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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read November 26, 2012

Canada’s top 100 employers for 2013

Just this past month, the acclaimed Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2013 list was released and an editorial was featured in the Globe and Mail. (You can see the full list here) Among the ranks were 3M Canada Co., Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada, Loblaws Cos. Ltd., and Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. The list is diverse, awarding honours to a mixed bag of firms, from Technip Canada Ltd (124 employees) to Toronto-Dominion Bank (43, 850 employees). While the nature and size vary significantly, one factor remains constant across every organization: employee engagement. Human resource development is at the core of every listed organization’s values, and for good reason; human capital is considered their greatest asset.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Payroll / Academic scholarship program, boost productivity, Canadas Top 100 Employers, charities, commitment to their employees and their families, employee birthday parties, employee engagement, employees to volunteer and donate, environmental technologies, flexible work hours, human capital, in-house chefs, low-cost perks, Matching donations, On-site daycare, organization’s values, Pensions and Benefits, Perks, post-secondary education, post-secondary institutions, profit sharing program, Promoting health and wellness, provide staff with perks and benefits, recruit and retain top talent, retention, solar energy to a rainwater recovery system, subsidized meals, the best employers, turnover, workplace, workplace culture

By Lauren Bride | 2 Minutes Read November 26, 2012

The control of the personal data ecosystem belongs to the individual

A recent release from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on the Personal Data Ecosystem praises organizations taking initiatives to integrate the socio-economic benefits of personal information while maintaining privacy and confidentiality. The Commissioner, Dr. Cavoukian, also co-authored a paper with researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom that delineates the systems that drive the PDE, and how these systems aim to address the specific challenges that privacy protection demands.
What is the Personal Data Ecosystem?
The PDE is a term used to describe the network of data that exists correlating to an individual’s personal information. Anyone who exists online has a PDE, whether or not they are familiar with the term or considered the concept. The term is often used in conjunction with user-centric discussions, which seek to move away from the way data has been collected and used in the recent past. In the last … Continue reading “The control of the personal data ecosystem belongs to the individual”

Article by Lauren Bride / Business, Privacy / collecting data, consumers, Data, encryption, information technology, online, online resources, ontario, PDE, PDV, Personal Data Ecosystem, Personal Data Vault, Personal Data Vaults, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Privacy Commissioner, privacy protection demands, socio-economic benefits

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 10 Minutes Read November 23, 2012

How to apply public (statutory) holidays on a non-working day

In general, under Employment/Labour Standards legislation, when public (statutory) holidays fall on non-working days, the employer must provide a substituted day off, which is another working day off work designated to replace a public holiday. Employees are entitled to be paid public holiday pay or an average day's pay or regular pay for a substituted holiday depending on the province or territory of employment. However, many jurisdictions have public holiday provisions different from this general rule.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employment Standards, Union Relations / collective agreement, employment law, employment standards act, holiday with pay, holidays on a non working day, Labour Law, labour standards act, minimum standards in employment, non-working day, Public Holiday, Statutory Holiday

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