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. As equity is about removing barriers, this conversation…
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…
“No one wants to work anymore.” Have you heard anyone say that lately in passing conversation? Or maybe you’ve even said it yourself? You’re trying to hire. You have good roles available. It was never a problem to find someone…
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,…
On April 12, 2022 Canada will mark Equal Pay day – a day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. The World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap won’t close entirely until 2186. In our opinion that’s too…
Our society is changing, slowly, but changing nonetheless. While trans people have gained measurable legal rights over the past two decades, societal acceptance and workplace inclusion have lagged legislation. As a result, many trans people continue to live in fear…
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 overnight camps for children and youth. The announcement…
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 heightened awareness is good news, it has also…
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 federally regulated sector and may also impact any…