The Heart and Stroke Foundation recently appealed to the federal government to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in public and work places. Without clear regulations across Canada, several municipalities, provinces and institutions have taken action on their own.
According to a recent study by Penna Plc, a Human Resources firm in the UK, the lack of prospects and opportunities within a company is the primary factor that drives employees to resign.
Yes, photocopying is one of the worst tasks an intern receives. Here are nine others, less conventional maybe, but equally as disrespectful…
A few months after its launch in Europe, the French site Jobboard Finder is now available on this side of the Atlantic. Boasting to be “the biggest online job board encyclopaedia,” it allows recruiters to select the best platforms to reach candidates.
Informed employees are employees motivated to work! The key to achieving this: clear and relevant internal communication strategies. But which are the best practices to put in place? Chantal Dauray, president of Concerta Communications, the agency that specializes in internal communication, answers.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In light of this, the Bank of Montreal has released a study on their recruitment. First observation: Progress has been made in terms of hiring people with disabilities.
Only four out of ten employees are engaged in their work, and therefore a lot of progress still needs to be made by both employees and companies. This is one of the findings emerging from the Towers Watson survey on the attitudes and concerns of workers globally.
Review of hirings and layoffs for May September 2014
Three-quarters of Canadians appear to function well in their daily lives and have a positive outlook on life, according to the results of a Canadian Community Health Survey recently published by Statistics Canada. The survey also revealed that factors such as age, marital status and spirituality play a role in the sense of well-being.
Although this headline may seem a bit frightening, it nonetheless reflects a certain truth in our era. To understand the thought expressed here, let’s go back to 1981 when an economic crisis struck the entire industrial world in western society.
The August survey conducted by the CHRP Association (Certified Human Resources Professional) among its members (1,129 respondents) revealed, unsurprisingly, that the increase in orange cones in Quebec, particularly in Montreal, is creating a nightmare for employees and their employers. It is more than just a stress factor; the psychological impact on workers is so great that a number of them have quit their jobs or refused jobs in areas with excessive roadwork.
Teacher pay based on student results: a ridiculous idea? Not as ridiculous as all that if we want to enhance Canadian competitiveness on a global scale. This, in any case, is the hypothesis developed in a recent Fraser Institute study.