector HR professionals are perfectly placed to drive that change. Martin Couzins returns from the Public Sector People Managers' Association's 2013 ...
Friday April 25, 2013
When HR meets economics Business Standard The finance head does the same; and so do the production head and the rest - except the human resources (HR) head. He quotes a figure, but says it's difficult to calculate the return on investment on HR budgets because quantifying what HR does ... CHRPs in Alberta earning higher base salary Canadian HR Reporter Holders of the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation have a higher median annual base salary and are more likely to hold management positions, according to a survey by the Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA). Young jobseekers are using 'text-speak' when applying for roles, employers say ... Metro Young people are locking themselves out of the jobs market by turning up late for interviews or communicating with employers in text speak, according to a report. Businesses are also reporting candidates have unrealistic expectations, with some ... Canadians earning more than last year, StatsCan says CBC.ca Employees across Canada are earning bigger gross pay than they did a year ago, but earnings of people working in the accommodation and food services sector have dropped, according to Statistics Canada. The findings, released Thursday, come from the ... The HR Space: Recalling Employees From Work-From-Home Arrangements Mondaq News Alerts (registration) The CEOs at top tech companies have received attention over their policies allowing employees to work from home. While some companies insist that working from home motivates people to work responsibly, quickly and with high quality, others prefer their ... Manitoba introduces legislation to remove barriers for people with disabilities Canadian HR Reporter The government of Manitoba has introduced new legislation that would remove barriers for people with disabilities, with the goal of having a fully accessible province, said Family Services and Labour Minister Jennifer Howard.
Thursday April 25, 2013
Want to keep younger employees? You've got to play by their rules Globe and Mail I think another massive difference is the need for transparency among the millennial employee population. It is not ok for the big bosses to have little quiet meetings and to keep things from the employee base. There used to be an acknowledged ... Unionized LCBO employees set May 17 strike deadline CTV News Unionized workers of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have set a May 17 strike deadline, meaning workers could walk off the job just before the Victoria Day long weekend. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union, which represents more than 7,000 ... How to Hire Big Employees as a Small Company Forbes Entrepreneurs and employees have very different mentalities. Often, entrepreneurs go about recruiting as if they were recruiting clones of themselves. Instead, to successfully attract job seekers to the position, you must learn to think like an employee. Two-thirds of administrative professionals say workload increasing: Survey Canadian HR Reporter Despite a growing workload, job satisfaction among Canadian administrative professionals is high, at 83.5 per cent, according to two surveys released by Purolator. Four in five HR professionals believe administrative professionals are taking on more ... Workplace Accidents Are Hundreds Of Times More Likely To Kill Americans Than Terrorist Attacks Huffington Post A growing chorus of labor advocates are trying to drum up attention this week for an issue that often goes ignored: workplace safety. Hazardous conditions in many of the country's factories and workplaces get far less attention from the media and the ... 8 steps to preventing workplace injuries News10.net April is National Occupational Healthcare month and U.S. Health Works is out among America's workforce trying to help prevent injuries in the workplace. Whether at a desk or on a construction site, injuries can occur in any setting. But fortunately ...
Wednesday April 24, 2013
Employers need to address generational differences: Survey Benefits Canada "With the Canadian workforce spanning four generations, employers must realize that the 'one-size-fits-all approach' to managing people is ineffective," says John Cardella, chief people officer at Ceridian Canada. "The survey points to rewards and ... Employers must take proactive approach to integrating immigrants Financial Post Immigrants have many of the skills employers need. Rather, it is a failure to make the connections between employers and immigrants. Employers not only need to be connected, they need to want to be connected, to the available local talent — whether ... One-half of employers say ideal turnover is 10 per cent or less: Survey Canadian HR Reporter Nearly one-half of employers in the United States believe their ideal turnover would be 10 per cent or less, according to the survey conducted by AMA Enterprise. One-fifth (19 per cent) consider it 10 to 20 per cent, and almost one-third (29 per cent ... Recruit the best employees for your startup with these 5 steps Financial Post Quality, talented employees are critical to the success of a small business. Startups just don't have the time to invest in employees who may or may not perform up to expectations. As a result, recruiting the right kind of people is crucial to keeping ... Spectre of workplace alcohol tests hang over employees The Guardian (blog) While employers will see alcohol testing as being beneficial for reasons that include safety considerations, productivity at work, and an employee's own welfare, arguments against include the invasion of a worker's privacy. One common argument against ... Technical skill gaps just part of the capability challenge Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Claudine Kapel is principal of Kapel and Associates Inc., a Toronto-based human resources and communications consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of compensation and total rewards programs. For more information, visit ...
