Dan Pontefract: Work-Life Bloom

work-life balance

The concept of work-life balance has gained significant attention in recent years due to the increasing demands of work and the fast-paced lifestyle that has become the norm for many employees. It is the responsibility of human resources (HR) leaders to help employees achieve a healthy work-life balance by creating a supportive workplace environment that […]

How to Build a More Inclusive Workplace Culture

Women in business

An inclusive workplace culture has become the norm for most businesses nowadays. Not only does it allow for a more diverse structure of work, but it fosters brand growth by encouraging an environment where everyone can feel welcome and appreciated. Why is it important to incorporate inclusion in your workplace culture? It is vital to […]

What are the Four Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Employee Social Recognition

Workers’ compensation provides financial benefits to individuals who have been injured or become ill as a result of their work. It is designed to help with medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses that may arise from workplace incidents.  If you have been injured at work and you want to be compensated, it’s worthwhile to […]

Shay David: How Chat GPT Will Impact HR and Employees

Chat GPT and HR

In episode 552 of the HRchat show, I talk with Shay David, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO at Retrain.ai, a talent intelligence platform designed to help enterprises hire, retain, and develop their workforce, intelligently. Questions For Shay Include: ChatGPT has put quite a spotlight on generative AI. Although it’s arguably the most impressive chatbot yet, how does […]

HRchat Podcast Special: International Women’s Day

International Women's Day

Last week, the HR Gazette team, along with the awesome folks at Bee Happy HR, The Women in Biz Network, and Times Change Women’s Employment Service, hosted a meetup in downtown Toronto. In the build-up to International Women’s Day, the focus of the event was Empowering Women in Business. Held at the Xero office, the evening included lots of networking […]

Stephen Chu: ROI of Employee Development

workforce education programs

HR leaders should encourage workforce education programs as a way to attract, retain, and develop top talent, address skills gaps, create a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability. By investing in workforce education programs, organizations can build a competitive workforce that is better equipped to meet the challenges […]

Steve Holder: Adopting a Skills-Based Approach

Business is transforming at a faster pace than ever. It is no longer possible, says today’s guest, to hire your way to success or to rely on the locked-in structures of roles and traditional career paths. To ensure your people and their capabilities evolve in support of your business needs you must look deeper and […]

Fostering an Ethical Environment

DEI strategy

How HR Leaders Can Foster a Professional Ethics Environment The pace with which the contemporary workplace has been changing has been magnificent. The days are long gone when employees were just working machines and worked without any benefits or even some were victims of unethical situations in the workplace. Today employees have their own demands […]

Social Recruiting: Everything You Need to Know

Business Networking

Recruiting has taken a huge step forward and changed its familiar systems drastically. In-person interviews are replaced with virtual ones, and ads in newspapers are pushed out by online posts. You can’t ignore the transformation of recruiting processes. Moreover, you need to keep up with the trends and go in the same direction to grow […]