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A recent survey on job attitudes

Friday, October 29th, 2010

I just read an interesting article that found only 44% were satisfied with their jobs, about 32% were somewhat satisfied and 24% were not very satisfied or not at all satisfied. That is a significant number of people (56%) who did not answer “very satisfied” about their jobs.

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Tags: Absenteeism, competitiveness, economic recovery, employee health, employee turnover, Forum Research Inc., improving job satisfaction, Job performance, job satisfaction, Manufacturing, organizational behaviour, productivity, rewards, supervisor feedback, supportive conditions, the economy, working conditions, workplace survey, workplace trends
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Workplace communication and the real world: email features for the quick-tempered and impulsive

Monday, August 30th, 2010

You’ve written an email that says some things you might be better off saying in person—or not at all—right? Like when you wanted to tell off a co-worker—or supervisor—about taking credit for your work, or putting you down in front of the boss, or just for generally being a jerk. Maybe you were caught up in the anger of the moment—you let your temper get the best of you—or maybe you were just a bit—or a lot—drunk. And maybe you hit that “Send” button, and maybe you reconsidered before it was too late. I don’t like to imagine the result of sending such a message.

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Tags: beer goggles, communicating at work, communication at work, drinking, email, email at work, email features, gmail, impulsiveness, records, technology, undo send, working conditions, workplace behaviour, workplace communication, workplace conduct
Posted in Human Resources, Internal Controls, Training and Development | 2 Comments »

Multi-tasking: where do you draw the line?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Multi-tasking is so serious that workers are taking their work into the washroom, with disturbing results. According to a recent survey, one-third of Brits admit they’ve made a “stall-call”—that is, a call from the toilet, not just the restroom—whether for business or pleasure. And one in twenty said they’ve taken their laptop with them when nature called. The survey also found a significant—and disgusting—number of people eat, drink and brush their teeth while answering nature’s call.

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Tags: cellphone use, health and safety, hygiene, illness, illness at work, multi-tasking, productivity, risky behaviour, sickness, stall-call, vicarious liability, work environment, working, working conditions
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Were the G8/G20 summits worth it? Tell us about your experience

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Now that the big do is over, and the security fences are coming down in Toronto and Huntsville—hopefully—let’s take a moment to reflect on how all the hubbub of the G8/G20 summits affected local businesses.

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Tags: employment standards, flexible work arrangements, G20, G8, Huntsville, summit, telecommuting, Toronto, work from home, working conditions, working from home
Posted in Employment Standards, Human Resources | 4 Comments »

Has your workplace experienced an outbreak of the ‘World Cup Flu’?

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Are your employees suffering from the “World Cup Flu”? Are you finding that there is an unusually high rate of absenteeism in your office these days?

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Tags: Absenteeism, discipline, employment law, employment standards, fifa, flex time, hours of work, Human Resources, soccer, sports in the workplace, time in lieu of overtime, vacation time, working conditions, world cup
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Hours of work: What counts as ‘work’ in the Blackberry era?

Monday, June 14th, 2010

I lifted that title from a presentation at the recent Davis LLP employment law update, because I don’t think I need to improve on it. The question seems simple, but I’m certain that it has got many employers and human resources departments wishing the handy devices had never been invented! (Okay, maybe not that confused.)

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Tags: Blackberry era, employment law, hours of work, hours of work and overtime claims, Human Resources, overtime, overtime hours, vacation, working conditions, working outside regular working hours
Posted in Employment Standards, Human Resources | 3 Comments »

Can employers prevent workplace suicide?

Friday, June 11th, 2010

I was recently reading an issue of SafetyNewsAlert, which indicated that there were over 20 attempted suicides over one year in a single Chinese technology factory—one that manufactures products for Apple, including the iPad, among other things. Out of the 20 attempts, 9 suicides were successful within a period of five months. According to the article, questions are being raised about the sustainability of China’s manufacturing model, which relies on long hours from its workers. Typical workweeks include seven days of twelve hours.

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Tags: China, code of conduct, employment law, employment standards, Foxconn, health and safety, hours of work, Human Resources, labor law, Labour Law, manufacturing model, productivity, suicide, union, working conditions, workplace suicide
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