Tuesday April 23, 2013
What exactly are HR best practices? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Of course, we must be doing something right, having just been included among the 100 Best Workplaces in Canada for 2013, according to the Great Place to Work Institute. And speaking of Carswell, we actually sell a line of books we refer to as HR "Best ... Termination of employees--what both sides should know about mitigation Oilsands Review In a termination without cause scenario, the employer must provide the employee with "common law" reasonable notice of termination, or make a payment to the employee in lieu of that notice, unless there is an enforceable employment contract expressly ... I abhor smoking, but… Canadian HR Reporter (blog) (See "Smokers need not apply," on page 1 of the May 6 issue of Canadian HR Reporter.) Those are hard words to type, because I get it. I understand completely why an employer would want to limit its workforce to non-smokers. I don't need to pull out ... Firms need good company culture to succeed, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh says Milwaukee Journal Sentinel After writing the book on how company culture can lead to success, the chief executive of online retail giant Zappos.com has set his sights on building a sense of community in Las Vegas and shared his vision Sunday during the final day of Young ... Yahoo CEO Reaffirms Decision to Prohibit Telecommuting CIO When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced she was sacking the company's telecommuting program, her office deferred questions about the decision to a corporate spokesperson with a typical nonresponsive response about the matter: the company does ... Managing Stress in the Workplace Huffington Post April is Stress Awareness Month (yes, there is such a thing!), and although stress finds its way into our lives in a range of capacities, we undoubtedly find it most often in the workplace. From piles of projects to deadlines, to pleasing clients and ...
Monday April 22, 2013
HR at the breaking point? No way Canadian HR Reporter (blog) We all recall Fast Company editor Keith Hammonds' 2005 article "Why he hate HR." I blogged a response and set up a debate with him for our association who first said yes, and then cancelled on the basis that this was "old news," which I argued would ... Employee Or Independent Contractor‎ Mondaq News Alerts How can you be sure the independent contractor you have retained will not be considered an employee? In a post last year we outlined the importance of the distinction, the consequences if you get it wrong... 7 Common Excuses That Prevent an Employee From Being Great Forbes It's usually easier to come up with an excuse than it is to actually get something done. I've learned that many employees have the potential to be great, but they let excuses get in the way of their true potential. As a leader, it's important to ... To Boost Efficiency, Rethink Company Culture Terra.com But rapid growth and hiring in the early years of Grasshopper, the virtual phone system for small companies that he co-founded in 2003 with David Hauser, led to a ballooning payroll and a staff of employees who were a poor cultural fit. Ten years later ... Hiring difficult thanks to skills gap, according to HR poll Sacramento Business Journal Almost half the open positions in California are either completely new or are jobs with newly added duties that place a greater emphasis on applied skills, according to a new poll by the Society for Human Resource Management. Kathy Robertson: Senior ... HR departments turn to social networking technology for recruitment Fresh Business Thinking The results are from SilkRoad's The State of Talent Management 2013, a white paper based on eight surveys issued to 5,753 professionals in the HR industry in 2012. The paper focuses on social media and talent management, learning and compliance, ...
Friday April 19, 2013
The 10 Cities With The Best Employee Engagement Forbes "Charlotte has the highest ratio of highly engaged employees–70.7%," says Greg Harris, president and chief executive of Quantum Workplace, a company that provides tools and strategic advice to improve employee engagement, organizational culture, Public sector HR: reasons to be confident The Guardian (blog) The mood of euphoria which accompanied the Olympics now seems a distant memory, but HR professionals need to sharpen some skills to play this new role effectively. However, over and above this, HR professionals need the confidence to shed finally the ... Want To Be A More Productive Employee? Get on Social Networks Forbes Two recent studies suggest that plugging into social apps and networks makes employees more productive at work. The studies – one by the start-up "Big Data" firm Evolv-on-Demand and the other by a Wharton Business School professor – each tracked ... Legislation Preventing Employers From Asking for Facebook Passwords Defeated U.S. News & World Report Employers are still allowed to ask for employees' social media passwords after a late amendment failed. A last-minute proposed amendment to the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act that would have made it illegal for employers or the federal ... Employers avoiding the long-term unemployed, headhunter says Los Angeles Times The nation's economy is coming back and many employers are cautiously staffing up, but they're not often hiring people who have been out of work for a long time, according to a headhunter firm. "The longer one is out of work, the more difficult it ... Two-thirds of marketing, advertising firms not offering internships: Survey Canadian HR Reporter More than two-thirds (67 per cent) of Canadian advertising and marketing executives said their agency or firm does not offer an internship program, according to a survey by staffing firm the Creative Group. However, among companies that offer ...
