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 […]
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 […]
Why Teamwork is not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
In many of my jobs, I have heard the constant refrain that teamwork is the best way to accomplish anything. I had one boss who told me that I need to stretch out of my comfort zone when I grumbled about the endless push for teamwork. While I do find value in collaborating with others, […]
How to Include Bullying Prevention in Harassment Training
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 […]
HR tech interview: Cheryl Kerrigan, VP of Employee Success, Achievers
We caught up with Cheryl Kerrigan, VP of Employee Success, at Achievers, sponsor and host of SocialHRCamp Toronto 2014, to get her insights on the upcoming event: Editor: Tell us a bit about your personal career history and what brought you to your current company? CK: Prior to joining Achievers, I worked at Eloqua and helped grow […]
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 […]
Achievers Customer Experience Event a Big Success
This week, Acheivers hosted 400 HR professionals at the Achievers Customer Experience event in fabulous Toronto. Bringing together customers, industry analysts and thought leaders The two-day HR Technology conference offered awesome speakers and best practices on the future of Employee Success and how organizations can recruit, retain and inspire their people. The HR Gazette team was in […]
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 […]