Journeyman: It’s A Status, Not A Gender – The HR Gazette interviews Jamie McMillan, a skilled Ironworker/Welder and founder of Journeyman and the Workplace Equality (W.E.) Awareness Ribbon initiative.
Thinking of a Tuition Assistance Program?
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 […]
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
What the First Few Days of Employment Should Look Like
You wrote a good job description, posted ads, screened applicants, created awesome interview questions, checked references and finally hired someone you think will fit in well at your company. Now what? The first few days of employment are really important in building an employment relationship that will last. After all the energy we put into […]
Repairing Your Team’s Broken Windows
Broken windows is a theory in criminology that suggests that if you let little things go they become bigger ones. The theory is based on the observation that the existence of broken windows in a neighbourhood frequently is found in association with other signs of general social fragmentation and disorder, such as property neglect, disrepair, […]
You’re Fired! Tips for Conducting Termination Meetings
In my last post, I offered some tips for conducting exit interviews when an employee voluntarily leaves a job. This week we will tackle what to do when you have to tell an employee they need to go. Terminations are one of my least favorite parts of HR. Even in situations where the employee did […]