It reduces stress, there’s no lost time in commuting, and it makes for a better work-life balance. Telework is a booming trend amongst employees. But managers sometimes have some trouble adjusting to this new reality. Effectively managing remote employees is, however, possible!
For one month, the employees of a small business in California experimented with working in their birthday suits. This piece of news, which spread across the web like wildfire, proved to be an April Fools’ joke. Here is why the hoax worked so well.
A term for having the ability and empathy to easily interpret the emotions of others, emotional intelligence is a great tool for recruiters in determining an employee’s future performance. A rundown of its limits and perspectives.
A Statistics Canada survey on life satisfaction reveals significant geographical differences in Canadians’ well-being.
Employees are not the only ones wondering about this when negotiating their pay: bosses also have to do their homework to find out how much they should offer.
Quebecers have a greater taste for business than in any other developed economy. 19.1% of them plan to go into business, higher than in the rest of Canada, in the United States or in any other of the G8 countries.
It’s referred to as volunteering skills. The concept: a company freely lends their employees to another for a predetermined amount of time. Interest is evident for the beneficiary company, but what about the lender? What’s in it for them? Let’s zoom in on the advantages of this initiative.
New technologies are transforming the way we work and upsetting the traditional principles of talent management. Confronted with this new reality, companies must transform their HR department. This is one of the findings noted by the 2015 Trends in Human Capital study conducted by the Deloitte consulting firm.
Recruiting the wrong person is costly to any business. Checking references is crucial for increasing your chances of finding the best candidate.
Many Quebec companies located in outlying regions experience hiring difficulties. While the major urban centres have considerable appeal, extra efforts often need to be made in outlying regions to attract candidates, whether Canadian or foreign. What should companies do for improved recruiting far from major cities?
Last fall, the Couillard government revised Emploi-Quebec’s rules for wage subsidies. Social economy enterprises were most affected, losing some of their rights in the process. Where do they stand now that a new budget is being released? An update on Quebec programs in terms of wage subsidies.
According to a survey of the Association of Certified Human Resources Professionals, at least a third of employees have not had a job performance evaluation in the past year. Of these, 38% would like to have one. Here are some good practices for performance evaluations.