The Road Less Travelled: Pay Transparency in BC
Employers across BC are walking down a new path this Fall with the implementation of the Pay Transparency Act. If you haven’t heard, on May 11, 2023, the BC government passed the…
The Line in the Sand
Boundaries are funny things. They are the personal and interpersonal rules that you create for yourself, your guidelines around acceptable and unacceptable behaviours. They are unique to you: formed from the array…
The Bright Side of Failure
Are you familiar with the phrase “we all make mistakes?” It’s undeniably true – we all make mistakes, some more than others. How wonderful! Wait, what? Wonderful? Yes, it sounds cliché, but…
The Face Staring Back at Me: Learning to Confront Unconscious Bias
[This week’s blog was written by Flo Follero-Pugh] I loved to draw when I was little. My sister and I would spend hours sketching and colouring pictures, proudly keeping our favourites so…
Let’s do an icebreaker!
So often, those words are met with groans of disappointment, rolled eyes, and commiserating glances or comments with those at our table or on our Zoom screens. Here we go, another 15…
Do Job Titles Matter to Gen Z?
Regardless of the sector you work in, a common theme you probably hear these days is frustration with Generation Z. As we continue to grapple with an incredibly tight labour market – …
Antidotes for Change Fatigue
Since the onset of the pandemic, we've experienced a seemingly constant wave of change - to the way we work, where we work, and how we work. We've seen lines blur or…
The Remote Employee Conundrum
At the height of the pandemic, as remote work was solidifying its prevalence and people were finding themselves able to work from any location, many employers had to decide whether they would…
Creating a Mother-friendly Workplace
March 8 is International Women’s Day! This year’s theme: #EmbraceEquity. Today’s Engaged HR blog addresses an equity-related topic that is predominantly relevant to women: the challenges faced by mothers in the workplace.…
The Six Ts of Virtual Employee Motivation
Are you surprised by the working world of 2023? When COVID-19 began, employers reacted quickly to the reality of telework and virtual work environments. We learned by trial and error, eventually creating…