Thursday April 18, 2013
HR Vendors: Is It Time to Stop Talking About Big Data? Smart Data Collective Many HR businesses certainly think big data is cool. They recognize the opportunity it provides, and many have the potential to provide big data solutions. Most vendors collect data from their customers, and by combining it with data from client and/or ... 3 Biggest Hiring Mistakes Employers Make Business Insider When new hires don't work out, they end up costing companies a lot of money. This can be especially hurtful in a small-business environment. Making a bad hiring decision not only hurts your business's bottom line, it has a negative impact on your ... Employers in denial about insider threat to data security Network World Survey results released recently by the UK office of network security provider LogRhythm, headquartered in Boulder, Colo., found that nearly half (44 percent) the 1,000 employers polled said they trusted their employees not to access confidential ... Employers nervous about Ottawa's rush to reform foreign-worker program Globe and Mail Faced with continuing criticisms that foreigners are taking jobs away from Canadians, the Conservative government is rushing to make reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, with officials working to include changes in the upcoming budget bill. New Initiatives From The WSIB In 2013 Mondaq News Alerts The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ("WSIB") is in a state of flux, with many changes happening now and more on the horizon. In order to keep you up-to-date on the most recent workers' compensation initiatives, this update provides... Immigrants stimulate trade growth, innovation in Saskatchewan: Report Canadian HR Reporter People who come to Saskatchewan from abroad drive more trade with their home countries and help to diversify the province's economic growth, according to a Conference Board of Canada report. "Regardless of relative wealth, presence of a trade office, ...
Wednesday April 17, 2013
RBC only one of many Canadian employers misusing temporary migrant workers Toronto Star Though little discussed, after Alberta, Ontario holds second place for employers hiring temporary migrant workers through the TFWP. In addition to IT workers, large numbers of temporary migrant engineers of various specialties were being used by ... What employers want in college grads CBS News For quite awhile now, the liberal arts have been getting pummeled as a field of study. If you listen to the critics, including some state governors, it would be easy to believe that anybody who majors in philosophy, anthropology or history ... CEO reruns: When the devil you know makes sense Fortune That's because companies work meticulously on their succession plans. At least, well-managed ones do. "If you see a board starting to tackle the question of CEO succession about a year out from normal retirement, you can almost be sure that they are ... Trust in business has never been so damaged, says CIPD chief executive HRmagazine.co.uk The HR profession needs to work together with finance to better understand corporate values, improve corporate culture and help repair trust in business, according to CIPD chief executive, Peter Cheese (pictured). Speaking last night at an event ... Cyberattacks A Mounting Challenge For Employers Mondaq News Alerts In a recent panel discussion, one of the speakers was a so-called "ethical hacker" - a hacker-turned-protector of employers' confidential information. As someone at the forefront of cyberattacks, the ethical hacker's opinion was that there are two ... CFOs primarily focused on cost control, market share Canadian HR Reporter "Many companies were forced to operate as lean as possible during the recession, and the finance function was required to closely manage resource allocations," said David King, Canadian president of Robert Half Management Resources. "CFOs don't want ...
Tuesday April 16, 2013
Penalties for non-compliance Canadian HR Reporter (blog) As a consultant in human resources information systems (HRIS) and payroll — or as a freelance writer — much of my time is spent providing people with information related to source deduction and employment standards... Employers need to be clear in termination letters Hamilton Spectator If you are not in a union, the law does not require the employer to provide you any reason at all for the termination of your employment. Most termination letters will indicate you are either being terminated with cause or without cause. If you are... Sex jokes driving interest in HR? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) It doesn't seem very strategic, but a number of issues related to start-up companies have recently hit the Internet. It makes one look at HR from points of view other than the large-company situations we often expect are driving strategy ... How Compliance and HR Can Get It Together Compliance Week (subscription) Compliance and human resources have always had a love-hate relationship. Now some companies are finding that getting them aligned can yield large benefits for both functions and improve the organizational culture. That's no easy task, however. At many ... Employers vote to stand up and be counted on absence Fresh Business Thinking What's more, almost half of employers (48%) even appear prepared to go as far as publishing their absence stats in their annual report and accounts, with over a quarter (27%) already doing so - suggesting the emergence of a far more open work culture ... Over 60s must keep working as Britain 'is running out of workers' Telegraph.co.uk "Over time there will be a whole set of jobs where employers need experienced older workers and a firm that doesn't change its attitude to older workers will be left behind." According to the Department for Work and Pensions, employers will need to ...
