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2011 CLawBies announced ― First Reference Talks is proud to be one of the finalists!

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

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!

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Tags: Awards, blog, Blogging, blogs, Clawbies, employment law, Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog, social media
Posted in Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Human Resources, Internal Controls, Payroll | 1 Comment »

It’s time for the Clawbies nominations

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

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.

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Tags: blog awards, Blogging, blogs, Canadian bloggers, Canadian legal blogosphere, Clawbies, employment law
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beansTalk – a social network for bean counters

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

If you think Facebook is too personal and LinkedIn too general, maybe beansTalk is the social network for you—if you’re an accounting professional, that is.

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Tags: accounting, accounting professionals, blogs, bookkeeping, facebook, financial planning, Google, IFRS, International Financial Reporting Standards, LinkedIn, Reporting, social media, social networking, tax, tax compliance
Posted in Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Internal Controls | 3 Comments »

Social networking and Internet abuse in the workplace – Learn the latest

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

We’ve written plenty on First Reference Talks about the significant effects—both negative and positive—that online social networking can have on workplaces. Whether its Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, news or entertainment blogs or what-have-you, employees are using social media, and increasingly they’re doing it on your time. Employers should be aware of the potential value they can derive from social media, as well as the potential risks.

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Tags: blogs, communication, defamation, employment law, facebook, harassment, Internet, internet policies, LinkedIn, morale, Network Security, Ontario Employment Law Conference, performance management, productivity, security, social media, social networking, social networking policies, Stringer Brisbin Humphrey, termination, time theft, twitter, YouTube
Posted in Conferences, Human Resources, Internal Controls, IT, Privacy and Security, Privacy and Security | Make a Comment »

Angry bloggers beware! – Your anonymity is not guaranteed

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Is your boss or co-worker getting on your nerves? Are you irritated with your neighbour? Do you feel like venting out by writing some nasty stuff about them on Twitter or on a blog? If you do it anonymously, no harm done, right?

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Tags: anonymity, anonymous bloggers, anonymous comments, bloggers, Blogging, blogs, comments, cyber-libel, cyber-trail, cyberlibel, defamation, defamatory, defamatory comments, defamatory statements, disclosure, facebook, internet defamation, Internet protocol addresses, libellous, online defamation, reputation, social media, social networking, twitter, York University v. Ball Canada Enterprises et al
Posted in Human Resources, Internal Controls, IT, Privacy and Security, Privacy and Security | 2 Comments »

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