While there are laws that protect against harassment in the workplace, we have yet to see much that addresses workplace bullying. A new California law requires that employers add training on prevention of abusive conduct to their existing harassment training, which is currently mandated for supervisors at companies with 50 or more employees. Even if […]
Russam GMS grows Executive Search with appointment of John Schonert
Experienced head hunter John Schonert has joined Russam GMS’s Executive Search team as Associate Director. John spent his early career in financial services and advertising before moving into executive search. As an executive recruiter and coach, he has advised a variety of organisations operating in the TMT and manufacturing sectors on their executive talent acquisition […]
Big HR tech meet up happening tonight in Toronto
Learn Best Practices on Employee Feedback Looking ahead to performance review season, join SocialHRCamp sponsor WIRL at Shopify’s brand new Toronto Office to discuss employee feedback best practices with Shopify’s Human Relations Manager Kim Orszulak. Coaches Mic Berman and Gregor Bingham will also be offering insights. 50 HR tech pros have confirmed attendance. Here’s the who’s […]
HR tech interview: Greg Pantelic, Co-Founder, WIRL
The HR Gazette has exclusively caught up with Greg Pantelic, Co-Founder at WIRL (http://www.wirl.ca) one of the sponsors at SocialHRCamp Toronto 2014, to get his insights on the upcoming event. Greg is the Co-Founder of WIRL, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that empowers employees and their organizations through continuous feedback. He is a strategist, mentor and […]
Top HR Content Profiles: Talent Culture
Meghan Biro is the Queen of HR! For the team at The HR Gazette its really that straight forward. Our Editor sums it up well: “If I could only recommend one personality to follow on Twitter it would be Meghan Biro”. Meghan Biro’s company, Talent Culture, publishes frequent and frankly awesome posts on a wide range […]
Top HR Content – Profiles: Fistful of Talent
Fistful of Talent is a group blog that tackles current issues of talent management. You just gotta check this blog out! Seriously.. when you look at the traffic, influencer and and reach stats its really rather impressive! For a self-described “mature” discussion of HR issues, check out Fistful of Talent’s podcasts or download The CYA […]
The dreaded termination process: keeping it as painless as possible
Got to let someone go? Here are a few things to consider to help everything things go as smoothly as possible, Pre-termination Review employees’ files for post-employment obligations. These can range from non-competition agreements to confidentiality agreements. If they exist, make a copy of the agreement to give to departing employees to remind them of their obligations. Get IT involved. […]
Volunteering – the good and bad
Whether your work experience is rich or minimal, there are many advantages, and some disadvantages, of volunteering if you are searching for a new job. This article explores both sides. PROS Learn a new skill Volunteering is a great way to learn or develop a new skill that otherwise may be difficult to obtain. Keep […]
How not to fire an employee
So your management team has decided that its just not working out with an employee? Terminating a member of staff is a difficult process – both legally and emotionally. Many companies get terminations horribly wrong! Here are four ways HR pros can get it wrong when they fire someone, courtesy of the ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg: They […]
Finding and hiring experienced employees
Some estimates indicate that Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) currently account for as much as 46 percent of the Canadian workforce. In addition, according to Statistics Canada, it is likely that one out of every four people in the labour force will be 55 years or over by 2021 (see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-010-x/2011008/part-partie3-eng.htm). With an aging […]