Monday April 15, 2013
Myers-Briggs personality test embraced by employers, not all psychologists The Seattle Times Myers-Briggs personality test embraced by employers, not all psychologists. The legacy of the Myers-Briggs psychological assessment is reaching the end of the family line. The youngest heirs don't want it. And it's not clear whether organizations ... The HR Space: Employers Now Responsible For Job Training Costs Mondaq News Alerts In the Budget, the Government declared that it would be reshaping the existing Labour Market Agreements that currently provide funding for skills and job training to underemployed Canadians who are ineligible for Employment Insurance. Instead of ... Smart telecommuting policies create happy and productive workers News & Observer Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer created a national controversy two months ago by announcing that the company will ban telecommuting and require all employees to work in the office. Best Buy quickly followed suit, spawning widespread debate about the future ... How HR can use CRM as a model for workforce analytics TechTarget For many HR leaders, getting to big data analysis seems a distant target, as current workforce analytics initiatives yield only moderate results for meaningful insights. Consider the recent findings by talent assessment provider SHL, which surveyed ... Employers Use Free Food, Perks To Keep Best Staff Investor's Business Daily Free coffee in the morning, ping-pong and Frisbee in the afternoon and happy hour at night. It's all part of the perks offered lately by some employers. Do such generous perquisites pay off? Annual salary and bonuses inspire performance for most staffers. RBC's CEO apologizes in wake of foreign worker scandal Canadian HR Reporter RBC has issued an apology in the wake of public outrage over a decision to eliminate about 45 jobs and transfer the work to iGate, a company using foreign workers brought into Canada under the federal government's Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The ...
Friday April 12, 2013
How dusty are your employment contracts? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) I always advise employers not to use the same employment contact template for years without having it reviewed by an employment lawyer. This applies even if it was originally drafted by an employment lawyer. While some have accused… Supplier Facing OHSA Charges Alleging That Machine Unsafe Mondaq News Alerts (registration) Canada: Supplier Facing OHSA Charges Alleging That Machine Unsafe. 11 April 2013. Article by Adrian Miedema. We don't often hear of Occupational Health and Safety Act charges against suppliers alleging that their machines or equipment were unsafe for ... One-third of Canadian employers rank talent shortage as most pressing HR ... Canadian HR Reporter Canadian employers continue to worry about a shortage of talent, according to a survey by Right Management. One-third (33 per cent) of Canadian executives say a shortage of talent at all levels is their most pressing HR concern, found the poll of 2,000 ... UK lags behind in global race to recruit innovative workers HRmagazine.co.uk The UK is falling behind many other countries in the global race to recruit the most innovative workers from abroad, research from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has found. The United States is the most popular destination for ... Daphne Taras: labour codes are behind the times Globe and Mail So it's probably a good thing the former ballet dancer has not only a master's degree in political science and an MBA, but also both a master's in law and a PhD in labour and employment relations. We talked to Dr. Taras about a Conference Board of ... The War on Talent: How Social, Analytics are Reinventing the Art of HR Wired Traditionally the challenge of identifying talent has been silo-ed to the Human Resource (HR) professional, but studies now show that executives at all levels, including the CEO, are focused on drawing out the best in their workforces, identifying the ...
Thursday April 11, 2013
Overtime Class Actions Denied Leave To Appeal Mondaq News Alerts As previously discussed here and here, in 2012 the Ontario Court of Appeal certified two class actions concerning overtime against Canadian banks: Cindy Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia and Dara Fresco v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Both cases ... Your College Major Is a Minor Issue, Employers Say Wall Street Journal (blog) "There's been a big disconnect between what employers say to educators and what the public and policy leaders believe matters in college," says Carol Geary Schneider, president at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, an association ... A Woman's Workplace Revolution Huffington Post (blog) Sandberg's publicity is shedding light on an undeniable fact: that when it comes to women's career advancement across all income levels, the workplace is in need of a policy revolution. A true "workplace revolution" has very different meanings for ... Retiree health benefits: Facing extinction? MarketWatch In the survey, 71% of responding companies said subsidized health-care benefits for retirees would not be important to attracting and retaining employees in three to five years. "Twenty or 30 years from now, people won't know what you mean when you say ... Four CEOs Who Have Created the 'Coolest' Work Culture PolicyMic One study of leading CEOs found that employees value CEOs who invest in corporate culture. One executive consultant noted, "Employees want to work at places where they can grow their skills and flourish in ways other than picking up a pay check." ... Saskatchewan records 60 workplace deaths; highest in three decades Victoria Times Colonist The report says based on 2012 statistics, "Saskatchewan holds the frightening position of being second worst in Canada" for workplace injuries behind only Manitoba. The highest number of deaths was in the construction industry with 14 fatalities.
