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Why Policy Manuals Are Still Relevant in Today’s Workplace
In an era where workplace trends seem to change overnight, some organizations question whether policy manuals still deserve a place in their operations. With digital collaboration tools, remote work, artificial intelligence, and evolving employment legislation, many leaders wonder if traditional employee handbooks and policy manuals have become outdated.
Workforce Restructuring: Four Legal Landmines to Consider
While restructuring a business may result in reduced labour costs, it can also attract costly and stressful litigation if poorly handled. Here is a list of four legal landmines to consider when planning a workforce restructuring.
Outsourcing your HR or keeping it In-House? Which way to go and why?
Managing HR without formal HR training or up-to-date knowledge of Employment Standards and human rights legislation can expose a company to costly compliance risks.
Getting on Solid Ground with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
When certain words or phrases are repeated too often without clear definition, they can lose their impact. This is what’s happening with DEI: important, meaningful concepts risk being reduced to corporate buzzwords or clichés.
Who are your culture champions?
A culture champion is someone who understands that company culture—how work gets done—influences leader and team results. A strong workplace culture can contribute to increased employee engagement, retention, alignment, and productivity.
How to Manage Workplace Stress
Stress and anxiety are omnipresent in our lives and the pandemic has only increased its intensity. As an employer, supporting your workers’ mental health is of paramount importance to the success of your business.
Taking Home a Health and Safety Culture
With more employees working remotely from home, employers have an opportunity to extend this safety-first mindset into employees’ home environments — creating a culture of workplace wellness that goes beyond the office.
Executive Search: Focus on Candidate Engagement in 2021
The local and global job market has shifted dramatically over the past year, and the first few months of 2021 have brought even more change as organizations adjust to ongoing uncertainty.
The Age of Influence: Managing Employee Social Media Use
Social media has given every individual an opportunity to become an ‘influencer’. While this so-called democratization of media has benefits, it also raises questions and concerns for employers.
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