“I still have music in me!” Did you watch the movie The Intern? In this heartwarming comedy, former executive Ben (Robert de Niro) accepts a role as a “senior” intern at an e-commerce company led by young CEO Jules (Anne…
Despite the steady return to in-person living, employees are still seeing the value in working from home however a key question for employers persists: How do you know if your employees are working productively… or working at all? Remote employee…
As HR professionals we love HR. We love it so much that we often watch a movie or a show just to pick out the HR themes and see how the world of fiction deals with them. Whether you like…
Social Media’s latest buzzword has business leaders scrambling: quiet quitting. The phrase quiet quitting brings to mind images of employees sneaking out the side door never to return, mountains of work left incomplete on their desks. With the Great Resignation…
One of the consistent topics we hear about in recent months is the 4-day work week because let’s face it, we all want to work less and get paid more – a win/win for everyone. But how does it work,…
There is a lot of talk about CEOs who are making the return to office mandatory, regardless of employee situation or request. Elon Musk’s recent emails and tweets requiring employees be in the office a minimum of 40 hours per…
For many, the pandemic meant working from home which created a wonderful opportunity for us to spend more quality time with our pets. They were at our feet, walking across our keyboards and enjoying that extra walk at lunch time.…
On June 3, 2022, Ontario’s right to disconnect law went into effect. The right to disconnect gives employees the ability to disconnect from work and work-related communications when their workday is done. Similar laws are already in place in France,…
Remember the nursery rhyme, “The Farmer in the Dell?” If you played this game as a child, you know how it went: everyone stood in a circle surrounding one kid in the middle - the “Farmer.” As a group, you…
April 24 – 30, 2022 is National Volunteer Week and it is a great time to appreciate your volunteers! They have a number of excellent resources available for you to use as part of your appreciation efforts. Recognition and appreciation…