Wednesday April 10, 2013
What does it take to get to the top in HR? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Many HR practitioners have the ambition — or perhaps the dream — of someday becoming a chief human resources officer (CHRO) or equivalent. However, there just aren't enough executive positions to go around. Therefore, not everyone is going to make ... Top employers for Canadians over 40 for 2013 Globe and Mail Mediacorp awards acknowledge companies that offer innovative programs to assist older workers as they transition to life after work. Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC), Lacombe, Alta. Credit intermediation; 550 employees. Actively seeks ... States Rush to Ban Employers from Asking for Social Media Passwords TIME (blog) The local ACLU's outcry eventually inspired Maryland's state lawmakers to pass the nation's first ban on employers asking current or prospective employees for such usernames or passwords. After that statute got put on the books last May, six other ... Five questions that can help optimize the value of bonuses Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Delivering bonus payments can be quite invigorating for an organization. After all, having an incentive plan yield payouts can be a cause for celebration in and of itself, especially given how challenging the past few years have been for many organizations. What privacy rights do I have in the workplace? Los Angeles Times Although the Constitution speaks of a "reasonable" expectation of privacy, this is largely not applicable at private employers. Courts are still sifting through the changes that technology has caused in the workplace and figuring out what employers can ... Should Employers Start Tracking Their Workers' Grocery Shopping? ThinkProgress In an attempt to lower health care costs, employers are getting creative with new initiatives to encourage their workers to make healthy choices. CVS made headlines last month when the national chain announced a new policy to require its employees to ...
Tuesday April 9, 2013
Severance Packages: A Guide for Employers [Infographic] Business 2 Community In 2012, a whopping 44 percent of Americans were dissatisfied with their jobs. What's more: many report being afraid to quit their jobs to find something better. That's a lot of unhappy workers, but the solution may lie with employers themselves. If ... Job applicants and social media: Employers take 'eyes wide shut' approach Minnesota Public Radio MINNEAPOLIS — In today's sluggish economy, job candidates might be nervous about efforts by potential employers to look for them on social networking websites like Facebook or Twitter. Unless job applicants have strict settings on their social media ... RBC caught in foreign worker flap Canadian HR Reporter (blog) This is not a fun day to be in the HR department at RBC, the nation's largest bank. Over the weekend, the CBC broke a story, headlined "RBC replaces Canadian staff with foreign workers." The bank is letting 45 IT support employees go and outsourcing ... Canadian Human Rights Commission launches online complaint tool Canadian Employment Law Today (subscription) The Canadian Human Rights Commission has launched an online complaint assessment tool, an interactive, self-service questionnaire that helps people determine if a discrimination complaint is valid and should be formally filed. According to its Annual ... Workplace Diversity Hindered By Failure To Communicate, Study Says Huffington Post Workplace diversity continues to elude many white male managers, according to a new survey by the Greatheart Leader Labs in Seattle. But the reason why diversity stalls isn't as black-and-white as you may think, the report says. In a survey of roughly ... Engagement special: do SMEs need to 'get' engagement? HRmagazine.co.uk Kay Heald, an HR consultant who works with SMEs in the Shropshire region, says: "Most small firms probably ought to focus on engagement more, but they either see it as abstract, or reject it as something they don't need. They're often run by ...
