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 tackling the issue of vaccines in the workplace.…
More and more workplaces are either mandated by public health orders or are taking it on themselves to create a workplace vaccination policy which attempts to address privacy, safety, and health considerations. While the public health mandates are clearly understood…
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 of today aren’t just about how to choose…
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…
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 pandemic. In our collective efforts to keep COVID-19…
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 available to them are often limited because they…
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 those will have lessened the numbers coming in…
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 law remains unclear, and governments have yet to…