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Change in direction in the war for talents

The war for talents experienced by HR before the economic crisis is back in force but in a different form. According to a KPMG study, it no longer concerns only the high potential and overqualified profiles in the company.


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Recruitment tests online: more and more popular

A growing number of companies are testing their candidates online even before the first interview. Overview of the offered possibilities from this new trend.


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Working less to earn as much: an experiment being studied in Sweden

In Sweden, the municipality of Gothenburg is experimenting with a project to reduce the number of working hours per day for a group of civil servants. The goal is to determine if working shorter hours could result in the same overall earnings and performance, by increasing productivity. The method has been proven in the second largest city in the country, at the Toyota company.


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Motherhood makes better employees

Here is a study that really goes against conventional wisdom: becoming a mother helps women to become “better employees.” The results of this recent study commissioned by Microsoft.


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The secret behind effective virtual teams

Researchers have found the key to explaining the dynamics behind virtual teams. The team members must be willing to continuously to work together and find advantages in terms of their personal development.  


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Job sharing: a cure to high turnover rates?

The phenomenon of job sharing is a solution that provides flexibility to employees wishing to spend more time with their families... It even improves employee retention. An overview.  


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A short guide to severance pays

You lay off an employee and are wondering if your severance package is up to date? Here are some trends in severance pays.


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Workopolis launches a recruitment service

Beginning at the end of May, Workopolis is offering a new service called Scout to facilitate the work of recruitment and relieve personnel departments from the stress inherent in selecting candidates.


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The Ontario Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) is leaving the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations.

Membership by the Ontario Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) in the CCHRA, in effect since 1994, will be coming to an end on June 30.


By the numbers

Canada, the 7th most competitive country in the world

The latest ranking from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) has just been released. There is little change in the top 10 from 2013. The United States remains in the lead. They are followed by Switzerland, Singapore and Hong-Kong, while Canada remains in 7th place. 


Oddly enough

Bosses that frighten

On the same day, two newspaper bosses quit their jobs: Natalie Nougayrède, Director of the French daily Le Monde and Jill Abramson, Managing Editor of the New York Times. In both cases, management methods that were sometimes too forceful were put forward.


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Review of hirings and layoffs for May

Hirings:  State Street, the American currency broker, will create 100 new jobs in Montreal....(read more) Layoffs: As part of their restructuring plans, Wal-Mart Canada has laid off 750 people nationwide ... (read more)  


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