Monday April 8, 2013
As employers push efficiency, the daily grind wears down workers Los Angeles Times Employers once wanted long-term relationships with their workers. At many companies, that's no longer the case. Businesses are asking employees to work harder without providing the kinds of rewards, financial and psychological, that were once routine. The HR Space: Punitive Damages Awards In Wrongful Dismissals Mondaq News Alerts The Supreme Court of Canada made it clear in its 2008 decision in Honda Canada v. Keays that punitive damages awards in wrongful dismissal cases are available only in exceptional circumstances. The employer's conduct in the course of termination must ... Can HR Managers think like Economists? Forbes Here is a common problem I discussed with the Chief HR Officer of a large telecommunications provider last week. This HR leader believes that their company's ability to innovate is driven primarily by the technical skills and capabilities of its workforce. Key Metrics Every HR Leader Should Know Human Resource Executive Online HR professionals often are not as respected as their colleagues in finance when it comes to data-based decision making, so let's take a look at the key metrics every HR leader should know to help business outcomes through people. By Tony Ashton. Friday ... HR Tech: Big data will enable HR to make better decisions PersonnelToday.com With 1.8 zettabytes - that's 1.8 trillion gigabytes - of data being produced each year, HR teams need to understand the scale of the data being produced, as well as the speed at which it is being created and the range of data points from which that ... Diversity and Inclusion: Creating a diverse workplace environment Examiner.com Edwards seeks justice for every minority and female contractor seeking inclusion on local projects. Diversity can also extend to communication preferences and personalities of employees in the workplace. Human resource managers can train management to ...
Friday April 5, 2013
Diversity Not Just a Human Resources Function Anymore Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Many business organizations today are experiencing "diversity fatigue." This is due to disappointing results from all of the diversity initiatives and programs that human resources managers have in place. At the same time, some businesses are ... Why Employers Ask Unusual Interview Questions [infographic] PayScale Career News You don't have to be Einstein to get a potential employer's attention. If you have deductive reasoning skills, you're already a step ahead. In fact, 71 percent of employers admitted that emotional intelligence is more important to them than IQ. Check ... HR Sings the Blues CFO.com Magazine (blog) As I predicted, my previous blog post, "Finance Should Run HR," sparked an avalanche of hate mail. Various commenters called the post poor, bad, laughable, out of touch, gross and misinformed, a waste of time, insulting, offensive, and misguided. Public sector earning 12 per cent more than private sector Canadian HR Reporter Public sector workers at the federal, provincial and municipal level across Canada earned wages 12 per cent higher, on average, than their private sector counterparts in 2011, according to a report from think-tank the Fraser Institute. "At a time when ... Saskatchewan court upholds 'reasonable' non-compete agreement Canadian Employment Law Today (subscription) Lozinski's employment contract with Rawlco contained non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality clauses, including a directive that if Lozinski left Rawlco, he would not be able to compete against the company within a 100-kilometre radius of ... Workplace mental health awareness needs further improvement Workplace Savings & Benefits Entitled Mental health problems in the workplace, changes in employers' knowledge, attitudes and practices in England 2006-2010, the paper stated: "We expected findings to inform communication with employers about the support they may need to create ...
Thursday April 4, 2013
Why Employers Need to Watch the Mike Rice Basketball Bully Video Forbes Employers know workplace bullying is more than an issue; it's a liability. Here's what Sharon Perella, a New York-based attorney who represents management, told the Insurance Journal, "I believe this is the new claim that employers will deal with. This ... What's in a name? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Specialists in a few areas of what we might refer to as human resources management sometimes argue they aren't even part of the HR profession — even if they do happen to fall under the HR function in many cases. Payroll is one thing, which really isn't ... Washington Bill Would Allow Employers To Seek Workers' Facebook Passwords CBS Local The Associated Press reported last year that some employers around the country were asking applicants for their social media information. In 2012 and this year, seven states banned employers from asking job applicants and employees for their social ... UK employees demotivated due to leadership "crisis" HRmagazine.co.uk The research did show that UK leaders have taken some positive steps to improve flexibility and tackle motivation. For example, the number of leaders able to use four or more styles has climbed by 6% since 2005. And, by contrast, the proportion of ... Visual impairment no barrier in workplace Elmira Star-Gazette The survey reveals that many employers still believe that people who are blind or visually impaired are unable to perform adequately in the workplace and that accommodations are too costly. Around half of the respondents believe that there are few jobs ... Employers 'want default retirement age reinstated' Thomson's Online Benefits Employers are calling for the default retirement age to be reinstated, new research has indicated. Almost half of respondents in a survey by global law firm Eversheds said that they would like to see the return of the default retirement age ...
