best practices
March 26, 2013 Stringer LLP Conferences, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Training and Development,
You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued employee who you do not want to lose. But you are also worried that you will be faced with an expensive human rights complaint or lawsuit. What do you do?
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July 27, 2012 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation,
Regulations to amend the Employment Insurance Regulations have been published in the Canada Gazette to extend the Best 14 Weeks pilot project until 2013. The Working while on Claim pilot project is being replaced by a new project to encourage claimants to work more while receiving benefits. These Regulations are now in force.
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April 18, 2012 Marcia Scheffler Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Standard for Customer Service, Training and Development
The best employers and proactive HR managers will go beyond just meeting the AODA training requirements. You can make the greatest impact for your employees and for your organization by using your AODA training as tool for increasing employee engagement. One way to do this is to carefully design and promote your organization’s AODA program as socially responsible corporate behaviour rather than simply as a compliance-driven reaction…
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, AODA Compliance, AODA standards, AODA training, best practices, corporate social responsibility, CSR, employee engagement, employment law, return on investment
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.
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