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Slaw: Amending the Charter of the French Language and other laws

December 6, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Corporate Immigration, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, HRMS, Human Resources, Training and Development, Union Relations, 0

The preamble of the Charter of the French language makes it clear that everyone has the right to live and work using the French language, and that it is the official language of Quebec in government, law, work, education, commerce and business. This preamble is now elaborated to acknowledge that,

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June 28, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting, 0

Emergency response plans in the workplace: A recent HRinfodesk poll asked readers if they have an emergency response plan at their workplace. Out of 146 respondents, 105 respondents (72 percent) said they do… Stepping up employment standards enforcement and education: The province of Alberta is proceeding on plans to step up employment standards [...]

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AODA Accessibility Standards Compliance Seminar November 9, 2011

September 30, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Conferences, Human Resources, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Standard for Customer Service

Along with the customer service standard, four out of the five accessibility standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act are now law and in place. They are accessibility standards in the areas of Customer Service, Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation. These standards are complex and they require understanding and preparation. Ontarians can no longer ignore them.

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What all employers can learn from Google

September 30, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

Google has been rated the world’s most attractive employer in two categories, business and engineering, by Universum. The rankings were based on responses from 160,000 career seekers. So what can employers learn from Google to improve their own attractiveness?

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Slaw: Banning teachers from communicating with their students on social media

September 15, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

In the age of social media like Facebook and Twitter, school administrators are asking whether such electronic communication is appropriate between students and teachers. They are wondering where boundaries for such communication should be placed. Many school boards are choosing a strict path, forbidding or restricting any communication via social media between students and teachers.

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The underrepresentation of women in the workplace

October 22, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

I just read an interesting report about women in the workplace. Essentially, the report suggests that women remain underrepresented relative to their male counterparts, even though they form a highly educated and skilled labour pool in the market. Given the skills shortage that is expected to occur in the near future due to mass retirements of senior baby boomer workers, this is an unsettling finding. But why is this happening?

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There’s no need to fear the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

September 20, 2010 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards

It’s true that Ontario’s businesses will incur extra costs to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). It’s true that you will have to change the way you operate, expending more time, money and effort—at least initially. So maybe you’re afraid of that. But consider that most people have no idea what not accommodating disability already costs Ontarians through taxes, health care and social services. The province is betting that the systemic and institutional changes in the AODA will actually reduce the burden on government and business by allowing the many Ontarians with mild to severe disabilities to participate in the labour market and economy.