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• Legislative Compliance

  14 Essential HR Policies for 2023

  If you look around your workplace today, it likely looks a lot different than it did a few years ago. The needs of your employees and business are always evolving, and whether that means you’re making small or big changes, it’s important that your company policies reflect these shifts. HR policies help protect the rights […]

• Health and Safety

  Health and Safety Concerns While Working from Home

  Many remote work arrangements were hastily implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and left employers little time to update their health and safety policies. Many organizations are planning to make these arrangements permanent and need to rethink their health and safety policies for remote work.

• HR Strategy

  The Big Payback: Five Things to Consider When Preparing to Negotiate Employee Compensation

  It can be challenging to talk about money, and when it comes to negotiating an employee’s compensation, the process can be time-consuming and stressful for all parties involved. Employees are seeking fair compensation and want to feel valued for the experience and skills they bring. At the same time, employers need to keep expenses within budget and protect their bottom line.

• Workplace Culture

  Addressing Microaggressions in the Workplace

  When we talk about racism and other forms of discrimination, we tend to think of it as a global issue and ignore the grassroots implications on everyday life. These discriminatory traits can creep into the workplace in the form of microaggressions and can be extremely harmful to your workplace environment and affect employee morale.

• Workplace Culture

  How to launch diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices in your workplace

  Last month, Canadians celebrated our diversity with occasions including National Indigenous History Month, Pride Month, Black Lives Matter Month, and Canadian Multiculturalism Day. These occasions encourage us to both celebrate our achievements and reflect on the need for continuing change in our society, including our workplaces.

• HR Strategy

  Thank You for Your Participation: What to do with Employee Feedback Survey Results

  Your organization has implemented an employee feedback survey and now the results are in. So, what comes next?  Employee feedback can give you valuable insight into different areas of your organization, like company culture, employee satisfaction, wellbeing, and more. You’re probably eager to dive into the results, and we’ll get to those soon! But there are some important steps you should take once the survey closes. Before you begin analysing the results, here are four quick tips to keep in mind.