Wednesday April 3, 2013
5 Tips for Making Workplace Policy Changes Work The National Law Journal But while policy changes in the workplace aren't always popular, there is an art to executing a smooth—and successful—transition. Whether you're rewriting the company's rules on cybersecurity, paid time off, or social media, says Atkins, "The ... Full-time workers less likely to volunteer Canadian HR Reporter The extent to which Canadians do unpaid volunteer work for organizations is affected by their working arrangements, according to a Statistics Canada study. In 2010, about one in five full-time workers aged 25 to 54 volunteered five or more hours per ... True Life Experiences of Remote Workers: HR Professionals Tell All Forbes To find out what the experts thought, I talked with well-respected professionals, including Paul Belliveau, a seasoned HR advisor and practitioner, who helped me query some pretty smart people who participate in LinkedIn forums. This is what they told me. 8 in 10 employers have maintained or increased community investment budget Canadian HR Reporter Eight in 10 (85 per cent) Canadian companies have maintained or increased their community investment budgets despite the uncertain economic climate of the past five years, according to a survey by the Conference Board of Canada. "The community ... Do Your Employees Even NEED a Social Media Policy? Business 2 Community Social media policies weren't something companies even needed to deal with just a few short years ago. Now they're a hot topic for most HR pros, especially if you're the first one hiring in your company. Setting up an HR Department requires thinking ... Ask The Headhunter: The Talent Shortage Myth PBS When HR personnel are put in charge of hiring new employees, they often rely on database searches, keywords and collecting stacks and stacks of resumes. Headhunting expert Nick Corcodilos says these may not be the most effective strategies to find the ...
Tuesday April 2, 2013
Are retiree benefits viable? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) The Conference Board of Canada estimates annual premiums for retiree benefits average close to $1,000 per year, or about $200 more than premiums for active employees. The Conference Board also notes that accounting changes ... Out Of Work Job Seekers Could Sue Potential Employers in New York City PolicyMic New York City will soon have the nation's most far-reaching laws barring employers from not interviewing out-of-work job applicants, after lawmakers passed legislation in March over a mayoral veto. When the law takes effect in three months, the city ... Can you package someone out instead of investigating misconduct? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Stuart Rudner is an HR lawyer and a founding partner of Rudner MacDonald LLP, a Toronto-based firm specializing in Canadian employment law. He provides clients with strategic advice regarding all aspects of the employment relationship, and represents ... As Supreme Court Weighs DOMA, More Employers Provide Same Sex Benefits Forbes About half, or 47 percent of employers with more than 500 workers made health coverage available to same-sex domestic partners, according to health benefits consultancy Mercer's 2012 survey, with the percentages growing to more than two-thirds of ... Flexible Workspaces: Another Workplace Perk or a Must-Have To Attract Top Talent Forbes BlueWork Singapore Thirty million Americans now work from home at least one day a week, with that number forecast to increase sharply in the coming years, according to the Telework Reseach Network. By 2020, 1 in 3 people will be hired to work online, ... Employers Create the Right Candidate Instead of Waiting for One T+D With an increasing number of areas in which demand for skilled positions is growing much faster than the supply, employers are boosting training programs to "re-skill" workers, according to the research. Forty-one percent of sales employers plan to ...
Monday April 1, 2013
You're quitting? Employers could be blindsided by turnover NBCNews.com Experts say employers appear to have grown pretty complacent about whether their employees will find a better job somewhere else. And even as many bosses have complained about how hard it is to find good workers, few have paid much attention to ... Tech firms bumping up perks to recruit, retain Boston.com s 176-acre campus will be one of the world's largest workplaces. On the outside, many of the new buildings boast striking architectural designs and will collectively be among the most environmentally friendly in the country. Inside, there are walls you ... 6 Easy Tips on How To Handle Employee Grievances Business 2 Community It is the duty and responsibility of every good human resource manager to handle grievances at the workplace. Upset or disengaged employees will limit your ability to deliver the type of customer service experience that creates loyal customers. It is ... Seven Payroll Tips for Small Business Owners Fox Business Having a staff on payroll can seem very commonplace as well as essential to running a small business, but many owners get in trouble with Uncle Sam because they don't understand the complexity of payroll tax law. On the flipside, by not fully ... Workplace Bullying: How to Deal with Intimidation or Harassment at Work EHS Today "Bullying has become an unpleasant fact of life in too many workplace environments. What makes it especially insidious is that it often continues even after someone has left a job, with the bully continuing to make their life difficult by them a poor ... Celebrate some good news in the job market The Tennessean That's according to a Right Management survey of more than 2,000 senior human resource executives in 14 countries from government, non-private and private companies. Among U.S. executives, 52 percent said it will be a year of growth and recovery ...
