By Stacy Glass and Kathryn Benson, Sr HR Consultants, HR Options Thinking of a Tuition Assistance Program? The trend for tuition reimbursement is on the rise in Canada and the U.S.. In fact, the majority of the top 50 companies in Canada have some sort of continuing education or scholarship program (http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/canadas-50-best-employers/). We definitely see […]
How I Learned to Love Workplace Investigations
It is Friday afternoon. You are sitting at your desk, sending out a few final emails, finishing up the last of the reference calls on your list and using the remaining minutes to make a list of the candidates you want to call for phone interviews on Monday. The weekend is just moments away when […]
Interview: Tim Baker on HR, Company Culture and Saturday Night Fever..
Tim Baker is a HR & career services Consultant, coach, leader, mentor, connector, story teller, dad, hockey coach, Editor of Learning at The HR Gazette and, according to his Twitter profile, he even once balanced a lawn chair on his nose! Let’s meet Tim.. Editor: Tell us about your personal career history and what brought you […]
Stacy Glass From HR Options Discusses Business Consulting, Team Work and Superman
Our latest interview is with long time friend of The HR Gazette and all-round awesome HR pro, Stacy Glass. Stacy is a Senior Human Resources Consultant with HR Options. The Toronto-based HR guru has a wide range of human resources experience, including expertise in appropriate hiring practices, employment contract creation and enforcement, addressing employee relations issues with counseling […]
Getting to know Kathleen Jinkerson from The Talent Company
The HR Gazette is lucky to have lots of awesome columnists from across the HR world. One of new guest experts is Consultant, Coach. Knowledge Curator and Talent expert Kathleen Jinkerson. Our Editor asks the questions.. Editor: Tell us about your personal career history and what brought you to your current company. KJ: As is often the […]
Interview with Tom Hadley – Talking Immigration Law, Networking and Iron Man
Tom Hadley is a certified HR Leader with a background in global mobility and a passion for games, yoga, golf, and wine. A lover of all things digital and a self-proclaimed social media junkie, Tom is an active blogger. He even writes posts for some online magazine called The HR Gazette.. We decided it was time to get to know […]
Is an unlimited vacation policy right for your Canadian team?
By Stacy Glass & Kathryn Benson, Sr. Human Resources Consultants, HR Options What is the administrative reality of implementing an unlimited vacation policy in Canada? Here are a few things to consider about the importance of tracking vacation time taken in Canada, even if you have an unlimited vacation policy. Canadian legislation states that new […]
Interview: Stephanie Hammerwold Talks About HR for SMBs, Strictly Ballroom and Wonder Woman
The HR Gazette is lucky to have lots of high profile columnists from across the HR world. One of new guest experts is the amazing Stephanie Hammerwold, Owner of Hammerwold & Pershing Consulting, avid reader, writer, road tripper and fan of Wonder Woman. Let’s learn more about Stephanie. Editor: Tell us about your personal career history […]
Accommodating Mental Health Impairments in the Workplace
According to the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), 25% of adults experience a mental health impairment each year.1 Mental health impairments are invisible disabilities in that we cannot necessarily see the signs of the disability. Some employers may see this as a challenge because the accommodation the employee needs is not always obvious. In addition, there […]
Bullying in a Physician’s Workplace: When ’Mean Girls’ Wear Scrubs
“Bullying has been called nursing’s “dirty little secret,” but judging by the numbers, it’s hard to believe it could be kept secret at all.” By Alexandra Wilson Pecci, Health Leaders Media