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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read May 31, 2013

Is there any value in a Master of Business Administration degree?

There has been some discussion around the web lately as to what the real value of a Master of Business Administration is: one Wall Street Journal author told the story of a 36-year-old University of Louisville MBA grad Steve Vonderweidt who is still working as an administrator at a social services agency, almost a year after graduating. With over $75,000 in student-loan debt and facing stiff competition from the highest number of fellow grads ever, Vonderweidt questioned whether the Master’s program was really worth it.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Payroll / career advancement, Employment and Careers, job opportunities, job titles, Master of Business Administration, Masters degrees in business and administration, MBA, MBA grad, networking, Pay range, Payscale, professional opportunities, recruiters, salary, skills, the value of an MBA is falling, value of an MBA, Wall Street Journal author

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read May 30, 2013

The Privacy Commissioner's case for reforming PIPEDA

With 10 years of experience as Privacy Commissioner of Canada behind her, and her term reaching its end, Jennifer Stoddart has released a report titled "The Case for Reforming the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act" which describes how to modernize Canada's private-sector privacy legislation to ensure it is able to meet the current and future challenges of the digital age and protect Canadians’ right to privacy.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Business, Privacy / accountability, administrative monetary penalties, big data, collecting personal information, digital economy, Disclosure requirements, e-commerce, enforcement power to ensure compliance, global digital economy, information technology, Internet users, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, privacy laws, reporting requirements, security lapses are leaving personal information vulnerable to loss or theft, Sharing information, social media, social networking

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read May 30, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with a reinstatement that was ruled an undue hardship for the employer, how a series of health and safety violations can be just cause for termination and how an employee on maternity leave was justly terminated due to a corporate downsizing.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / addictions, corporate downsizing, employment law, firing the long-term employee, Health and safety violations, HRinfodesk, just cause for termination, Labour Law, maternity leave, reinstatement, safety incidents, termination, terminations, undue hardship, warnings, wrongful dismissal

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