Thursday March 28, 2013
Life on overload: 'Sandwich generation' sees higher absenteeism, more burnout Globe and Mail More working Canadians are having to care for both their children and elderly relatives, a squeeze that is triggering higher absenteeism, stress and increasing burnout. A new paper, out Wednesday, sheds a light on the prevalence of the so-called ... Employers keen on tech for health promotion Benefits Canada Among the three solutions studied, gamification is the most prevalent (62%) and ranks highest in employers' perception of effectiveness. Thirty-one percent of employers say they will likely adopt one or more new gamification elements in the coming year. Workplace deaths so far this year include five fishermen TheChronicleHerald.ca There have been seven workplace deaths in Nova Scotia so far this year, including the five fishermen lost at sea in February. Although police haven't relinquished the file on the Miss Ally tragedy to the province, a senior Labour official confirmed ... Ending work-at-home – strategically Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Without being inside (and possibly for insiders, too) it's difficult to tell exactly, but both pose questions worth asking about HR strategy. Former Googler, Marissa Mayer — now the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 at 37 — has gotten the most press ... 8 in 10 US employers offer incentives for wellness programs: Survey Canadian HR Reporter Incentives — in the form of both rewards and consequences — are playing an increasingly important role in helping employers drive participation in health programs and encouraging employees to take actions to improve their health, according to new ... New strategy to improve workplace safety Daily Business Buzz How employers and employees can get involved in Nova Scotia's new five-year workplace safety strategy was discussed when Public Service Commission Minister Marilyn More and Workers' Compensation Board CEO Stuart MacLean joined about 500 ...
Wednesday March 27, 2013
Companies Get Strict on Health of Workers New York Times Employers are increasingly trying to lower health care costs by using incentives to persuade workers to make better lifestyle choices, a new survey shows, but what remains less clear is whether a reward is better than a punishment — or whether the ... When does employment end? Canadian HR Reporter (blog) A number of recent postings to this website, as well as to several Canadian HR and payroll related LinkedIn groups, have raised questions about classifying earnings as either income from employment (wages in lieu of notice) or as other income (retiring ... BMO Report: Majority of Canadian Businesses Feel New Hires Require Significant Training Marketwire (press release) The report was conducted via Pollara with a sample of 500 Canadian business owners, conducted between February 25th and March 15th, 2013. The margin of error for this survey is ± 4.4%, 19 times out of 20. Data has been weighted by region and company ... Keeping the party going Canadian HR Reporter (blog) We spend a lot of time with co-workers, usually eight or more hours every day, five or more days per week. That's a lot of time interacting with those people, and it's inevitable that friendships will develop. Many would also agree that … Canada Has Three of the Top 10 Lowest Risk Cities in the World to Recruit Talent Canada NewsWire (press release) "The way businesses now recognize and manage people risk has changed significantly over the last few years," said Richard Payne, who was responsible for preparing the worldwide Index and is Talent and Rewards practice leader for Aon Hewitt in Asia ... Succession planning Business Excellence Magazine There was a time when succession planning was something only companies large enough to employ thousands of people did as part of an overall management development strategy. Since then screeds have been written on the evolution of succession ...
Tuesday March 26, 2013
Tweet felt 'round the workplace NDTV In a cautionary tale of how social media is redefining the workplace, a SendGrid employee's Twitter post during a tech conference last week set off the firestorm that spurred a Change.org petition, attracted a hacker attack, led to the firing of two ... The benefits of a $40000 cashier Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Can you be an employer of choice and pay workers minimum wage? Or, phrased another — albeit harsher — way: Can an organization be successful if it essentially treats its most important assets like replaceable pawns? The HR Space: Temporary Improvements Are Not Enough Mondaq News Alerts (registration) The employee filed an unjust dismissal complaint under section 124 of the Labour Standards Act of Quebec. She claimed her dismissal was disciplinary in nature. The employer argued it was an administrative decision under Quebec employment law. Ottawa opposes cancer mom's EI sickness benefits despite new law Toronto Star A Stratford-area mother diagnosed with breast cancer during maternity leave doesn't know why Ottawa is fighting her claim for employment insurance sickness benefits while, at the same time, heralding a new law aimed at helping parents just like her. Employee Benefits Connect: Employers must consider different generations' needs Employee Benefits Employers should revise the way they deal with employees from different generations, Martha How, reward principal at Aon Hewitt, told delegates at Employee Benefits Connect. She said employers should determine what kind of benefits tomorrow's workers ... How to inject a positive attitude into your workplace BDlive It makes sense that people who feel satisfied, valued and happy fare better at work than those who feel disgruntled or overlooked. To harness the power of positivity, business leaders need make only some small changes to the way they treat their employees.