COVID-19 and the workplace – what’s next?
On March 10 BC announced significant changes to public health orders. It includes the repeal of the BC indoor mask order along with eased restrictions on long-term care visitors, faith gatherings and…
Creating the Great Retention Through Training
Resignation. Great or otherwise, is a disruptive event in the organization’s life. Depending on who the employee is, their resignation could disrupt the entire organizational strategy. Best-case scenario, it means several weeks…
Bullying vs. Conflict – Know the Difference
Over the last decade, there’s been an increasing awareness of the impacts of bullying – from celebrity-endorsed anti-bullying campaigns to legislation addressing the prevention of bullying and harassment at work. While this…
Resistance is Futile: Guiding Your Team through Change
Change is difficult. You’re thinking to yourself, “I’ve seen enough change over this past year and a half to last me a lifetime.” But the other thing about change is
Venting Vs. Intervention: What Do You Want from Me?
Everyone needs to blow off steam sometimes. You’ve been there before: frustration, annoyance, or anxiety builds up, until the only thing that helps is to get whatever is bothering you off your…
Top HR Trends for 2022
It’s that time of the year again when we attempt to predict some of the key trends and challenges facing human resources professionals and organizations in 2022. For 2021 we predicted an…
The Reality of Implementing a Paid Sick Leave
This week Dr Bonnie Henry, BC’s Provincial Health Officer, advised employers to develop business contingency plans that account for as much as 1/3 of their workforce to be off sick in the…
Micromanagement 101: Learning to Let It Go
If there’s anything we’ve learned over the course of the pandemic, it’s the multitude of ways we can keep track of what our teams are doing. Pick a communication tool, any tool:…
Celebrating Your Team – Pandemic Edition!
It’s that time of the year again when workplaces around the country are actively engaged in answering a single question: How do we celebrate the holidays in a meaningful and safe way?…
Workplace Vaccine Mandates Around the World
As vaccination mandates in Canadian workplaces become more prevalent for both federally and provincially regulated sectors in Canada, we thought it would be interesting to learn how other countries and jurisdictions are…