Impact of the remote workplace on the employee experience
If the words ‘employee experience’ conjure up visions of an organization existing to cater to the needs of its employees, you are not far off the mark. The hybrid and remote workplaces…
Making the Move From COVID-19 to Communicable Diseases Prevention
There have been several comments made in various zoom conversations over the last month about how great it has been to have experienced fewer colds and flus over the course of the…
Reasons to hire an immigrant as your new employee
Around the world Canada is known for its multiculturalism. With that, thousands of competent skilled workers make their way to our country every year only to find that the opportunities that are…
Returning to What Exactly?
As provinces across the country prepare for the grand “restart”, many are considering how to return employees to the workplace. Of course, some workplaces have had employees onsite every day but even…
Tackling vaccine hesitancy in the workplace
A common question we get asked these days is ‘Can I require my employees to be vaccinated?’ and according to legal experts the answer to this question is ‘probably not’, but the…
What a year of WFH has taught us
After navigating the “work from home” reality for more than a year now, you would think that employees would be chomping at the bit to return to the days of being together…
New regulations concerning harassment and violence in the workplace
On January 1, 2021 new regulations concerning harassment and violence in the workplace came into effect as part of the Canada Labour Code. These regulations primarily impact employees who are in the…
How to Ace the Virtual Interview
The interview: one fateful hour for a candidate to convince an interviewer to hire them and for an interviewer to determine if a candidate has what they’re looking for. There is a…
6 Reasons Why Training is Worth Every Penny
Building a solid team takes more than just good hiring practices, it also involves investing in professional development or something many of us simply call “pro-d”. And of all the things that…
When to investigate
A common question we receive from employers centres around the duty to investigate. Not unlike the duty to inquire, the employer’s duty to investigate a workplace complaint is spelled out in many provinces by their respective health and safety legislation and through human rights tribunals.