Announcements
May 3, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr Announcements, Human Resources, Payroll,
We are very pleased to announce that Doug MacLeod, will be sharing his expertise with our readers on First Reference Talks. He will be covering issues surrounding employment and labour law, starting this month.
Doug MacLeod, employment law, Guest blogger, HR Law, Labour Law, Lawyer, MacLeod Law Firm
January 2, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Human Resources, Payroll,
The Clawbie Awards have been announced. First Reference Talks is proud to have won a #Clawbie2012 award in the category of Legal Culture.
#Clawbie2012, 2012 CLawbies, Articles, blog authors, bloggers, Blogging, blogs, Clawbie 2012 winners, employment law, First reference, First Reference Talks, Labour Law, Legal Culture Award, social media
December 21, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation,
The team at First Reference Inc. and First Reference Talks blog wishes everyone a very Happy Holiday Season and all the best for the New Year!/L’Équipe de La Référence et du billet First Reference Talks vous souhaite de belles fêtes et une bonne et heureuse année.
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December 4, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Announcements, Human Resources,
On December 3, 2012, the 7th annual Canadian Law Blog Awards (a.k.a. the Clawbies) started receiving nominations for the best outstanding Canadian law blogs for 2012. Closing date to submit your choices is Thursday December 27th, with the winners being announced on New Year’s Eve here.
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August 24, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Announcements, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources,
We are very pleased to announce that Michele Glassford, Editor of Human Resources PolicyPro, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan, and Atlantic editions, published by First Reference Inc., will be sharing her expertise with our readers on First Reference Talks, covering issues surrounding HR policies and best practices, starting in September 2012.
D.R. Hancocks & Associates Inc., employee handbook, employment law, HR policies, Human Resources PolicyPro, Labour Law, legislative requirements, Michele Glassford, policies and procedures, policy analyst, policy manual
August 22, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Human Resources,
We are very pleased to announce that Stringer LLP, Management Lawyers, in Toronto, Ontario, have agreed to blog on First Reference Talks, starting in September 2012.
blog, Blog posts, bloggers, Blogging, Conferences, employment law, Gu, guest bloggers, HR Law, Labour Law, Management lawyers, Seminars, Stringer LLP
August 13, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Announcements, Human Resources,
We are very pleased to announce that Simon Heath, Principal of Heath Law, Employment Lawyers, in Mississauga, Ontario, will be sharing his employment and labour law expertise with our readers on First Reference Talks, starting on August 28.
blog, Blogging, employment law, employment lawyers, Guest blogger, Heath Law, HR Law, Labour Law, Lawyer, Simon Heath, social media, Workplace law
June 6, 2012 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Human Resources, Payroll,
We are very pleased to announce that Clear Path Employer Services’ team of human resources professionals will be sharing their expertise with our readers on First Reference Talks, starting this Friday!
Clear Path Employment Services, human capital, human capital losses, ontario, risk management
May 22, 2012 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Human Resources, Payroll,
In our continued efforts to provide our readers with valuable and easy-to-use information on the topics that matter, First Reference introduces Inside Internal Controls, a new blog on all things governance and risk management! Follow Jeffrey Sherman, FCA, Ron Richard, Maanit Zemel, myself and others, as we discuss corporate governance, finance and accounting, [...]
employment law, governance, Internal Controls, not-for-profit, updates
March 20, 2012 Adam Gorley Announcements, Human Resources, Payroll
We are happy to welcome Marcia Scheffler to our roster of regular bloggers at First Reference Talks.
best practices, business strategy, change management, corporate social responsibility, CSR, HR issues, Marcia Scheffler, organizational development
January 3, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Human Resources, Payroll
The 2011 CLawBie Awards have been announced. First Reference Talks is proud to be the runner up in the Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog category in 2011!
Awards, blog, Blogging, blogs, Clawbies, employment law, Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog, social media
December 23, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources
We’ll be taking a short break from posting and will be back in the New Year. However, before we go, we want to remind employers there are three public (statutory holidays) between December 25, 2011 to January 1, 2012. Happy Holidays to all!
Boxing Day, Christmas Day, Day off with pay, New Years Day, ordinarily a working day, Public Holiday Pay, public holidays, statutory holidays, substitute day off
December 15, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Announcements, Human Resources
It’s that time of year when we are asked to recognize the hard work of Canadian bloggers who take to heart all things legal. This year, with so many good new Canadian law blogs out there, the competition for Clawbies will be especially tough . The Clawbies awards recognize the Canadian legal blogosphere’s best and brightest: the interesting, innovative and informative sites that readers rely on for legal news and interpretation.
blog awards, Blogging, blogs, Canadian bloggers, Canadian legal blogosphere, Clawbies, employment law
December 1, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Announcements, Human Resources, Human Rights
We are pleased to announce that Matt Lalande will be joining our team of regular bloggers. Matt is a lawyer at Haber & Associates. Although Matt is specialized in representing those who have suffered harm by the wrongs of others, Matt has particular emphasis on wrongful death, personal injury and employment law. He will be writing on issues relating to employment law.
employment law, Haber & Associates, Matt Lalande